[Milsurplus] "Across The Pacific" PBS Documentary Premiers tonight! (North Carolina)

[MICHAEL BITTNER]

Brian, Nick and anyone else who cares to comment,

In my previous post, I forgot to mention that the SH34J was built by Sikorsky.  So, you can see all the connections I have with this PBS documentary: Sikorsky, Martin, Seaplanes, Caribbean, Direction Finders, aircraft radios, over-water navigation, Alameda, Navy, Golden Gate.

Regarding the part about the early airmail overland navigation, a fellow hired me to ferry a Fournier RF4D motor glider (37-foot wingspan, 39 hp WV engine, cruises at 100 mph, aerobatic and handles like a small fighter plane) from a small airport north of Chicago to Torrance, CA.  Plane had no radios of any kind, and the only navigation equipment was compass, airspeed and my wristwatch.  On the leg from Chicago to Pampa, TX, I discovered that all the towns in the mid-west along my route look alike from the air.  There's a river, a railroad track, and a highway (all parallel to each other) and a grain elevator and a water tower.  The only way I could verify witch town was witch was to fly low enough to read the names off the water towers.

Regarding the loop antenna, I see now that it amounts to a big, rectangular toroid. Theoretically,  it should not be able to pickup or transmit anything as its magnetic field is confined within its windings, In this case the wooden frame of the loop.  So, I'm still baffled as to how it worked.  What am I missing?

Mike, W6MAB

> On June 7, 2020 at 9:25 PM Nick England <navy.radio at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>     Brian's talk on contributing to this film are at
>     http://www.dwepe.com/FARCVideos/2019-11-11%2019-30-05.mp4 
>     starting at 0:22:20
>     Nick
> 
> 
>     On Sun, Jun 7, 2020 at 4:37 PM Brian Harrison < briankn4r at gmail.com mailto:briankn4r at gmail.com > wrote:
> 
>         > >         Hi all,
> > 
> >         For North Carolinians, the new 3-hour PBS documentary about the early days of Pan American Airways premiers tonight!!!!
> > 
> >         Pan Am was “the” chosen instrument of the United States before, during and even after WWII. The bases set up by Pan AM across the Pacific (Midway, Wake Island, Guam, etc) played a huge role in the war.
> > 
> >         Please be sure to tune into PBS (North Carolina Channel) tonight (Sunday June 7) from 8 PM - 11 PM Eastern to watch all three episodes of “Across The Pacific”, back-to-back!!!!!
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >                     o Airborne
> >                     o Sunday, June 7, 08:00 pm on North Carolina Channel https://proweb.myersinfosys.com/wunc/airlist/4.4/1369090/detail
> >                     o 
> >                     o Latin Laboratory
> >                     o Sunday, June 7, 09:00 pm on North Carolina Channel https://proweb.myersinfosys.com/wunc/airlist/4.4/1369091/detail
> >                     o 
> >                     o Another Ocean
> >                     o Sunday, June 7, 10:00 pm on North Carolina Channel https://proweb.myersinfosys.com/wunc/airlist/4.4/1369092/detail
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >         The North Carolina Channel (over the air) is 58.4
> >         For NC Spectrum users it is channel 1276
> > 
> >         Also, everyone can watch the first two episodes over the internet now here:
> >         https://www.panam.org/across-the-pacific-film
> >         (The third episode will be posted here for internet viewing on or after June 11)
> > 
> >         Please spread the word!
> > 
> >         (PS the local Charlotte NC chapter of the Antique Wireless Association provided all the radios seen in this documentary)
> > 
> > 
> >     > 
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