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Old 17-01-13, 16:00
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Hi Brian

Just read the article surprisingly a non-technical more historical description of these 1st mobile fire directory units. Here is the link straight to the Journal http://www.ieee.ca/canrev/cr69/IEEEC...eview_no69.pdf .

I have followed this thread and the discussion of radar with interest as my father was an electrical engineer working on the development of Radar for the US Navy during the Second World War. Working on both ship board and ground mobile units.

Now I'll have to go digging through back issues of the IEEE Journal to see what other bits of historical interest may be hiding there.

Cheers and Thanks for sharing this link Phil
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Old 17-01-13, 20:44
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Here is the link straight to the Journal
Link doesn't work for me.
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Old 17-01-13, 21:22
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Looks as if you are right ,Tony. Neither the link provided by me nor the direct link suggested by Phil worked when tried them. Could be that the ieee link was a one off for my personal use only. Will send PM as a follow up. Brian
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Old 18-01-13, 01:21
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Checked this URL later and it did work OK
http://www.ieee.ca/canrev/cr69/IEEEC...eview_no69.pdf

Cheer Brian
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Old 03-02-13, 16:24
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This our Radar trailer we just recieved.
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Old 03-02-13, 16:57
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...is it possible I have seen this one before at Andre's G. farm in PQ.

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Old 03-02-13, 18:17
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...is it possible I have seen this one before at Andre's G. farm in PQ.

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Bob It is very likely the same unit. You advised me December 2008 that Andre G. had sold it to a party in Kingston ,but we only established that the party was not the C and E Museum. Your accompanying photo( taken in his barn) showed the same "bulging" side access doors as they appear in Ian John's more recent photo.

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Old 03-02-13, 17:41
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Congratulations on your recent aquisition. The AN/MPS 501B can trace its roots back to the WW II ZPI unit of the GL III (c). Look forward to paying you a visit in the Spring. What's the condition of the interior ?

Attached are some photos I took of a similar unit which is in the Science and Technology Museum in Ottawa.
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