[Milsurplus] Fwd: Fwd: Navajo code Talkers

[Nick England]

Any help for this fellow? I know nothing about this era.
Nick

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From: Jason Breidenbach <jason at jbaviationart.com>
Date: Tue, Dec 5, 2017 at 2:29 PM
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] Fwd: Navajo code Talkers
To: <navy.radio at gmail.com>


Hi Nick,

We were speaking (emailing) in October about the Navajo Code Talkers,
specifically the kinds of radio equipment that they would have used in the
Battle of Peleliu.  I have determined that the radio mentioned in
Chester Nez's book, the TBX, was indeed the radio he would have been using
during that battle.  I have also read accounts from Marines at Guadalcanal
that said they could set up the TBX in about 30 seconds.  What I cannot
figure out is how they would have deployed the antenna in combat
conditions.  Mr. Nez mentioned that they would get up and move after each
broadcast because their communications would draw fire.  In those
conditions, would they really set up the entire antenna with the 4 leader
lines?  It seems like dealing with all those cables and lines while trying
to maneuver through a battlefield would be nearly impossible, but maybe
that's what they did?  Was there an expedient way of deploying the antenna,
or was there a different antenna that they would use under those
conditions? Any information you could provide on this topic would be
extremely helpful.

Thank you,

Jason Breidenbach


On Sun, 08 Oct 2017 22:25:20 +0000, Nick England wrote:

There are several photos and some discussion of radios here.
https://www.39-45.org/videos/3945/WAR127.pdf


On Sun, Oct 8, 2017 at 4:52 PM Hubert Miller <Kargo_cult at msn.com> wrote:

> I may have been wrong about the power unit missing; it's not possible for
> me to see if the radio has a battery clamped to the bottom.
> I don't know why the photo would have been taken with the radio out of the
> bag. If you were on the move or ready to be on the move,
> you would want it readily grabable. This is why I call this a not so
> desirable photo. Also when you do your rendition note as compared to
> the photos you refer to, the codetalker's TBY is the early version with no
> large spring in the lower section of the antenna.
> -Hue
>
> From: Jason Breidenbach [mailto:jason at jbaviationart.com]
> Sent: Sunday, October 8, 2017 1:36 PM
> To: Kargo_cult at msn.com; milsurplus at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: RE: [Milsurplus] Fwd: Navajo code Talkers
>
> Hue,
>
> I think this is the staged and not useful picture that you mentioned:
>
> http://www.n6cc.com/tby-usmc-and-navy-transmitter-receiver
>
> What I do like about it is that the operator has the headset on and is
> holding the microphone. I was going on the assumption that this is the way
> those items would have been utilized in combat? I did find some pictures of
> the radio set in the canvas backpack as well located here:
>
>
> http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/48607-usmc-tby-radios/
>
> If you have any other pictures and it isn't any trouble to get a hold of
> them, I would love to see them. Thank you for your help!
>
> Jason
>
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Nick England K4NYW
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