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Old 09-07-15, 09:53 PM   #12
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Originally Posted by TorpX
This begs the question: since the Germans linked the p/s to the TVR, and we had a link from the TBT, why didn't they link the p/s to the TDC?
Regarding my statement of the TBT having a "direct link".......I miss spoke. The TBT signaled in which direction it was focused, however the input was only to a device that the TDC operator could read as Relative Bearing. The direct input to the TDC was made manually by the operator.
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