[Milsurplus] Submarine HF transmitters - 1950s

[Jim Whartenby]

NickFound this link with a photo of the Nautilus radio room.  I recognize the R-1051 or similar General Dynamics radio but the antenna tuner and other equipment is not familiar to me.  Perhaps the tuner will be a lead?
http://www.arrl.org/news/remembering-ldquo-nautilus-90-north-rdquo
It seems that the Barbel class of submarine was the last diesel powered boats.  There were three in that class. all built in the mid to late 1950's which should predate SSB radio equipment.
Of the three, Babel. Blueback and Bonefish, only the Blueback survives as a museum boat.
Regards,Jim
Too much agreement kills a chat.  E. Cleaver

-----Original Message-----
From: Nick England <navy.radio at gmail.com>
To: Bill KA8VIT <ka8vit at ka8vit.com>
Cc: milsurplus at mailman.qth.net <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thu, Aug 26, 2021 11:39 am
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] Submarine HF transmitters - 1950s

Thanks Bill - I see that WW2 boats USS Cod and USS Pampanito both had the TBL-7 - what I am wondering about is boats that were built after the war - or were there any?Nautilus was laid down in 1952 and commissioned in 1954. I am trying to figure out what she would have had aboard for the trans-polar cruise of 1958.I assume a TCS set, but what about a higher power HF transmitter? 

Nick England K4NYW
www.navy-radio.com


On Thu, Aug 26, 2021 at 10:59 AM Bill KA8VIT <ka8vit at ka8vit.com> wrote:

   The USS COD used a TBL-7 as the main MW/HF transmitter.   
   73 - Bill KA8VIT/W8COD   
  
  On 08/25/2021 5:45 PM Nick England <navy.radio at gmail.com> wrote:   
   
 What HF xmtr was used for post-WW2 US subs before SSB came along with the WRT-2 and URC-32?  
   Was the SRT-14, -15 (or URT-2, -3) ever used aboard subs?   Or were TBL xmtrs still installed on boats built in the late 1950s (like USS Nautilus).    Or??   
   Cheers   Nick K4NYW  -- 
       Nick England K4NYW 
www.navy-radio.com 
       
 
  
   

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WW2 Submarine USS COD SS-224 (NECO) 
USS COD Amateur Radio Club - W8COD   
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