[ARC5] History of Ham Mods: Opinions?

[Jack Antonio]

My thought is, only to the extent of describing typical
modifications made to the gear, so that a prospective
buyer of a piece of equipment would have an idea of what
is stock, and what is not.

Although most of the modifications to the gear were obvious,
some were well done, and could look "official". An example is
the placing of an S-meter on a panel of a BC-348. Properly done,
with an appropriate (not Lafayette or Calectro) meter, it could look
like it was supposed to be there. A novice radio collector might
think they were receiving a pristine set, when in fact such was
not the case.

In the 15 years that I've been collecting WWII radios, I've mainly
concentrated on aircraft gear, and after that time, I can pretty
much tell by intuition what is right or wrong on a given aircraft
set. BUT, if I decided to start concentrating on ground gear, a
guide to typical modifications would probably be very helpful.

My 2 cents worth.

Jack Antonio WA7DIA
scr287 at sbcglobal.net


David Stinson wrote:
> Should a collector's guide to WWII radios, which emphasizes the history 
> of the equipment,
> include a section citing examples of exceptional ham radio mods?  On one 
> hand- it is a part of the history of these sets.  On the other; such a 
> citation might encourage
> further destruction of what are now historic pieces.
> Your Opinion?
> 
> 
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