[Milsurplus] Antenna Reel Question

[jmfranke]

When I was aircrew on Navy E-2B Hawkeye aircraft, the trailing wire antenna 
control had two buttons.  Press one button to reel out the antenna, and the 
other to reel it back in.  If the antenna jammed, you pressed both and the 
antenna would be cut.  When the landing gear was lowered, the antenna 
automatically reeled in.

John WA4WDL

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Hue Miller" <kargo_cult at msn.com>
To: "Milsurplus" <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, September 24, 2006 2:18 AM
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] Antenna Reel Question


>I have something like that, but if i recall, it's marked "Telefonics"
> as the manufacturer and i don't recall a Navy marking. I assume
> it's just the general purpose antenna reel for any class of aircraft
> carrying a radio operator in crew.
> Long ago i talked with a Navy aviator about the ARB receiver and
> such. Wish i hadn't lost his name.  He was telling me about carrier
> plane crew forgetting to reel in the antenna before landing and how
> this made a rather mess of the trail aerial. -Hue Miller
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