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camallison · 7th Jan 2021, 9:07 pm

Not RAF, but supplier research and development plus 'brewing' mods to improve or circumvent bugs/inadequacies. I now live 2 miles straight line distance from Teesside International Airport, formerly RAF Middleton St George. 226 (OCU) Squadron Lightnings were based here and I sometimes went spotting as a teenager. I spent a lot of time on sets for Harriers, particularly the GR3 variant at Wittering and Gutersloh. After the Falklands conflict, we had a huge list of grumbles to clear. Not only the radio was subsequently modded, but also the antenna and its placing.

Now, 72-year old, with failing memory, much of my career is hazy. Hence not being sure if the mentioned set had been used on Harriers.

Colin

7th Jan 2021, 9:07 pm	#14
camallison Heptode Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Yarm, North Yorkshire, UK. Posts: 535	Re: Date of mfr. and service of this (avionics?) VHF/ UHF amplifier module? Not RAF, but supplier research and development plus 'brewing' mods to improve or circumvent bugs/inadequacies. I now live 2 miles straight line distance from Teesside International Airport, formerly RAF Middleton St George. 226 (OCU) Squadron Lightnings were based here and I sometimes went spotting as a teenager. I spent a lot of time on sets for Harriers, particularly the GR3 variant at Wittering and Gutersloh. After the Falklands conflict, we had a huge list of grumbles to clear. Not only the radio was subsequently modded, but also the antenna and its placing. Now, 72-year old, with failing memory, much of my career is hazy. Hence not being sure if the mentioned set had been used on Harriers. Colin