[Milsurplus] VOA Overseas historian on here?

[sdaitch@ibb.gov]

George,

I will "speak" without notes, as I am not in Washington to
try to research this.

But based on what I've known from other operations, we probably
had a number of R-388s or the civilian versions.  I would also
think that we might have had some of the older Pioneer diversity
receiving systems that might have used SP-600s as the RF sections.

Of course, those two types of receivers are readily identifyable.

Do you have some picutures?  The nomenclatures you note are
transmitters, and I'd recognize the GE 100kw and the Continental
megawatt in a heartbeat.  The Gates, dunno know, and the 231 was
a little newer than what we had at Poro.

73
Sheldon
WA4MZZ



----- Original Message -----
From: aGEnuine Ham <gl4d21a@juno.com>
Date: Tuesday, February 17, 2004 8:57 pm
Subject: [Milsurplus] VOA Overseas historian on here?

> Well, slightly OT, but I'm looking for anyone with knowledge of
> 1950s-1960s VOA operations in the Far East, specifically the Okinawa
> Relay Base.  
> Surplus content:  There appear to be some milsurplus receivers in the
> receiver bays.  Photos aren't clear.  I know neither the megawatt
> Continental nor the 100 KW GE transmitters qualify, but maybe the 
> Collins231-D or the Gates model IX might.
> 
> Please contact me off list.
> 
> Thanks,
> George
> W5VPQ
> 
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