[ARC5] Re: 'Scrap' chassis, modified sets

Wed, 05 Jun 2002 19:34:49 -0400

Hi Guys,
Just reading the mail and wanted to let you know that some people are using 
ARC5 tx and rx on tuesday and thursday WS19 set net at 8pm EST.
freq. is 3703 +/- qrm. Join us for some old time fun.

cheers David ve3bbn

>From: [email protected] (Todd Bigelow - PS)
>Reply-To: [email protected]
>To: [email protected]
>CC: [email protected]
>Subject: [ARC5] Re: 'Scrap' chassis, modified sets
>Date: Wed, 05 Jun 2002 11:40:21 -0400
>
>One more thing I'd like to add to the scrap or modified chassis thought: 
>Even
>today, some out there would like to create their past station from 30-40-50
>years ago consisting of some piece of ARC-5 or Command gear.
>
>As often as you find the ratty sets at hamfests, you'll find some decently
>modified ones. So, as well as the idea of parts donors, it isn't a bad idea 
>to
>have a couple complete, working (or workable) units around as well. This 
>will
>allow you to do two things: first, you can play around and get a feel for 
>how
>the set works and what's involved. Second, you might have an opportunity to
>save a clean unit from being hacked up by offering an already hacked but
>working unit in exchange. Unless the set has already been massively changed
>beyond what they want to use it for, they can likely use it for their 
>project.
>
>  I'll admit, it's a long shot and I've only succeeded once, but it's worth 
>the
>effort. Quite often, someone wanting a set to play with or modify isn't as
>concerned with cosmetics as they are completeness or the presence of 
>certain
>parts. Even if the set you save isn't one you need or want, it makes good
>trading material and you've saved another set from being irreversibly
>destroyed. I've found that more often than not, trying totalk them out of 
>it
>won't work - if they're looking for a set to modify, they'll likely find 
>one,
>eventually. If they were of the same mindset as those of us who wish to
>preserve and utilize history, they'd not be of a mind to modify in the 
>first
>place.
>
>Just another reason to have more gear laying around the garage or radio 
>room,
>but a good one.
>
>73 de Todd/'Boomer'  KA1KAQ
>
>
>
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