U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force Rotary Beam Parasitic Array Antenna
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The U.S. Air Force became a separate branch of the armed forces on September 18th, 1947, almost exactly two years after Japan unconditionally surrendered to Allied Forces (Germany had unconditionally surrendered back in May). This recruitment advertisement appeared in the March 1948 issue of Popular Science magazine, a year after the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 expired on March 31st, 1947. It was a joint appeal by the Army and the Air Force for men seeking careers in communications - particularly targeting, it seems, amateur radio operators, by touting a steerable beam antenna. I could not find numbers on how many conscripted and volunteer troops left the service immediately after the war. Many articles reported a big force drawdown in personnel, which combined with massive layoffs in war equipment industries, led to employment problems. It did not last for long, as the Military Selective Service Act of 1948 reinstated draft registration again. After all, the Military Industrial Complex, as 5-star General/President Eisenhower would eventually call it, needed work. U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force Rotary Beam Parasitic Array Antenna
You're looking at a "rotary beam parasitic array antenna." What it does is big as its name. By high-frequency continuous-wave transmission, the Air Force can talk to planes anywhere on earth. Here's an instance. Recently, 8 Superforts departed Tokyo on a non-stop flight to the nation's capital. Air Force - in Washington - made contact a few minutes after their departure, stayed in communication with its winged off-spring right to their destination. This wizard antenna and its witch-wife - a supersensitive receiving antenna - are a joint accomplishment of Signal Corps and Air Force. It is typical of technical advances that are the daily business of our Armed Services. And you might have played a part in that development! Our peacetime Army and Air Force offer unlimited adventure on the frontiers of science. They want men like you - men with natural technical ability, men with a burning desire to get ahead. If you are 17 to 34 and a high school graduate, for example, you may choose the technical training you want before enlisting. Add other advantages of an Army or Air Force career: highest pay in history ... free board and shelter and medical care ... broad educational opportunity ... travel ... retirement income for life. Get all the facts now from your nearest U. S. Army and U. S. Air Force Recruiting Station. Your Army and Air Force Serve the Nation and Mankind in War and Peace U. S. Army and U. S. Air Force Recruiting Service Careers with a Future U. S. Army and U. S. Air Force
Posted April 15, 2024 |
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