Well, that makes sense. According to the grandson of the man who took the pictures, he worked for the FCC. Great sleuthing!
Bill Charles A Taylor wrote: > At 09:46 AM 10/19/2007 -0400, you wrote: >> Does anyone recognize the gear in this rack? >> >> http://tinyurl.com/yr7od9 >> >> >> -- >> Bill Harms >> Elkridge, Maryland > > Bill, > > I thought I replied to this already, but it looks like a intercept station, > possibly FCC. > > The single device at the center is a Collins 51S1 receiver and the device > above it is a > (R-1272?) all mode receiver covering 30 - 300 MHz. I have wone in the barn. > > It looks FCC, not NSA; but you would know an NSA intercept setup better > than me. > > When the NRC convention visited the FCC Monitoring Station at Chillicothe > (OH) in > 1962, we saw entirely different receivers. I think they were Collins, gut had > nixie readouts. > > What impresses me in retrospect now was the many rhombics and (I think) > beverage antennas. > > Keep them coming. > > Charles > > >> Check out the Spokane Radio History Pages >> http://spokaneradio.philcobill.com >> >> and the Spokane Radio Tower Pages >> http://spokanetowers.philcobill.com >> >> >> -- >> Bill Harms >> Elkridge, Maryland >> >> Check out the Spokane Radio History Pages >> http://spokaneradio.philcobill.com >> >> and the Spokane Radio Tower Pages >> http://spokanetowers.philcobill.com >> _______________________________________________ >> IRCA mailing list >> IRCA@hard-core-dx.com >> http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca >> >> Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the >> original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the >> IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers >> >> For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org >> >> To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com > > Charles A Taylor, WD4INP > Greenville, North Carolina > > > _______________________________________________ > IRCA mailing list > IRCA@hard-core-dx.com > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca > > Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original > contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its > editors, publishing staff, or officers > > For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org > > To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com > > -- Bill Harms Elkridge, Maryland Check out the Spokane Radio History Pages http://spokaneradio.philcobill.com and the Spokane Radio Tower Pages http://spokanetowers.philcobill.com _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
