[Milsurplus] GO RAX more...

[Todd, KA1KAQ]

On Sat, Jun 11, 2011 at 8:28 PM, Mike Hanz <aaf-radio-1 at aafradio.org> wrote:
> This whole speculation thread is beginning to disturb me.  Time lines of
> available equipment (and by inference, equipment platforms, be they
> fixed ground or aircraft) are bandied about as if they were all infinite
> assets available at the very *beginning* of the war to be drawn upon
> whenever needed!

But collectively we seem quite able to accept that if it worked and
was available, there's a good chance it got pressed into service. (o:

Add to it the photos on your site of the PB4Y-2 utilizing the ATC with
RAX receivers, the station I'm assembling. I'm no expert on aircraft,
but it would seem that this one came onto the scene sometime later
than the Cat and others, mid-late '44 I think.

> The Brits had both ground based *and* airborne Hallicrafters S-27s by the
> hundreds

That history (Knickebein, etc) has always been extremely fascinating
to me, including the stories of the Brits scarfing up every S-27 they
could find to combat the beams. I credit it with restoring or
revitalizing my interest in this equipment many years ago, now.

The more you research, the easier it becomes to accept things outside
the perceived rigid framework and timelines of the military branches.
And the more intriguing it all becomes!

~ Todd,  KA1KAQ/4