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Default Furuno Radar Problem

Jack,

What Island was that? I spent a year at Shemya (aka "The Rock")

Ken

On Feb 9, 2:04 pm, Jack Erbes wrote:
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Our SPS-6 aboard USS Everglades (AD-24)...


Sea stories? Oh boy! Now this one is a no ****ter. In 1965, up on one
of the westernmost islands in the Aleutian chain, we used to send guys
outside with a compass, a pair of binoculars, and a notepad, to watch
for the Russians making overflights.