[Milsurplus] Re: Milsurplus digest, Vol 1 #694 - 12 msgs

[Hue Miller]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Beech" <nj7p@nj7p.org>
Subject: [Milsurplus] Re: Milsurplus digest, Vol 1 #694 - 12 msgs



> I was raised on SAC bases, specifically Lincoln AFB (63-66).  That base 
> had two wings of B-47 aircraft.  It closed in 66, anlong with the 
> mothballing of the aircraft.  I saw a lot of surplused URC-4's show up 
> in the MARS program, but I never saw any part of the RS-6. 
> Additionally, there were only a crew of three on the B-47 - a pilot, 
> copilot and navigator/bombadeer.  Who in the hell was going to send and 
> receive the morse?  I knew a lot of air crews and my morse, before I was 
> licensed was far better than theirs.  They could identify a beacon two 
> out of three tries on a clear channel.  A better choice of radio for 
> them would have been a small tactical satellite (225-400MHz) voice 
> system.  It would be a lot easier to operate than the RS-6, as well.

Which satellite would you have used, in 1952-53 ?

I think the URC-4 went on to see a lot longer use than the
RS-6.
-Hue