[Milsurplus] [ARC5] History of the GO-series of USNLong-RangeTransmitters

[Howard Holden]

If the photo is indeed a GO-6, there's been some significant changes in the 
design from early to late. The HF side in the photo has no IPA or PA grid 
current meters, and looks like two less controls in the PA stage. Would be 
interesting to know the design evolution from the early ones to the GO-9.

Howie WB2AWQ

-----Original Message----- 
From: George Babits
Sent: Monday, August 08, 2016 6:32 AM
To: Mike Morrow ; milsurplus at mailman.qth.net ; arc5 at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [ARC5] [Milsurplus] History of the GO-series of 
USNLong-RangeTransmitters

Well, that transmitter doesn't look anything like the one I have with the
G0-6 tag on it that I have.  It is about half burried but maybe I can get a
picture of the front of it.  However, so far I have been unable to post
pictures on this reflector.

73,
George
W7HDL


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Morrow" <kk5f at earthlink.net>
To: <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>; <arc5 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, August 07, 2016 11:28 PM
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] [ARC5] History of the GO-series of USN
Long-RangeTransmitters


>> I tried finding a link to these, because I have never heard of them.
>> No joy. Must be rare as hens teeth?
>
> The 1940 Westinghouse GO-9 is the most common, by far:
>
>  http://aafradio.org/flightdeck/go9.htm
>
> Even GO-9 instruction books are common.  But...
>
> Everything else appears non-existent...except maybe this one:
>
>  http://tlbigley.com/Cutaway%20PBY/int-07.html
>  http://tlbigley.com/Cutaway%20PBY/int-06.html
>
> The story of the associated PBY-5B is told here:
>
>  http://tlbigley.com/Cutaway%20PBY/
>
> The large transmitter is definitely earlier than the GO-9 one would expect 
> to find on a PBY-5B.  Close examination of the nomenclature plates seems 
> to show the manufacturer's name as two words...making it most probably a 
> 1939 General Electric GO-6.  Some support for that possibility comes from 
> the radio listing for a PBY-5A shown here:
>
>  http://aafradio.org/docs/Navy-radio-gear-1.GIF
>
> Mike / KK5F
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