[Milsurplus] Gates Radio and RCA and WWII equipment

[Sheldon Daitch]

The March 1, 2013 issue of RadioWorld magazine has a Remembering Gates Radio
story and I noted two comments on Gates Radio's involvement in making transmitters
during WWII.

Associated with one of the photos was a comment regarding Parker Gates' knowledge
of the D-Day Invasion, apparently associated with a contract to "provide transmitters
for the invasion."

Another comment was that Gates Radio received several subcontracts from RCA for
the manufacture of military short wave transmitters.

Were any Gates branded transmitters used in support of the D-Day invasion?  Were
these transmitters perhaps part of the RCA subcontracting and produced with RCA's
name?

Were these comms tranmsitters or were they broadcast transmitters?

73

Sheldon

http://www.rwonline.com/article/remembering-the-gates-radio-company/218087