[Milsurplus] Guadalcanal japanese transmitter

[Ray Fantini]

Being too cheap to buy the HBO or Showtime packages from direct TV I will just have to wait the six months or so till the series shows up on History channel. So can not speculate on anything about the radios on "Pacific", but do have a question about availability of radio equipment for the MEF on Guadalcanal. What would have used for the field operations for that period of time? Would it have been a Navy TBW? Had to be something better than a TBX. Maybe something like TBX/ MAB or DAV for short range and TBW for long range? Was the MAB and DAV ever used in a combat role? Understand that at Tarawa the TBX and TBY failed miserably and the jeep mounted TCS proved to be most useful. How were you supposed to net a TBX and a TBY in the first place?
Also I have seen this story several times, this is from: http://www.acepilots.com/usmc/hist8.html although I have seen this referred to several other places too.
 "On August 12, the field had 3,800 usable feet, 400 drums of aviation gasoline, and a captured Japanese radio which was used to transmit a message that the field was "ready to receive fighters and dive-bombers." At this point, it was found that the transports bringing VMF-223 and VMSB-232 were being held up at Suva because of the action on the 8th. "
 Or from:
http://www.microworks.net/PACIFIC/intelligence/allied_offensive.htm
"On 15 September, Chief Radioman James J, Perkins and RM3/c Joe Jilson set up a High Frequency Direction Finder (HFDF) on Guadalcanal as the first increment of Station AL.  A captured Japanese transmitter was used to transmit bearings to NIT, the net control of the Strategic Pacific HFDF Net at FRUPAC in Hawaii, In addition to targets "flashed" by net control, bearings on local Japanese targets in the Solomons and New Britain were passed to local intelligence officers.  The only open space available was on the Northwest corner of Bloody Ridge just after the 13 September battle there."
What was the Japanese equipment that was used and for how long? Would assume by the time the Army moved in they brought SCR-299 or 399 with them.
Ray Fantini