From: military-radio-guy Full-Name: Dennis R Starks To: military radio collectors#2 Fcc: Sent Date: Fri, 19 Mar 1999 08:40:35 Subject: MILITARY COLLECTOR GROUP POST, Mar.19/99 Message-ID: <19990319.083935.6519.10.military-radio-guy@juno.com> X-Status: Sent X-Mailer: Juno 1.49 MILITARY COLLECTOR GROUP POST, Mar.19/99 Index: ANNOUNCEMENTS; DEVELOPMENT OF THE RUSSIAN A7 RADIOS; by V.Sosunov & Sergey Ansimov MEMBERS WRITE; Exports US to Aussie Land, 1940's French Commo Equip Web Site, PRC-6064 TNC? HUMOR; *********************************************** DEVELOPMENT OF THE RUSSIAN A7 RADIOS; by V.Sosunov & Sergey Ansimov Foreword: The below is an article on the develpment of the Russian A7 radio set. this was the only FM set that the Russians built during WW II. The article was translated for me by Sergey Ansimov and I have edited it for grammar. Do not think I have changed any of the meaning, just re worded some sentences. Long on Rusian heroism and short on technical details but still interesting. Bill Howard ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The fifth story in the ARadio@ journal series of the editor’s Around table@ meeting called ARear Units - for the Front@, designated to commemorate the 30-years anniversary of our Peoples victory in Great Patriotic War. Guests of the editor told about the contribution to the victory that was made by the rear units workers - radio factories employers, signallers, and radio designers. Our readers, as the editor=s mail shows, have a vivid interest in this subject, and want to know in more details the history of radiomen=s combat Aweapons@ creation. Today we publish an article which tells about the creation of the mobile USW (Ultra-short waves) A-7 radio station in the hardestyears of the war, which became a step forward in the realization of radio communication without search and tuning in the smooth “diapason” of frequencies principle. The history of the development and mass production of this radio station shows the rise and great responsibility with which the designers, engineers, and workers worked in a rare answer to the party call - Aeverything is for the Front, everything is for the victory!@. The author of the article - the docent, PhD in technical sciences, Vasiliy Nikolaevich Sosunov. In the war years he participated in the mastering and mass production of the SW (short wave) and USW radio stations which played an important role in the control of the troops in combat. At the first months of the Great Patriotic War the main radio factories of our country had been evacuated to the East, where in the winter of 1941, despite shortages and unpracticality of facilities, communications, and equipment, the new plants were created. They started production during the first half of 1942. However, the requirements for communication means, and especially in mobile short wave radio stations was extremely high. In order to ease the hard situation of a shortage mobile radio stations at least to some degree, they had to develop and organize the mass production of such stations from the details of the 6H1 common radio-recievers. In shortest time, just a few months the radio plant of the USSR People's Commissariat of Defense [PCD] was created. The machine-tools of this factory were evacuated from Leningrad. By the middle of 1942 the radio plant of the PCD started to produce hundreds of 13 P radio stations a month, and later increased the production up to 1,000 of sets a month. It became possible because of the care and devotion of the People=s Commissar=s aide, the Chief of the Red Army Main Board of the Communications Comrade I.T.Peresipkin , and the organizational talents of the RA MBC's [Red Army Main Board of Communications] Board of Armament Chief K.H.Muraviev, and selfless work of our plant=s small collective. The 13 R radiostation (and Leningrad RL6) were primitive, assembled in veneer boxes, covered by the glued tarpaulin.[ Must be canvas covered plywood -WLH] In Picture 1 the front of the 13R radio stations is shown, with the rents[dents or vents] in the lid. By the middle of 1942 the mobile radio stations of the pre-war type RB and modernized RBM , which were to become well liked in army were started in production in a rather large series. But it still wasn=t enough to cover needs of the active army and the production of the Asurrogate@ stations 13R and RL6 still had to be pushed. Already it was clear that for the radio-telephone communication of regiments, battalions, and artillery batteries, USW radio stations were necessary. One of our most talented radio engineers G.T.Shitikov had been transferred to the radio plant of the PCD for the urgent creation and production of the reliable mobile USW radio station. He was a man, in whom the qualities of the investigator, designer and kind person were luckily combined.. He could teach and lead the collective in its work. Shitikov came to the plant with a small group of young engineers. They brought a model of the ultra-short semi-duplex telephone radio station which operated with frequency modulation (it was a new then!). The radio station could be smoothly retuned in all working “diapason” of frequencies, and the receiver was highly sensitive. In the receiver and transmitter the so called non-quartz frequency stabilization was used. Ideas, included in the scheme and construction of the receiver-transmitter were original in solution and were rather well looked into. The creation of the experimental plant models which could be easily constructed and were technologically acceptable for mass production became necessary. The country at this time was in the hardest period of the War with fascist hordes thirsting for Volga. The historic Stalingrad Battle had been launched. Every engineer, every worker understood: that at any price the production of USW radio stations for the front must be initiated in the shortest possible time. We worked 16-18 hours a day. We even slept at the plant. As a result - the development and production of two experimental radio station types A 7 (script A-7),were completed in few weeks for laboratory and field trials . However, in those conditions the development of the radio station wasn=t easy, and an even harder task was to adjust it=s serial production. Besides technical drawings, the manufacturing of multiple stampings, press-forms and devices had to be managed to create the sets and also the special test tools (even USW generators of standard signals), test stands for regulation and control. The production of special radio-ceramics, ferromagnetic core, intermediate frequency filter screens, vacuum termopair miniature milliampermeters, etc. had to be organized in other plants. The regular provision of necessary materials, and completion of products had to be performed. The assemblers, regulators, controllers had to be trained. Its difficult to believe now that all that was done in three months. Soon after the production of the A-7 radio stations started, the first part of USA-made lend-lease portable-in-car radio stations, the SCR-610 arrived, and it also was a USW FM, with similar capacity and work radius( Transmission Range). Certainly, the SCR-610 had a prettier make-up, had light telescopic antenna, dynamic(???), etc. But in fact it had only two working frequencies (equal to the number of quartz crystals). Our radio station, however, had 120 fixed working frequencies, it used considerably less energy than SCR-610, had less weight and had better interference-protection. By the way, one fact connected with the A-7 station estimation comes to my memory. On the second or third day after the liberation of Vienna by our forces I was there in the radio plant of ANikolan and Company. After looking around the plant, the talk on the science-technical politics of the fighting countries started. The science consultant of the plant said that he was convinced of the high level of the Soviet radio technology after talking with Soviet radio operators/soldiers. The Austrian professor had been amused that the portable radio station the soldier carried was the ultra-short-wave one, with modulation of frequencies. The radioman, as a consultant said, reasonably explained the advantages of the frequencies modulation on USW. At the end of 1943 the plant of PCD produced 1,000-1,200 sets of the A-7 radio stations each month. The complete A-7 set is shown in Photo 2. Soon the production of A-7 and its modifications, which worked in some different diapason of frequencies have begun in other plants. The production of this radio station was more than 4,000 sets per month. Many radio specialists, workers in radio production facilities, military radio-men fought selflessly on the fronts of the Great Patriotic war. But those, who worked in the rear also made their own contribution to the Victory. They showed an example of selfless devotion to the Motherland and real labor heroism. V.Sosunov Leningrad *********************************************** MEMBERS WRITE; Exports US to Aussie Land, I've had a couple of imports from USA to Australia and more recently from Fair Radio. The ARC-73 required an export licence which needed an end use statement from me... i.e that the goods were for my own personal hobby use and will not be resold. No probs. .. Fair got the OK after a few weeks and didn't cost me a cent. Seems to be a fairly recent reqrirement for some gear by your Depts. Ever tried to get manuals from companies like Rockwell Collins? Yes they can supply manual for a piece of 1960 avionic junk!. $ 500 and 6 weeks lead time. Sure keeps the copier quiet at their end. Pete ed) The biggest problem stems from the no clear cut, yes or no, guide lines which can be(and often are) subject to interpretation by the bureaucrat in authority. Each interpretation is different and subject to change dependant on their mood, are the positions of the sun and moon. But we are not the only one's. Several years ago, a very good friend was involved in the purchase of 1000 BC-1000 "radio sets" located in Italy via NATO surplus. The radios(I believe) made it to France where held up for over a year while they decided on whether or not they would allow the shipment to proceed on. The problem was in the way the radios had been labeled, simply "radio sets". Another odd note, equipment shipped to and from the USA via US mail is seldom checked, and I've never had to pay customs charges on anything mailed to me from out of the country. On the other hand, equipment shipped UPS is religiously checked, and I've had to pay customs on every item ever received this way. Even a Harris radio brought back from Canada that was built in Rochester NY($50). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940's French Commo Equip Web Site, Dennis, The web site below, devoted to the French army in 1940 has a section on French radio sets of the period. Bill Howard http://members.tripod.com/~France40/en_index.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRC-6064 TNC? I am thinking of spending a lot of money on buying a couple of PRC - 6064 TNC , dose anyone know anything about them ?, wanted to try and use them = on amateur packet ( 1200 baud, AX 2.5 proto call ) or if nothing else use = them just to play around with ( got lots of radios and computers, and = maybe even a friend to work with ). as you can tell I have nothing beater = to do with my time or money. Ray Fantini ed) hell if I know a thing about it, but I'm sure somebody does. *********************************************** HUMOR; On the first day of college, the Dean addressed the students, pointing out some of the rules: "The female dormitory will be out-of-bounds for all male students, and the male dormitory to the female students. Anybody caught breaking this rule will be fined $20 the first time." He continued, "Anybody caught breaking this rule the second time will be fined $60. Being caught a third time will cost you a fine of $180. Are there any questions?" At this point, a male student in the crowd inquired: "How much for a season pass?" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A lawyer was dating a woman who had previously been married 12 times. One very intense night, they were settlling into bed when she said to him, "Please, promise to be gentle. I'm still a virgin." This puzzled the guy, since after 12 marriages, he thought that at least one of her husbands would have been able to perform. He asked her to explain the phenomenon. She responded: My first husband was a Sales Representative who spent the entire marriage telling me, in grandiose terms, how great it was going to be. My second husband was from Software Services; he was never quite sure how it was supposed to function, but he promised he would send me documentation. My third husband was from Field Services and repeatedly said that everything was diagnostically OK, but couldn't get the system up. My fourth husband was from Educational Services, and you know the old saying - "Those who can, DO; those who can't, teach." My fifth husband was from the Telemarketing Department. He knew he had the order, but he wasn't quite sure when he was going to be able to deliver. My sixth husband was an Engineer. He told me that he understood the basic process but needed three years to research, implement, and design a new state-of-the-art method. My seventh husband was from Finance and Administration. He knew how, but he just wasn't sure whether it was his job or not. My eighth husband was from Standards and Regulations, and he told me that he met the minimum standards but regulations weren't clear on how to do it. My ninth husband was a Marketing Manager. Even though he had the product, he just wasn't sure how to position it. My tenth husband was a psychiatrist. All he ever wanted to do was talk about it. My eleventh husband was a gynecologist, and all he ever wanted to do was look at it. My twelfth husband was a stamp collector, and all he ever wanted to do was...well... God I miss him! She finally smiled and turned to him. -So now there's you, and I'm really excited. "Why is that?" asked the lawyer. Well, it should be obvious! You're a lawyer! I just know I'm finally going to get scr*wed. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A French man is calmly having his petit dejeuner when a typical American man, eating chewing gum, sits beside him. The French ignores the American who, not happy with it, starts aconversation. American: Do you eat the whole bread? French (in a bad mood): Of course. American: We don't. We only eat what is inside and the outside we put together in a container, recycle it, transform it in croissants and sell it to France. The French listens in silence. The American insists: Do you eat the jam with the bread? French: Of course. American: We don't. We eat fresh fruits for our breakfast, put all peel, seed and rests in containers, recycle them, transform them into jam and sell the jam to France. The French then asks: And what do you do with condoms once you used them in your fucks? American: We throw them away, of course. French: We don't. We put them in a container, recycle them, transform them in chewing gum and sell to America ! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- While making Adam, The Lord came to him and said "I've got some good news and some bad news." Adam looked at The Lord and said, "Well, give me the good news first." Smiling, The Lord explained, "I've got two new organs for you, one is called a brain. It will allow you to create new things, solve problems, and have intelligent conversations with Eve when I create her. The other organ I have for you is called a penis. It will give you great physical pleasure and allow you to reproduce your now intelligent life form and populate this planet. Eve will be very happy that you now have this organ to give her children." Adam, very excited, exclaimed, "These are great gifts you have given to me. What could possibly be bad news after such great tidings?" The Lord looked upon Adam and said with great sorrow, "You will never be able to use these two gifts at the same time." ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IDIOTS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD I live in a semi-rural area. We recently had a new neighbor call the local township administrative office to request the removal of the Deer Crossing sign on our road. The reason: Too many deer were being hit by cars and he no longer wanted them to cross there. IDIOT IN THE STORE I was signing the receipt for my credit card purchase when the clerk noticed that I had never signed my name on the back of the credit card. She informed me that she could not complete the transaction unless the card was signed. When I asked why, she explained that it was necessary to compare the signature on the credit card with the signature I just signed on the receipt. So I signed the credit card in front of her. She carefully compared that signature to the one I signed on the receipt. As luck would have it, they matched. IDIOTS & GEOGRAPHY After interviewing a particularly short-spoken job candidate, I described the person to my boss as rather monosyllabic. My boss said,"Really, Where is Monosyllabia?" Thinking that he was just kidding, I played along and said that it was just south of Elbonia. He replied,"Oh, you mean over by Croatia?" ADVICE FOR IDIOTS An actual tip from page 16 of the HP "Environmental, Health & Safety Handbook for Employees: "Blink your eyelids periodically to lubricate your eyes." IDIOTS & COMPUTERS My neighbor works in the operations department in the central office of a large bank. Employees in the field call him when they have problems with their computers. One night he got a call from a woman in one of the branch banks with this question: "I've got smoke coming from the back of my terminal. Do you guys have a fire downtown?" IDIOTS IN FOOD SERVICE My daughter went to a local Taco Bell and ordered a taco. She asked the individual behind the counter for "minimal lettuce." He said he was sorry, but they only had iceberg. AN IDIOT'S IDIOT Police in Radnor, Pennsylvania, interrogated a suspect by placing a metal colander on his head and connecting it with wires to a photocopy machine. The message "He's lying" was placed in the copier, and police pressed the copy button each time they thought the suspect wasn't telling the truth. Believing the "lie detector" was working, the suspect confessed. *********************************************** (The preceding was a product of the"Military Collector Group Post", an international email magazine dedicated to the preservation of history and the equipment that made it. Unlimited circulation of this material is authorized so long as the proper credits to the original authors, and publisher or this group are included. For more information conserning this group contact Dennis Starks at, military-radio-guy@juno.com) ***********************************************