[R-390] Ft. Devens R390 training
Marshall M. Dues
mmdues at hal-pc.org
Fri Jun 3 21:05:46 EDT 2005
>
> Sorry for the off-topic post. Ft. Devens was one of the nicest posts in
> the country. Though small, it was a pity when it closed down.
>
>
Mark,
Your post was definitely not off topic, rather, greatly appreciated. I,
for one, really appreciate historical narratives on the use and
application of our R-390 series radios where ever, how ever, and with
what ever additional equipment. In 1962-64, I was home-ported in Boston
(Charlestown naval shipyard) on a guided missile heavy cruiser, the USS
Boston (CAG-1) as a radioman. I used R-390A receivers in the ships'
crypto center doing submarine reports. I knew where all the submarines
were -- ours, and theirs. I was 19-21 years old. Interesting times.
Marshall Dues WB5MYO
Katy, Texas
Mark Huss wrote:
> As far as I know, there was never a FLR-9 Antenna or system on Ft.
> Devens. Training for FLR-9’s took place either at Homestead Fl. Or San
> Antonio. There were TRQ-29? DF sets that use R-725/URR receivers, a
> Goniometer, and about twenty-four 1.25” by 18’ masts arrayed in a circle
> over a screen ground. It was located across from the old, old NCO Club
> (two revisions back) located on Mirror Lake.
>
> .....snipped.....
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