[Milsurplus] Aleutian campaign factoids

[Hue Miller]

Some of the already existing weather stations no doubt had some kind of hut and gas engine
generator. However after the Japanese bases were built, some more weather stations were
put in place so US air forces planners could plan their air attacks. These weather stations 
must have been more simple and temporary and maybe even hidden.  The Gobi desert stations
unless i'm mistaken still came under the aegis of the US Navy's SACO China effort, and if i'm
correct in this, and i think i am, then they would have used the same set as the other China
stations, the TBX.  Unless maybe a longer range skywave set was needed, and the Navy actually
employed their 4 - 14 Mcs portable radio MBM, which is questionable. The 2 Siberia stations - 
I suspect that due to the long distance to China, maybe would have been TBW. I also wonder
if that gear was simply left for the Soviets when the crews were pulled out. I was told by a 
Russian ham that he had seen a complete TBW setup once being used, apparently, by hams
in USSR. Maybe with the nameplate removed, hi hi ??
 
The Aleutian wx stations were US Army as far as i can see. That means they would have been
using Army equipment. Most likely. I think the Aleutian weather station distances to another 
station would have been not much more than 50 miles. My guess. The book title i mentioned
in a previous post has a chapter on weather stations, decoding operations, and DF stations.
Shows one quonset hut DF station in a valley. Unfortunately, par for the course, no photos
or mention of radio equipment specifics. -H M
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