Report on USN Radio in HI, Late 1942

[MIflyer]

Here is a document that describes a radio engineers visit to USN units in HI in late 1942.

 

[daveT]

Here is a document that describes a radio engineers visit to USN units in HI in late 1942.

THANK YOU!
This report adds to info I'm collecting concerning the radio school at NAS Kaneohe Hawaii
I'm looking for a similar report concerning RADAR use in Hawaii 1942-3

 

[MIflyer]

I wonder if that report explains why the Fighting 8 Wildcats at Midway were unable to find the USS Hornet and ditched as a result.

 

[daveT]

The RU Receivers and GP transmitters referenced in the document are based on radio designs from the early to mid 1930s. WW2 saw a great deal of advancement in radio communications technology, and sets like these represent the starting point of that surge of development. The RU-18/19 is a tuned radio-frequency (TRF) receiver, in contrast to most later receivers that used heterodyne architectures. Thus, it has lower selectivity than most newer radios.
The solution was they replaced these types with much better ARC-5 equipment.

 

[MIflyer]

Yes, I know. I have an RU-18 sitting right here as well as an ARR-1. But the report mentions that the pilots were irritated at having to retune to use the ARR-1 - that would have required flipping over to a different band. Presumably the Hornet F4F's had that equipment so I wonder why they could not find their carrier.