Holy Yikes! When I worked on these suckers, they were class

[Rich Grise]

http://www.f-111.net/models/ECM/

The ALQ-87 had four BWOs. In the picture you can see the antennas. We used
to do a quick ops check by holding that little neon bulb screwdriver up
next to the antennas. Some guy showed me that you can feel it with your
hand. I did. You can. I was younger then and much stupider than nowadays.
However, it did give me some perspective on microwave cooking. ;-)

The ALQ-119, in the lower part of the pic, is the one that had the
serrodyne-modulated TWTs.

I don't know what it is that prompted me to look this up, but seeing that
pod - Dayum! I've unscrewed those antennas! I've tightened down the pylon
bolts on those puppies!

Guess I'm getting nostalgic in my old age.

Cheers!
Rich

! Oh, yeah - I was gonna look up the SMPS in the ALQ-71. %-}

 

[Winfield Hill]

Rich Grise wrote...

http://www.f-111.net/models/ECM/

The ALQ-87 had four BWOs. In the picture you can see the antennas.
We used to do a quick ops check by holding that little neon bulb
screwdriver up next to the antennas. Some guy showed me that you can
feel it with your hand. I did. You can. I was younger then and much
stupider than nowadays. However, it did give me some perspective on
microwave cooking. ;-)

The ALQ-119, in the lower part of the pic, is the one that had the
serrodyne-modulated TWTs.

I don't know what it is that prompted me to look this up, but seeing
that pod - Dayum! I've unscrewed those antennas! I've tightened down
the pylon bolts on those puppies!

Guess I'm getting nostalgic in my old age.

What kinds of capability did those ECM pods have, what did they do?


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Thanks,
- Win