[ARC5] [Milsurplus] [MRCA] AN/PRC-74 Schematics

[Robert Newberry]

These guys cover everything from the beginning up to current. They have
quite the archive.
On Dec 2, 2012 9:00 PM, "J. Forster" <jfor at quikus.com> wrote:

> I know there are several antique wireless museums that focus on pre- WWII
> stuff. That is of little interest to me.
>
> My interest is in the real engineering design, which really started in
> WWII. Just look at electronics that was made in 1935 v. one from 1945.
>
> -John
>
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> > There is also the antique radio and Wireless communication museum
> ...think
> > I got the name wrong in Windsor, CT that tries very hard to preserve this
> > info too.
> >
> > I watched a PBS documentary on a guy who collected vinyl records.
> > According
> > to the national archives all of the music that was put to vinyl on 10% is
> > available to the public. They said this guy has over 80% of all vinyl
> ever
> > made.
> >
> > Sad thing is ...no one cares or is interested he can't find anyone
> > interested in it. He is trying to find a home for his collection valued
> at
> > over 50 million his asking price is 8 million ...still no offers.
> > On Dec 2, 2012 8:02 PM, "J. Forster" <jfor at quikus.com> wrote:
> >
> >> >
> >> > On Dec 1, 2012, at 2:40 PM, J. Forster wrote:
> >> >> BUT, my concern is long term.
> >> >
> >> > Where I worked till retirement (National institute of Standards and
> >> Technology) I knew a fellow who was their expert in microfilm.  He and
> >> the US National Archivist were on first name basis.  He strongly
> >> believed that the way to make stuff available to the most people most
> >> easily was with computers.  He also adamantly believed that the ONLY way
> >> to preserve printed information for the LONG term was microfilm. Period.
> >>
> >> Yes and no.
> >>
> >> I like computers because they and the SW are now mature and stable
> >> enough
> >> that the information can be copied and distributed at essentially no
> >> cost.
> >> Furthermore, the files can be stored on any technology, from 8" floppies
> >> to Flash RAM, to hard drives to CDs and DVDs to cloud servers. OIf you
> >> want backups, they are just a click away.
> >>
> >> Microfilm or fiche is largely a dying format, IMO. Just try and get a
> >> fiche duplicated. I was able to, but it took going to MIT Graphic Arts
> >> to
> >> get it done. Also, the media, either silver or dry diazo, is not
> >> eternal.
> >>
> >> Finally, it takes special rquipment to get a hard copy of even 1 page.
> >> Also, if the image is corrupted, you are screwed. Andsome of the images
> >> I've seen are pretty bad.
> >>
> >> IMO, the way to go for mere mortal is Acrobat or a clone that makes
> >> compatible files.
> >>
> >> >> ... Google, by scanning it incompletely, is
> >> >> hastening the very loss of information they are seeking to preserve.
> >> >
> >> > I think they do not really have a noble, altruistic, conservators
> >> viewpoint on preserving stuff.  They really only want profit.
> >> > Claiming to have scanned lots of stuff is just part of that.
> >>
> >> No argument.
> >>
> >> In fact, Google is probably using their other businesses to data mine.
> >> An
> >> example:
> >>
> >> A couple of days ago, I received an email link of a snow globe. The text
> >> said 'enter your street address to see a pic of your house in the
> >> globe'.
> >> Oh, BTW, you had to have Cookies enabled or it would not work.
> >>
> >> Well, the app is simple...  it grabs a pic of the address you enter from
> >> Google Street View and pastes it into the snow globe.
> >>
> >> The site is:  http://www.draftfcb.com/holiday2011/
> >>
> >> BUT, Google now has set a Cookie in your computer and can tie that to
> >> the
> >> street address you entered. Sure, you may have entered a friends address
> >> also, but while gathering Street View pics, that have also been logging
> >> ISP information.
> >>
> >> Anybody want to bet they are not correloating it?
> >>
> >> Google may be out to do 'good', but it's THEIR vision og good.
> >>
> >> YMMV,
> >>
> >> -John
> >>
> >> ============
> >> >
> >> > Roy
> >> >
> >> > Roy Morgan
> >> > k1lky at earthlink.net
> >> > K1LKY Since 1958 - Keep 'em Glowing!
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
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