[MRCA] Useless Radio Event

[Clarke, Tom AIR4.0P NATOPS]

Ahh!  

The mighty Omega.  We used to joke that the omega was just the worlds
most expensive electronic clock!  Not any more!  It also periodically
would "lane jump" and you would find yourself (by other means!) 32 miles
from where you thought you were! 

A LTN-211 Omega receiver would make a nice doorstop or hurricane rated
paperweight and they look neat too!  
http://www.msystemsplus.com/mii/indexH.htm

They still receive Navy VLF signals, but can't do anything with them.
Maybe someone will figure out how to tweak it over to 17 kHz and pickup
the annual VLF event from the Alexanderson station in Sweden.  Almost
all have been removed from our (Navy) C-130s, the remaining ones
probably will come out at the next overhaul.
73 de Tom/W4OKW

-----Original Message-----
From: Al Klase [mailto:al at ar88.net] 
Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2008 14:48
To: Military Radio Collectors Association
Subject: Re: [MRCA] Useless Radio Event

That could be hard to beat. - Al

J Forster wrote:
> I think I've got you beat. I picked up a Mil Omega receiver a while
back. The system
> is off the air. All it gets is narrow band noise.
>
> Best,
> -John
>
> ==============
>
> Radio Station KW1I wrote:
>
>   
>> Breck,
>>
>> I have every confidence that you should be able to excel in a
competition
>> for bringing and operating the most useless radio.  I cannot explain
how Rob
>> has beaten you this consistently.  I am sure you will prevail this
year.
>>
>> Dale
>> KW1I
>>