[MRCA] aeronautical mobile possible today

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the antenna attached midway up the tail fin to a small terminating fin maybe 10 ft from the cockpit. there was a support another 15 ft beyond that. almost like an offset dipole

jeff

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> On Sep 30, 2016, at 3:57 PM, mstangelo at comcast.net wrote:
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> Jeff,
> 
> Nice report on the KC-135 avionics.
> 
> I was interested in the description of the long wire antenna.
> 
> I thought the KC-135 and it's kin, the B-707, had the an HF antenna probe at the top of the tail fin. You can see a picture of the antenna on this site:
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> <http://vipclubmn.org/couplers.html>
> 
> I found this site because I have one of these antenna couples and want to get it in service.
> 
> I tried to find out if the KC-135 used any other antennas and only found this newer dorsal fin design:
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> <http://www.asbavionics.com/downloads/707%20KC-135%20HF%20Shunt%20Flyer%2010-07-2013.pdf>
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> I've made a couple of aeronautical contacts with commercial aircraft on 14.300. 
> 
> Hope you get a chance to operate next time.
> 
> Mike N2MS 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: comcast <kg2bz at comcast.net>
> To: Robert Newberry <N1XBM at amsat.org>
> Cc: mrca at mailman.qth.net
> Sent: Fri, 30 Sep 2016 09:56:00 -0000 (UTC)
> Subject: Re: [MRCA] aeronautical mobile possible today
> 
> gang
> 
> on Wednesday went to Mcguire on a KC 135 flight. set near a little window couldn't see much except clouds sky and the wing. on the return landing I had a chance to sit in the backup pilot seat.
> 
> i checked out the navigators console could only make out a HF Keyfill panel. could not see an HF control box. so no chance to go on HF.
> i did see an old pencil sharpener on the navigators table and a Sextant on the ceiling of the cockpit. on the table was also a Sony Toughbook CF 19 with a GPS and Aviation map
> 
> on the exterior of the 135 was a long wire from the cockpit area to the tail fin
> 
> jeff. kg2bz
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