Who Here Beside Me is Familiar with Smallpipe or Mode Bravo?

PO1 William "Chip" Nagel — Sun, 03 Sep 2017 22:41:14 -0400

Response by SPC Margaret Higgins made Sep 3 at 2017 10:45 PM

SPC Margaret Higgins — Sun, 03 Sep 2017 22:45:44 -0400

PO1 William "Chip" Nagel: Unfortunately, Chip, I am not. Wish I could help out here. -Love, Margaret

Response by LT Brad McInnis made Sep 4 at 2017 12:34 AM

LT Brad McInnis — Mon, 04 Sep 2017 00:34:36 -0400

I am guessing this isn't a bedroom issue?

Response by MSgt Steven Holt, NRP, CCEMT-P made Sep 4 at 2017 8:13 AM

MSgt Steven Holt, NRP, CCEMT-P — Mon, 04 Sep 2017 08:13:14 -0400

PO1 William "Chip" Nagel - Dammit Chip! Stop making me think before I've had morning coffee! lol

Response by CAPT Kevin B. made Sep 4 at 2017 10:49 AM

CAPT Kevin B. — Mon, 04 Sep 2017 10:49:56 -0400

I'm a Ham and ex OS/EW when we were 50/50 tubes and transistors. We always used "pipe size" to describe bandwidth. Still true today, if you have more bandwidth, you can cram more information in it given the same mode of transmission. I vaguely remember Mode Bravo maybe relating to radio silence, but even with coffee on board, am not sure. I agree with MSgt Steven Holt, NRP, CCEMT-P it's too damn early.....

Response by MCPO Curtis Sobol made Oct 8 at 2017 4:41 PM

MCPO Curtis Sobol — Sun, 08 Oct 2017 16:41:59 -0400

Smallpipe = Bane of an orderly and pleasant underway period. Thanks for the "memory"! ;)

Response by SCPO Bruce Watson Sr. made Nov 3 at 2017 6:47 PM

SCPO Bruce Watson Sr. — Fri, 03 Nov 2017 18:47:08 -0400

Small Pipe for me was shutting down all communications via satellite (last time I worked with it was 1982) and going HF only. It was difficult to make the transition after the luxury of Sat Comm but once we switched over it became more than routine. My ship, the USS Edenton (ATS 1) was put on Small Pipe all the way to the Med. It was a two week transit. We checked into Rota, did the check-in, etc. and then hit the Med. Day one we went into their Small Pipe and for the months we were there we did it again. I'm here, so I must have lived through it. Retired in 1986.