[Milsurplus] AN/BRR-3 VLF receiver

[Tony Snider]

Glenn,
saw your post about being on FBMs well here's a question for you.. I got in 
a surplus lot what was labeled a valve and in a big wood crate and weighing 
1500 lbs. the antenna mast for the WLR-1 countermeasures system.  its all 
complete with the spinning df arrays and the omnis. I made a pallet for it 
to stand up. but need any info you can tell me. due to the weight and the 
way its assembled it would be a nightmare to reverse engineer. I have some 
microwave receivers and some PPI scopes so I could easily make it work. just 
need to figure out how to mount it and wire it. it has a tag from being 
removed from USS Alexander Hamilton at pugent sound here are some crappy 
phone pictures. of the whole unit and the top removed.  figured you might 
know something about it. best I can figure it covers from 100mc - 12ghz
Tony













----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Glenn Little WB4UIV" <glennmaillist at bellsouth.net>
To: "Nick England" <navy.radio at gmail.com>; "Military Surplus Mail List" 
<milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, December 05, 2009 2:49 PM
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] AN/BRR-3 VLF receiver


> The BRR-3 that was on the subs that I was on all had XN serial numbers.
> I was on FBM subs.
> All 41 of those had BRR-3 receivers as well as WRR-3.
>
> I don not know what was installed on SSNs.
>
> If these were only used on SSBN subs, the total require would be a
> hundred or so.
> There would be 41 operational units, maybe four at each training
> facility a few on the tenders and some in supply for replacement of
> heavily damaged units.
>
> At these numbers, maybe 50 pieces at each of two manufacturers, they
> may never have gone into official production.
>
> It is possible all had XN serial numbers.
>
> 73
> Glenn
> WB4UIV
>
>
>
> At 02:18 PM 12/5/2009, Nick England wrote:
>>So who actually manufactured the production AN/BRR-3 ?
>>
>>Browsing the National Archives search list turned up that ITT and
>>Collins both built prototypes.
>>Interesting, Captain......
>>
>>Radio Receiving Set, Model AN/BRR-3 (XN-2) - Technical Manual; ITT
>>Laboratories; NAVSHIPS 93439, 1959
>>Radio Receiving Set, Model AN/BRR-3 (XN-1) - Technical Manual; Collins
>>Radio; NAVSHIPS 93385, 1959
>>
>>cheers,
>>Nick K4NYW
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