[ARC5] Kludge -

[D C *Mac* Macdonald]

Kluge (pronounced - KLOODJ) is the way I have
always seen it spelled.  It always referred to a
means of doing something that didn't result in
something "pretty" but that worked well.
 
In other words, expedient!
 
One of the other officers in my office at HQ
USAFE in Wiesbaden was Capt Dave Klug (no "e").
When we rotated back to CONUS in 71, I came to
Tinker AFB in Oklahoma City and Dave went to
Altus AFB, also in Oklahoma.  I don't think he
stayed for a career.
 

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~ 73 - Mac, K2GKK/5 ~
~ (Since 30 Nov 53) ~
~ Oklahoma City, OK ~
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From: mmab at cox.net
To: arc5 at mailman.qth.net
Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2010 11:14:33 -0700
CC: jfor at quik.com
Subject: Re: [ARC5] Kludge -

Whether its Kluge or Kludge, I never heard the term in connection with the 
WWII German General von Kluge. However, it was used constantly, during the 
late 1950s, by the technicians in two different reasearch labs in Palo Alto, 
CA where I worked while attending Stanford. Of course the term continues to 
this day. The key phrase "yet effective" is applicable to everything I saw 
in those labs. Don't care what it looks like, but its gotta work.
 
Mike W6MAB



-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2010 1:22 PM
To: Discussion of AN/ARC-5 military radio equipment.
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Subject: Re: [ARC5] [Milsurplus] Well I'm trying...

One man's inspiration is another man's kluge, especially in the area
of restoration.

The term is generally used as a derogative but interesting to note
Wikipedia includes "yet effective" in the definition.

Dennis D. W7QHO
Glendale, CA

 
 
On Jul 17, 2010, at 9:50 AM, Michael Bittner wrote:

The only problem with that story is that the General's name was
Von Kluge, pronounced clue-ga. No letter d in the name.

Mike W6MAB