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Electronics => RF, Microwave, Ham Radio => Topic started by: wkb on March 30, 2016, 09:11:10 pm

Title: fascinating eBay find: R&S Goniometer
Post by: wkb on March 30, 2016, 09:11:10 pm
Fascinating piece of kit, looks like something miliary?

http://www.ebay.nl/itm/Rohde-and-Schwarz-Goniometer-Type-NA501-3-11-T-/131708794946?hash=item1eaa74b842:g:i2kAAOSwCypWo3T0 (http://www.ebay.nl/itm/Rohde-and-Schwarz-Goniometer-Type-NA501-3-11-T-/131708794946?hash=item1eaa74b842:g:i2kAAOSwCypWo3T0)
Title: Re: facinating eBay find: R&S Goniometer
Post by: mmagin on March 30, 2016, 09:19:28 pm
Looks like a gigantic antenna relay.
Maybe some kind of thing related to radionavigation (aviation)?
Title: Re: fascinating eBay find: R&S Goniometer
Post by: wkb on March 30, 2016, 09:25:54 pm
Definitely military, according to this one (Bundeswehr == German army):

http://www.ebay.nl/itm/Bundeswehr-BW-R-S-Na-501-3-11-Goniometer-29x-R-S-Anschlus-/180476898355 (http://www.ebay.nl/itm/Bundeswehr-BW-R-S-Na-501-3-11-Goniometer-29x-R-S-Anschlus-/180476898355)
Title: Re: fascinating eBay find: R&S Goniometer
Post by: wkb on March 30, 2016, 09:30:08 pm
Hmm..... radio direction finding maybe?


http://www.armyradio.ch/radio-d/p-730.htm (http://www.armyradio.ch/radio-d/p-730.htm)
Title: Re: fascinating eBay find: R&S Goniometer
Post by: 1design on March 31, 2016, 12:07:20 pm
There you go:
http://www.virhistory.com/navy/manuals/10232a/ctm-10232a-18.pdf (http://www.virhistory.com/navy/manuals/10232a/ctm-10232a-18.pdf)

BR
Title: Re: fascinating eBay find: R&S Goniometer
Post by: GEuser on March 31, 2016, 02:59:14 pm
Quote from: 1design on March 31, 2016, 12:07:20 pm
There you go:
http://www.virhistory.com/navy/manuals/10232a/ctm-10232a-18.pdf (http://www.virhistory.com/navy/manuals/10232a/ctm-10232a-18.pdf)

BR

That was a interesting read , tnks for the link ..
Title: Re: fascinating eBay find: R&S Goniometer
Post by: mmagin on March 31, 2016, 05:49:52 pm
BTW, for anyone interested, amateur radio folks do this recreationally in a number of places:
http://www.homingin.com/ (http://www.homingin.com/)
Title: Re: fascinating eBay find: R&S Goniometer
Post by: German_EE on March 31, 2016, 07:44:30 pm
Well, now you have something to measure your gonios with.
Title: Re: fascinating eBay find: R&S Goniometer
Post by: Apollyon25_ on May 02, 2016, 10:56:11 pm
Thats a cool bit of kit.