[ARC5] Kludge -

[Henry Mei'l's]

I guess many of us do realize that 'klug' is German for 'smart'
(Danish, 'klog').

BW Henry, OZ1uF -Cph
(some think I'm a smart-a** - I wonder why ;0)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "D C *Mac* Macdonald" <k2gkk at hotmail.com>
To: "ARC-5 Mail List" <arc5 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2010 10:02 PM
Subject: Re: [ARC5] Kludge -


>
> 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.
>
>
> ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
> ~ 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-----
> From: arc5-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:arc5-bounces at mailman.qth.net] 
> On
> Behalf Of mac
> Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2010 1:22 PM
> To: Discussion of AN/ARC-5 military radio equipment.
> Cc: jfor at quik.com
> 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
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