[Milsurplus] Guadalcanal japanese transmitter

[wf2u at ws19ops.com]

In one of the 1945 (or maybe even 1944, forgot which month)there is an  
article with photos describing putting into service some Japanese high  
power HF transmitters which were found at the Japanese base after the  
island was taken by US forces. I'm not sure what island the article is  
dealing with, without looking again at the article.
I have to dig into my WW2 issues of QST to find the article.
Even if the transmitters described were on another island, it'd be  
reasonable to think that the affair was similar on Guadalcanal, and  
possibly the same model Japanese transmitters involved.

73, Meir WF2U
Landrum, SC

Quoting Ray Fantini <RAFANTINI at salisbury.edu>:

> 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
>
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