[Milsurplus] Re: ASB gear

[William Donzelli]

> Hue that's probably right "as advertised" but in practice 2 mi.s is 
> about all
> 
> This fm SBD pilot, one ex-Lt Dusty Collins age 81, that wud take his man 
> up regularly for ASB 'tune-up.' "His man" wud be heads down behind him & 
> a friendly ship visual wud turn up.  2 miles b4 ASB'd have it.

Sort of sounds like the radar was not tuned up properly. 

Tuning up these early radars was quite tricky, often taking many hours.

William Donzelli
aw288 at osfn.org