[Milsurplus] Earhart flight, again.

[Hue Miller]

At Howland Island awaiting the approach of the Amelia Earhart plane

in July 1937, the Navy had set up something described as a "portable

direction finder" capable of tuning up to at least 6 Mcs. or so. I think

"portable" rules out some kind of Adcock assembly, so what was this

equipment? If it was a very limited experimental set, i suppose it would

be XD-- something or other. I certainly haven't seen any trace of such

a device; not that this really means anything. I'm not aware of any 

Navy portable receiver either at this time, 1937; which date means it

would have to be a 1936 design, or earlier, probably. At the time of

the AE approach, and miss, the direction finder was out of service due

to its batteries being run down, needing recharge. Major faux pas.

Anyone here aware of any such equipment? I was thinking, maybe it

was just a Navy HRO/ RAS with a dynamotor supply and a DU loop

thing set on top. -Hue Miller