[Milsurplus] TBF-1 Contact Report

[Howard Holden]

Owning and regularly using a GO-9, I can tell you that they HAD to use an LM 
to set the frequency. The MO dial resolution is way too coarse to accurately 
preset. But the other controls use vernier or turns-counter settings, 
they're easily be preset, and would require only minor tweaking if at all.

73, Howie WB2AWQ

-----Original Message----- 
From: Hue Miller
Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2015 12:57 PM
To: armyradios at yahoogroups.com ; milsurplus at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] TBF-1 Contact Report

Right you are, Taigh. A photo in the same book has a view in the tunnel
of the TBF.
There is a GP and antenna tuning unit, and a RU receiver. No GF visible.
There are
3 RU coils, in their coil storage boxes, mounted to the airframe, on
end, in a row.

I was reminded that i have met a fellow in Seattle who was in Navy air
in the 1940s
after WW2 closed. He told me he flew RO in a PBY being donated to
Philippines. It
occurred to me i might want to talk to him and ask- what? Maybe - what
tuning up
the GO-9 was like, did they use the LM for that, or logged settings?
What about not
running the GO and the coffee pot or stove at the same time? Where they
stopped
on the flight from USA to the Philippines? What would you ask?
-Hue

------ Original Message ------
From: "Taigh Ramey" <taigh at twinbeech.com>
To: "'Hue Miller'" <kargo_cult at msn.com>; armyradios at yahoogroups.com;
milsurplus at mailman.qth.net
Sent: 12/3/2015 12:18:48 PM
Subject: RE: [Milsurplus] TBF-1 Contact Report

>I also find it surprising that the radios were not operational and warmed 
>up
>after takeoff.
>
>I can see that the radios would not have all been turned on while on the
>ground or for carrier deck operations because when the engine is below say
>800 to 1200 rpm the generator is usually offline and the power comes from
>the battery which wouldn't last long with a lot of the radio gear 
>operating.
>Unless they used a high idle I think un necessary electrical gear was 
>turned
>off.
>
>As a TBF-1 I would bet that this is an early war incident that would have
>been an liaison transmitter like the GP-7. I am under the impression that
>the ATC/ART-13 were later in the war. I can see the RU/GF or in this case
>the RU portion of the GP/RU gear would be turned on at all times as of
>course it was needed for short range communication for carrier ops and 
>plane
>to plane and was lower in power consumption.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Taigh
>
>Taigh Ramey
>Vintage Aircraft Inc.
>7432 C.E.Dixon Street
>Stockton, California 95206
>(209) 982-0273
>(209) 982-4832 Fax
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>KEEP 'EM FLYING...FOR HISTORY!
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Milsurplus [mailto:milsurplus-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of
>Hue Miller
>Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2015 10:47 AM
>To: armyradios at yahoogroups.com; milsurplus at mailman.qth.net
>Subject: [Milsurplus] TBF-1 Contact Report
>
>"It all happened so fast that i had no time to advise the ship of the
>[submarine] contact before the attack.
>I [pilot of TBF-1] had turned on my transmitter to warm it up, figuring on
>reporting immediately after my first [attack] run.
>I signalled Ens Sprague [in F4F-4 fighter] to attack."
>
>from ' U.S. Carriers at War ', Peter Kilduff, 1981. Surprised me, i thought
>the ATC/ ART-13 was always ready to go.
>-Hue Miller
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