[Milsurplus] B-24 Aircraft antennae - what System?

[Dick]

Port is the ship or aircraft's own left side.
Starboard is its own right side.
Both as viewed while facing forward from onboard.
Port is from the days ofd wooden ships and iron men and was the side of the 
ship
next to the pier in port.  This was before the invention of the rudder, when 
a large
board was attached to the ship's own right side and used to steer the ship. 
Thus,
"steering board" became "starboard" and that side was kept away from the 
pier
so the steering board wouldn't get damaged by banging into the pier.

By the by, the port running light is red and the starboard running light is
green.  Easily remembered by "Someone left the red port wine."  The red
and green running (navigation) lights are visible from dead ahead to two
abaft (aft of) the beam (a line across the width of the ship).  This also
applies to aircraft running lights.

73,

Dick W1NMZ aka "Old Salt"

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Tom Norris
To: milsurplus at mailman.qth.net
Sent: 22 November, 2006 21:40
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] B-24 Aircraft antennae - what System?


Here is an another way to remember Port from Starboard,
including the lighting colors "Left has the Least Letters" --

Port = Left = Red

Starboard = Right = Green

--

Tom NU4G

On Nov 22, 2006, at 10:38 PM, BSugarberg wrote:

> Port      = Left.
> Starboard = Right.
>
> 73, Bruce WA8TNC