[Milsurplus] Question ( RBS; submarine )

[Mike Feher]

I have a Samos in my collection that I acquired over 30 years ago. I was
really surprised at the wide frequency coverage. I am not aware of us having
anything equivalent. 73 - Mike 

 

Mike B. Feher, N4FS

89 Arnold Blvd.

Howell, NJ, 07731

732-886-5960 

 

From: Milsurplus [mailto:milsurplus-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of
Hubert Miller
Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2016 11:33 PM
To: milsurplus at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] Question ( RBS; submarine )

 

Predictably so, but i suppose they had to try. German ship HF receivers
could be expected to have been designed to the same standards as ours.

However, i can think of one German VHF search receiver, something like
100-200 MHz, "Samos", that went from the antenna right into a diode mixer.

-H 

 

>Back in the early 1980s, when I was working in an R&D group at RCA, I had
the pleasure of working with a very accomplished British engineer, Sir J.
Hugh Wharton, who had a distinguished career at the BBC and elsewhere before
emigrating to the U.S. in the '60s.  Hugh told me that, among a number of
special projects he worked on during the war, was one for DF'ing L.O.
radiation from German shipboard receivers.  It was a serious development
program aimed at both surface ships and submarines.  I recall him saying it
was not particularly successful, and I had the impression the system never
went much beyond the research phase.  

73, John K9WT



 

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