[Milsurplus] For Navy FM eyes only / D-day TV

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I've met hams who were in the ETO that used the SCR-399 setup for ham comms late in the war also.  Sed it was a lot of fun and with props good, WOW.

They must have also used them to set up some sort of broadcast type service as i have a tuning unit for the 610 that covers 1.0-1.5 Mc.  Like new condx.

Larry
W0OGH

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> http://qsl.asti.net/LST/kb8npr.jpg 
> 
> That's a LST radio room in 1952 with kb8npr @ mike. He visited LST325 
> at Louisville (Jeffersonville) 
> 
> My favorite is the set in the corner under the TCS 
> 
> And... observation dept. 
> 
> i. the McCook cudn't have come in & laid down fire 'til it was known 
> Pt. du Hoc wasn't a threat. 10A earliest. 
> 
> ii. 611 relay thru Sherman 508. Know Navy had att'ly 608s (27-38) but 
> dunno abt armor 508s (20-27 fm). Think 608s picked 'cause 
> smaller antennas 
> 
> Met a W5 @ Shelby 5 yr.s back. Was on a fleet tug that had FOUR 
> 946 V-12 "LST/streamliner" diesels. His had a 659 on stern to 
> work shore for beach drag-offs. Hams used 659s to talk all 
> over Pacific on 27-38 sporadic E in spring of '45 - at least so 
> sed he. 
> 
> iii. sevaral shots of BC1000s being lugged ashore. I dint c a 659 
> backpack. 
> 
> iv. Screamin' mimi. The narrative was dead-on about the radio "walking 
> the naval gunner" right in to a direct hit. 
> 
> And all we'll ever be able to do is guess that radio's identity 
> 
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