Im also in agreement to not drill holes or modify per the surplus conversion handbooks FuG 3: A low-band VHF receiver. Near exclusively AM mode. Dynamotors are motor-generators; in my case one end is a spinning motor at 28VDC motor and the other end is a 250VDC generator. As with every other aspect of the entertainment industry, the government had a firm grip on radio stations, which led to censoring many of their programs. I know ATA ferry pilots had no radio, even on repaired planes, and was wondering how that was accomplished. (Solar activities and sky-wave propagation) << /S /GoTo /D (subsubsection.4.4.2) >> . (Air Drops) During the war this was extended to cover the majority of the occupied areas or Europe and North Africa. er /fr (h)bandr/. %PDF-1.5 Octal tubes were used as the active devices and the operational frequencies did not exceed 20 MHz, which was considered a high frequency for the mid 1930's. This radio gear was light-weight for WW2. This would be the first time that the Government had ever used this method on a big job (Woodbury, 1946: 52). (BBC Medium Wave and Short Wave Broadcasting) .15 Watt output AM voice and CW. Operating on the 502 - 555MHz band, two channels. 1. But American pilots still avoided dog fighting and utilized the dominant characteristics of the Hellcat to inflict heavy losses. It also seems from recently received info that in 1947 the World Radio Conference and ICAO adopted the basis of current system(118-132Mhz later expanded to 136, then 137mhz) for en route/ local traffic/Approach/Tower etc..while HF was retained for long distance comms (much . Actually, the 3D printing would solve a nasty problem in making WW2 gear operate again; finding the connectors! (BBC Messages) Thats a good suggestion and ive never thought of it before. I remember visiting a couple of friends (G4EYL and G8LUV) in the 80s, and they noticed some CBers on a ham band. U-Boats were cramped and had limited power. endobj Channel 2 8000 CPS teletype. Range 2 km AM voice to 4 km CW. I bought it from a fellow in a wheel chair who had a shed full of surplus electronics. . It operated in the 4.5-6.67MHz frequency range. In the US, CB is 26-28 MHz, just below 10m. If a capacitor failed, then it must be re-stuffed. magopeter liked Flipper Zero Multi-tool Device for Hackers. (Sky-wave propagation) In an effort to take some of the fight to the enemy Winston . It led to my career in electronics. I love seeing the WWII equipment properly restored. 1.5 Watt output AM voice and CW. Range 2km AM voice to 4km CW. The Japanese conception of radio intelligence is illustrated by the following quotation from the 6th Communication Unit Secret Order No. 16 0 obj Power 220 V AC 50Hz 680 VA. Stuttgart - FuG D 3: Development item, possible none deployed. Cheers, W7PYX, Please be kind and respectful to help make the comments section excellent. 65 0 obj Reworked to produce the FuG 5 (Luft) variant which was used for air-to-ground communication until replaced with the FuG 7. 64 0 obj SO glad that the seller didnt touch it and you kept it as stock as possible! Generally speaking much lower than common use bands today. Frequency Meters provided a method of accurately measuring either a transmitted frequency or a received frequency of operating radio equipment. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraset. Unit must be made fully operational to original specification. Goebbels also used radio broadcasts to spread the word of Nazism abroad. In 1923, the first transatlantic contact between amateurs in England and Connecticut occurred, opening up the world to long-distance communications. One of the forerunners for this technology was the revolutionary electrical musical instrument developed by Leon Theremin. It operated in the 23,000 to 24,950kHz (23-24.95MHz) frequency range with a transmission power of 10 Watts. Very, very well done! Through the use of coastal spotters, advanced radar and early warning, they were able to gain an advantage by gaining altitude and make high speed diving attacks shooting in a high pass. It was usually used with a two-metre antenna. A 1913 aircraft with a radio, at the time considered cutting-edge equipment, had a maximum range of 2,000 yards. 76 0 obj endobj This is a testament to not replacing all the caps if you dont have to. The US was the first to large scale field FM radios, as well as FM radio relay sets. It was used for CAS operations, though these became rare after late 1944 with the result that many command tanks with this equipment fitted were converted to other roles. Other frequencies involved include 7050 kHz LSB and 3731 kHz. It operated in the 27,000 to 33,300kHz (27-33.3MHz) frequency range with a transmission power of 10 Watts. I think its output is 3k. ( Critical frequency, LUF/MUF, Hops e Multipath) Bravo! And yes, Ive restored many WWII radios, and the peanut gallery is always annoying. (on the work youve done and the article) One more item was needed to give the Pacific fleet full striking power: absolute certain means of radio communications with headquarters at Pearl. The CBY-46104 covers 1.5-3 Mc either AM or CW (it can also tune in SSB in CW mode), made by the Aircraft Radio Corporation of Boonton N.J. in February 1942 with SN# 1777. (Looking at you, [MisterM]!). Infantry. Big dynamotors explode in total awesomeness if you apply mains voltage to them. Military radar band nomenclature, L, S, C, X, Ku, and K bands originated during World War II as a secret code so scientists and engineers could talk about frequencies without divulging them. The men that reached the ridgeline were pondering the possibilities and problems of construction at the site. When we were young; in the 70s; we destroyed literally tons of stuff like that just for fun. A cable linked the two men together. The CPNAB had an interest in Haik Valley as soon as the war broke out. It was used on most of the larger aircraft in the war. I have a BC-348/Q5er (BC453 w/ front-end mods to tune to the 915 KHz I.F. Flavio Moreira has added a new log for Radio Feather X. Keri Szafir liked Resurrecting Old Computer Hardware And Software. endobj I wish I still had it, but the car it was in was stolen from me, and when I got the car back, the radio was no longer in it. FuG 12: A medium-wave transceiver (receiver/transmitter) used in command tanks. Feldfu d: 32 - 38MHz Artillery Observers. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. endobj That radio has an acceptance stencil from Alameda Naval Air Station endobj 29 0 obj I kept the flower pots to reverse the mod. One of the tags has Signal Corps U.S. Army , can e-mail me for phone #. To organize this mess and to make a more permanent functional display for the radio I built up a small external switch panel and drilled a hole pattern in it so it would simply bolt to the side of the radio using two of the existing machine screws on the case. endobj My elmer was a B17 radio op. The initial problem was how to build a tower higher than 600 feet. endobj The b version was used by the infantry until they changed to the 'c' model radio in another band. In comparison, there's a morning Ohio rag chew net that operates on 28.337 MHz, Monday-Friday at 8:30 am. stream 72 0 obj Its a long story, but an abused ARC5 dynamotor adapted for use powering an autopilot got me an interesting gig on a sailing yacht back in the 60s. qk|UbVE4k%3DsRaEAYsombT_FG46m,@0E/N7U. Unfortunately some leaky capacitors will measure to their specified value, so this test is not definitive. endobj In some command units. The BC-348 receiver was built in large quantities, and covered 200-500 Khz, plus 1.5 to 18 Mhz in 6 bands. There would be no bidding on the island contracts. I dont mess with a lot of old kit now, but when I was getting into it, if the paper/wax caps looked okay visually, not toasted, or the wax dripped out or anything, Id usually give them a pass and move on, cant recall they ever made me come back to them. Power battery. Operating on the 1250 - 1390MHz band, two channels. Sadly the impact of this (significantly improved Command and Control of forces at the tactical level) gets virtually no 'airtime'. At that time, the mood of America was one of caution. Unit must be made fully operational to original specification. That connector full of separate banana jacks is just screaming for a 3D printed jig to hold them all together. The time station is WWV on 2.5 MHz exactly. The units of the T series were "backpack"-style mobile equipment. Formed the base design of other units. Matching the transmitters that operated in this frequency range, this receiver provided for 50kHz channel steps in the 27.0 to 33.3MHz range for a total of 125 available channels. Logistics were quickly decided upon and offices began to function. I have a 7mhz version of this receiver (black navy) that I used in my novice days in 1976. The basic wireless invention went through a rapid evolution between the first and second World Wars. I tweaked the antenna coupling control, they were louder still. It is not easy hooking-up military surplus radios because they typically use multi-pin multi-use connectors for power and other controls. $79.99 69 0 obj A true restoration, not a replace old carcass with modern guts restoration like weve been so used to seeing. John in Texas. .15 Watt-output AM voice and CW. This unit was also used by motorcycle troops in the first half of the war. Replacement for Torn.Fu.f. photo right . 2. First Responders Interoperable Radio System Team (FIRST) Trunking System Profile. There I found a unicorn of historical significance; an un-modified-since-WW2 surplus CBY-46104 receiver with dynamotor. In 1931 land was bought in Lualualei Valley for the purpose of constructing a new transmitter facility. .5 Watt output AM voice and CW. They are bitterly disappointing except for one surplus store that I found while on vacation in the Adirondacks: Patriot of Lake George. I did have a BC-348 at one time, when I was in college and that was my receiver for the station I took to school paired with a home made CW transmitter using a 6L6 on 80 and 40 meters. Also known a USW receiver c1. It was first used in combat early in 1944 on the Anzio beachhead in Italy. It was usually used with a two-metre antenna. Very nice rebuild, a lot of patience to test each capacitor multiple ways. endobj The ghostly radio station that no one claims to run - BBC . Officially the only people who were allowed to listen to foreign broadcasts were the SS and Abwehr (army intelligence) for intelligence purposes and members of the Nazi Party who were given special permission to use more powerful radios to listen out for and disown Allied propaganda. I built capacitor packs that fit in the space and attached to the chassis with a solder lug. Maybe 160 meter AM net? are control channel capable frequencies RFSS Site Name County Freqs; 1 (1) 001 (1) Baltimore Simulcast: Baltimore: 769.18125: 769.45625: 769.48125 : 769.71875: 770.23125: 770. . FuG 9: A transceiver, operated in the 0.1 - 7.1MHz (100kHz - 7100kHz) range. 4 LiamCH91 2 yr. ago 2. A compromise has to be made you can either leave a radio totally original, OR you can have it working to its original specification. DMG 2 T: Pack unit, operating on the 475 - 525MHz band, single channel voice or 800 character-per-second teletype. I did that once with a couple of books and used OCR software on the images to create a searchable PDF. Reconnaissance units later in the war. It was used by the observers to communicate with the armoured unit leaders via their Fug 5 radios. Or both? How much current leaks through an old capacitor? /Length 783 . /Filter /FlateDecode It operated in the 4247.8MHz range. No replacement of any components whatsoever. EDIT: forgot to add that nearly all transmitters employed crystal-oscillators (wartime demands actually drove research to make leaps in radio crystal quality). Channel 1, one voice channel or one 800 CPS teletype. It was deemed that the 600 foot tower at Lualualei was not powerful enough to send radio waves of the length necessary for communication in the Pacific. The Navys radio station installations grew rapidly. From the documentation I figured out what had to plug into the multi-pin connector on the back; +28 VDC, an external CW/AM toggle switch, RF gain control pot, 600 ohm speaker (I used an 8 ohm speaker and impedance matching transformer). How the Nazi army communicated wirelessly, Wireless Communications of the German Army in World War II, "Technical Manual: Handbook on German Military Forces", "Summary of Characteristics of German Decimetre Communications Equipments", https://www.dropbox.com/s/ht7s2xjb8vovnbn/article-German-Communication-UHF-DMGmichael.pdf?dl=0, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wireless_Communications_of_the_German_Army_in_World_War_II&oldid=1077340533, All Wikipedia articles written in American English, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 15 March 2022, at 20:35. Shipboard antenna modeling uses brass models in a lead "sea". I hooked up my 20m dipole and to my amazement I was tuning in AM broadcast stations at around 1500 Kc. Range up to 100km. I wonder if the Nazi's used Hertz? I re-connected it the correct way and it worked just as well as it did before. But now with what you have done, I will go thru the receiver completely. It was used for by reconnaissance elements for intercommunication. If small amounts of current (on the order of single-digit uA) leak through then that capacitor is bad. Shorter range communication was on 500 kHz almost entirely hand keyed Morse with a range of up to 500 miles. 21 0 obj So, I suppose in WWII it would have been Baker!) I dont think you kept your own rules here because you replaced some capacitor with new parts. << /S /GoTo /D (subsection.4.1) >> If run out of trim, I might do a little naughty and just strap a little booster cap across it. FuG 6: A high-band HF/low-band VHF transceiver. To check for value and leakage with one test device you must resurrect an old piece of test gear known as the capacitor checker. Radio: Long haul communication was primarily HF (High Frequency) radio 4,000 to 30,000 kHz giving ranges up to 3,000 or more miles. With all of this I made a neat wire harness to tie it all together. The model is 1/48 scale and the frequencies used are 48 times higher than actual. Post-WWII use continued for quite some time with AR-8510s showing up on old oil tankers as late as the 1980s. Working towards the same goal, they slowly and stubbornly inched towards a proposal for Pacific Naval Bases (Woodbury, 1946: 65). Just curious. Olek has updated the project titled RelAC - Relay module for smart home appliances. endobj https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYQXlaLJRzzW9TYSynzOAvg. One minor nitpick from the writeup F4F refers to a Wildcat, whereas a Hellcat uses the F6F designator. Remarkably enough, the vast majority of these Feb 1942 capacitors tested good. Workers hiked up the back side of the cliffs, from the Red Hill side, soon after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Building for war:Contractors, Pacific Naval Air Bases. (The \215Special Messages\216 \(Coded Messages\)) In the 1920's and 1930's the Russians developed a number of radio-controlled systems. On August 9th the contract (No y-3550) was approved and the Contractors began work. Miraculously it came to life when powered. Whrrrrrrrrrrr.. After about 30 seconds the Whrrr sounded slightly bogged down, loaded down actually, by the vacuum tubes warming up and drawing current from the 250VDC output of the dynamotor. It was used with a frame antenna on various reconnaissance units. It was based on the British TR1143 and was used by the RAF as the TR5043. All paper/wax capacitors were fine. Spaceborne altimeters generally use frequencies in the 2-18 GHz band while scatterometers generally use frequencies between 5-36 GHz. It operated in the 1,130 to 3,000kHz frequency range with a transmission power of 30 Watts. How the lineage of the walkie-talkie reaches from World War II to the modern cell phone. For B+ I went to the dollar store and bought 20 9v batteries and snapped them together into a B+ strip Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate. Cool project, and congratulations to this great device! Which Gen Set Manual do you have? In the World War II context, HF/DF applied to direction-finding of radio communications transmitters, typically operating at high frequency (HF). Electronic warfare receivers to detect enemy radar signals. << /S /GoTo /D (subsubsection.4.4.4) >> (Overview) Fortunately these are easy to service, they are designed so that anyone with a flat-head screwdriver can fix them. One exception I removed the flower pot caps carefully with a soldering iron and dental pick/solder sucker to unwind the wires. endobj Old radios are like old cars, they could use an alignment from time to time. 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