[Milsurplus] Underwater VLF reception (and old SSBNs)

Mike Morrow kk5f at earthlink.net
Thu Jan 21 19:34:46 EST 2010


I wrote:

>The heart of that system was the AN/BRR-3 receivers on board.  I'd like
>to have an AN/BRR-3 as a significant cold war relic, but its 14 to 30 kHz
>total range is not too useful for hobbyists.

I forgot that on the SSBNs the VLF AN/BRR-3 receivers were replaced before
my last patrol (1978) with AN/WRR-7 VERDIN receivers.  I don't remember much
about them at all.  I've got no idea what today's SSBN force is using.

Mike / KK5F


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