[Milsurplus] Earhart flight, again.

[Nick England]

I came across material stating this was an XAB/HRO setup, later named model 
DT in production.
There are two photos of the XAB/HRO on my page about my "namesake station", 
NYW - Navy HFDF "Station T"
http://www.virhistory.com/navy/nyw.htm
It was evidently a "portable" Adcock-Gordon setup designed at NRL - at 
Station Tare it was on skids so that if the Lighthouse Service people 
complained, the Navy could drag it back onto their own territory.
cheers,
Nick K4NYW

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Hue Miller" <kargo_cult at msn.com>
To: <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 6:36 PM
Subject: [Milsurplus] Earhart flight, again.


>
> 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
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