[ARC5] Hamming of Surplus Equipment

[Geoff]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Geoff" <geoffrey at jeremy.mv.com>
To: "Robert Eleazer" <releazer at earthlink.net>; <arc5 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2012 2:43 PM
Subject: Re: [ARC5] Hamming of Surplus Equipment


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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Robert Eleazer" <releazer at earthlink.net>
> To: <arc5 at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2012 2:29 PM
> Subject: [ARC5] Hamming of Surplus Equipment
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>> Relative to the subject question, a college professor told me that in 
>> 1945 he was directed to destroy 100 B-25's in southern Germany by means 
>> of explosives and burying the remains - and specifically was told by a 
>> general officer that he would NOT remove the radio equipment for use by 
>> US forces there.
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>> Given this example, I think we have to assume if there had been no 
>> hamming of surplus gear there would be little or none around today.
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>> On the other hand, how do y'all regard that guy who posted a "want" 
>> message on QRZ last year requesting some unmodified "ARC-5" equipment so 
>> that he could mod it and teach hams about the historical use of surplus?
>>
>> Wayne


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> Unmodified does not mean only NOS and there are countless candidates of 
> somewhat decrepit versions around. Ive no problem with that scenario nor 
> do I think any reasonable person would disagree.
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