APPEARS TO BE AN EARLY FIRE ALARM. ANY COMMENTS?
 
Odd Japanese Map plotter thing!
the numbers are regular numbers, the back has Japanese characters on it too! |
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so far we have..... Ed, the following is an email which I received from a friend on the USS America Museum Foundation. He was a Signalman aboard the America and actually used the scope, so he knows the straight dope about same.. I have contacted him with inquiries about the voltages, and what else is necessary (cabling, batteries, power supplies, necessary to operate the scope in it's normal fashion. This confirms my original thought as to what the scope was... 73 es tnx de Greg WA3IVX Greg, The Monocular M1 scope you are talking about was used to Read the Flashing Light and Yardarm Infra-red signals from other ships and land bases. The 12" Signal light was equipped to attach a IR filter onto it to transmit the IR signals so they could only be picked up by the Ship/s they were directed at. The YardArm IR lights were used basicly to signal, say all ships in its Battle Group for all to receive. That was always alot of fun reading that stuff by scope and couldnt see it by sight, pretty cool stuff. By the Way what ever happened to the America's Mast ?, someone said it was removed. Greg, what kinda Info do you have on this and the M1 scope ? Steve
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click for larger view need to know what these all mean..... |
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patches and pins source not known
the patches seem to have gripper snappers on the back for what reason?
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What microscope is this? It is
probably Russian or East German |
the odd night vision thing!
