"Marconi radio-comm. and D/F equipment installed in the Comet".
 

Found this magazine photo on the net and just sharing

"Marconi radio-comm. and D/F equipment installed in the Comet".
 

On 09/17/2010 02:17 PM, _JD_ wrote:
Found this magazine photo on the net and just sharing




How did the plane get off the ground with all that :)

"Marconi radio-comm. and D/F equipment installed in the Comet".
 

On 09/17/2010 02:17 PM, _JD_ wrote:
Found this magazine photo on the net and just sharing




How did the plane get off the ground with all that :)

"Marconi radio-comm. and D/F equipment installed in the Comet".
 

On Fri, 17 Sep 2010 19:17:36 +0000, _JD_ wrote:

Found this magazine photo on the net and just sharing

Watch the movie "No Highway in the Sky" and then read the history of the
Comet. The movie was released several years before the Comet came out.
Spooky.

As to the radio gear, CW in the '50s? I could see it as an emergency
backup but then it should have been stowed out of the way.

--
Jim Mueller

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"Marconi radio-comm. and D/F equipment installed in the Comet".
 

On Fri, 17 Sep 2010 19:17:36 +0000, _JD_ wrote:

Found this magazine photo on the net and just sharing

Watch the movie "No Highway in the Sky" and then read the history of the
Comet. The movie was released several years before the Comet came out.
Spooky.

As to the radio gear, CW in the '50s? I could see it as an emergency
backup but then it should have been stowed out of the way.

--
Jim Mueller

To get my real email address, replace wrongname with dadoheadman.
Then replace nospam with fastmail. Lastly, replace com with us.

"Marconi radio-comm. and D/F equipment installed in the Comet".
 

On 20/09/2010 00:28, Jim Mueller wrote:
I could see it as an emergency
backup but then it should have been stowed out of the way.


Perhaps equipment designed for emergencies should be handy?

Of course, in bad conditions (low power, damaged aerials) CW will be
readable below the theoretical noise floor.

TTFN

ajb

--
Just because I'm paranoid, that doesn't mean they're not out to get me...

"Marconi radio-comm. and D/F equipment installed in the Comet".
 

On 20/09/2010 00:28, Jim Mueller wrote:
I could see it as an emergency
backup but then it should have been stowed out of the way.


Perhaps equipment designed for emergencies should be handy?

Of course, in bad conditions (low power, damaged aerials) CW will be
readable below the theoretical noise floor.

TTFN

ajb

--
Just because I'm paranoid, that doesn't mean they're not out to get me...

"Marconi radio-comm. and D/F equipment installed in the Comet".
 

"philo" wrote in message
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On 09/17/2010 02:17 PM, _JD_ wrote:
Found this magazine photo on the net and just sharing




How did the plane get off the ground with all that :)

Most of the equipment made for aircraft at the time ran on 400 Hz, and was
significantly lighter than it's earthbound counterparts.

"Marconi radio-comm. and D/F equipment installed in the Comet".
 

"philo" wrote in message
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On 09/17/2010 02:17 PM, _JD_ wrote:
Found this magazine photo on the net and just sharing




How did the plane get off the ground with all that :)

Most of the equipment made for aircraft at the time ran on 400 Hz, and was
significantly lighter than it's earthbound counterparts.

"Marconi radio-comm. and D/F equipment installed in the Comet".
 

On 09/24/2010 04:36 PM, Brenda Ann wrote:


"philo" wrote in message
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On 09/17/2010 02:17 PM, _JD_ wrote:
Found this magazine photo on the net and just sharing




How did the plane get off the ground with all that :)

Most of the equipment made for aircraft at the time ran on 400 Hz, and
was significantly lighter than it's earthbound counterparts.




Yep

when I was in HS we sometimes bought military surplus gear
and knew we could not use those 400hz xfmrs.

In the business I am in...
some of our power transformers run at approx 15khz

I can hold one in my hand...
the 60hz equivalent can weight several hundred pounds!