Greetings from the high seas.

[Robert_Anderson]

Hello,

My name is Bob Anderson. I have been an avid audiophile since I was a kid. I currently work as a lead radar engineer aboard a USNS ship all over the world. I am into extreme high end headphone listening on the ship. Oklahoma is home, and when there, I I enjoy a fairly nice Magnepan system I continually build and improve upon.

This is my living room system, please have mercy on the awful stands, I have yet to be in my new home long enough to assembled properly (Solid Tech).

http://i529.photobucket.com/albums/dd339/randerson30241/IMG_1982_zps7e2eef3a.jpg

I look forward to interaction with the group.

Bob

 

[Steve Williams]

Hello Bob. Welcome to WBF and thank you for the service you have given to our country.

 

[amirm]

Welcome indeed. You are the first one to call from high seas on WBF! Thank you for helping keep us safe.

And that is one nice system at home. Is that a Mark Levinson CD player that I see in the picture? And whose Ferrari is that?

What does a radar engineer do on a ship? Is it operating it or maintaining/repairing them? Are they CHIRP radars?

 

[Robert_Anderson]

Thanks for the welcome. That is a Levinson transport I have had for forever. I don't recall posting a picture of a Ferrari, but if you looked on Photobucket, you might have seen a picture of a red one a friend of mine has.

Thanks for the compliment, I am a contractor working for Raytheon as a lead engineer on a dual S&X Band radar designed to track ballistic missile firings of hostile countries. I really am not allowed for security reasons to say more. If you Google the USNS Invincible, you can probably read more about it than I would ever be comfortable saying on social media.

There are some wonderful systems on this site and I can't wait to become more engaged in the conversations.

 

[Robert_Anderson]

Thank you, Steve, I look forward to getting involved in the forum.

 

[amirm]

Thanks Robert. Will do. Another question. What are you allowed to bring on the ship as far as personal audio gear? Is it size or weight restricted?

 

[DonH50]

Radar and Maggies, my kind of guy! Welcome aboard!

I used to work for Hughes pre-Raytheon, designing ICs to go into radars (among other things).

 

[Robert_Anderson]

Thanks Robert. Will do. Another question. What are you allowed to bring on the ship as far as personal audio gear? Is it size or weight restricted?

I have a fairly decent high end headphone system (headphones not pictured here) jammed in to my small room. It is all packed in to place for bad seas. Here is a photo:

 

[Robert_Anderson]

Radar and Maggies, my kind of guy! Welcome aboard!

I used to work for Hughes pre-Raytheon, designing ICs to go into radars (among other things).

You would like this radar, too bad I can't say too much about it. We're a dual S & X band tracking radar designed by MIT/Lincoln Labs. This is my 17th year on the project. Well, time for me to call it a night in my part of the world. I can't wait to get more involved in the forum.

 

[Steve Williams]

That is very impressive for onboard. Congrats Bob

 

[Robert_Anderson]

That is very impressive for onboard. Congrats Bob

Thanks!

 

[DonH50]

I was thinking it was pretty impressive no matter where it lived...

 

[Hi-FiGuy]

Welcome, appreciate your service!
Fellow Maggie supporter here, enjoy.

 

[Robert_Anderson]

Thanks to everyone for the warm welcome!

 

[LL21]

Hello Bob. Welcome to WBF and thank you for the service you have given to our country.

+1 and +100!

 

[GaryProtein]

Hi Bob, it's great to see you here!

 

[Robert_Anderson]

Thanks!

 

[FrantzM]

Welcome!!

 

[Robert_Anderson]

Thank you.

 

[Ronm1]

I suspect its somewhat more modern than the sps-6c and
sps-10b I worked on back on my USN stint 66-70
Welcome