QSO Today Podcast interview with George Allison, K1IG

It was dis-mantled about 6 yrs ago ,i lived up the Strand about 1/2mile from it and longed to run some coax over to the ring and work 160....fred W5BN

 

We had a FLR9 at Gabingen Kaserne near Augsburg FDR I worked inside as a 33S from 77-80

 

Yes, we should not forget deal old Ausgburg-- '73-'76



73's
AG4BR

 

Remember the cage on Adak, Ak. in the Aleutian islands.

 

I believe the Navy still uses it.

 

I was just gonna post about Augsburg. Beat me to it hihi.
81-86 91-93
2ndops BN MI, 701st MI BN, and 204th MI BN
98K and 05K

 

I worked inside the Roundhouse as a 33Y 93-95.

 

Will check out the videos, thanks! Imagine having one of those as a ham antenna!

 

I was privileged to use both the one at Clark AB and the one at Misawa AB. Both were AN/FLR-9s and were excellent antennae for what
they were intended to do. I had a mentor at Clark who taught me lots about radio.

 

ASA all the way!
Worked as 33s at Det 4 Sinop & 2nd USASA Field Station, Two Rock CA.
Love them big antennas!

 

KG6AAY - the old MARS station out on Guam was located at the back end of South Finegayan housing area when I landed on the island in the mid 80's and was completely abandoned. I grabbed an old tower laying on the ground and used it while living in the housing area. MARS (I'm sure it was in use BUT) was pretty much dead out there. South Finn was slated to be torn down to make room for when 3rd MarDiv leaves Okinawa and relocates to Guam/CNMI....73, Todd KH2TJ

 

K7CTR 'CTR' here. Stationed at:

NSGA Homestead (Homestead AFB, FL)
NSGA Sabana Seca (Puerto Rico)
NSGA Hanza (Torii Station Okinawa)
NSGA Northwest (in Southeast Chesapeake VA)
NSGA Adak (Alaska)
NTTC Pensacola (Pensacola, FL) Renamed the main road in to 'Chief's Way'. : )
CRG Northwest
DIRSUP (subs, surface and air)
USS South Carolina CGN-37 (Outboard & Combat DF)

Had a long and wonderful career. Been called a 'spook' a couple of times... : ) Got my NSA Silver morse code award. You just have to 'copy behind'. Had a friend back in the early 80's that said to be a really good 'R' brancher you had to be able to:

Smoke a cigarette,
Drink a cup of coffee,
Carry on an intelligent conversation,
and copy code at 30 WPM

ALL AT THE SAME TIME

Those were wonderful times on the 'POS'. All NQ now.

Best regards,

Tim
CTRC(SW) USN Retired.

 

Search out FRUPAC, run by USNCVA. Been a while since I caught one of their nets....Todd KH2TJ

 

Not sure when Co D rotated out of Hanza, but CO D MARSPTBN had moved to Galeta Island Panama by the late 80s. I was Okinawa - down the road at Camp Foster/Butler with HQBN 1st MAW. Sometime after I got out Marine Support BN changed name to Marine Cryptologic Support BN - guess no one really knew what "Support BN" did! ;-) My TAD time with 1stRadBN landed me out in 29Stumps ;-( FYI - there's now 3 Radio BN's in the FMF, or Operating Forces, as it's now called. NC, CA, and Hawaii....73, Todd KH2TJ