[Milsurplus] Gibson Girl Kite

[J. Forster]

Did you actually rocket launch the kite?

-John

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> That  rescue statement was made during my Gibson Girl presentation at
> Gilbert 2008.
> Information  that I had received after attending many survival
> schools.
> When we deployed the 20 man raft I always volunteered for "kite duty"
> Much better
> than cranking the set  or playing with the hydrogen generator. I know,
> never volunteer. Anyway.
> We had fun with the  CRT-3  during the Gilbert meet, I had adjusted
> the frequency to
> 510 Kcs, disabled the other frequency and  when you cranked  your
> could hear the beacon
> on a near by AM broadcast receiver.
> I displayed the set:
> http://home.comcast.net/~smithab11/MRCA%202008/Page2.htm
>
> Z
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Al Klase" <ark at ar88.net>
> Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2012 7:07 PM
> To: <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] Gibson Girl Kite
>
> We went round and round on these radios on one of the groups some
> years
> ago.  One person maintained that there was no recorded instance of
> anybody being rescued by using a Gibson Girl.  I don't remember anyone
> refuting this.  Seems odd considering the number deployed.  Does
> anyone
> have any info?
>
> Al
>
> On 8/11/2012 6:20 PM, Chuck wrote:
>> FYI, My publication on WW2 procurment shows 117,809 "SCR-578,
>> emergency
>> transmitter for survivors at sea, "Gibson Girl".
>>
>> This covers from 1940-1945, with first deliveries in 1942 (13,720)
>>
>> Chuck McClurg
>> N7UVZ
>>
>> Version: 2012.0.2196 / Virus Database: 2437/5194 - Release Date:
>> 08/11/12
>
> --
> Al Klase - N3FRQ
> Jersey City, NJ
> http://www.skywaves.ar88.net/
>
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