Intro to Alamotex
I have lived in Canada for the past 55 years,having emigrated from the UK after working for Shell Petroleum,following my National Service in the Gunners. Service in a British Royal Artillery HAA Regt gave me my first exposure to AA radar and in particular to the Canadian built MZPI, aka AA Radar No 4 Mk 6.
Some 50 odd years later I started a recreational research project looking into the role played by Canada in the development of centrimetric wavelength radar,and in particular the WW II project which resulted in the production of the GL III © AA gunlaying Radar...the very first centimetric wavelength mobile gunlaying radar to go into mass production during WW II.
It was only in July 2006, that two main components of GL III © system were discovered in the open storage yard of the RCA Museum in Shilo, Manitoba, Canada. Many of the original 1940's era electronic components are still in place. These units are almost certainly the only examples of the 667 originally manufactured in Canada,(1941-5) that still exist. Funds are lacking for proper care, preservation and partial restoration.
I, with the support of a few army radar enthusiasts are trying to arouse interest in getting some kind of preservation initiative off the ground. Along with this interest, pre NIKE air defence weaponry is in the mix.
Thats about it. Cheers Brian