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Originally Posted by Hugh
Wow! That takes me back to the RA17s we used at RAF Digby in the mid-70s…
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RA17s were one of the bits of kit I looked after during that period. Also ILS, CADF, mincomms. BUHF...
Then I moved onto DCN in Cyprus, then Speedrace in Scotland, SHF relay in NATO, and finally kit to make comms with the Nimrods in Cornwall.
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Incidentally, one huge drawback with thermionic valves was the thermy bit. They produced masses of heat.
No need of central heating in an equipment room, in fact many required shorts and t-shirts as standard wear all year round.