[ARC5] On Hacking

[Geoff]

OTOH 30-40 years ago a Mauser actioned Springfield was worth far more than 
an original to a hunter.

Ive seen well modified mil gear go for far more on Ebay than an average 
condition original.

Value is only dependendent upon the bias of the viewer.
 In the cases about ARC5's its between those who just want to stare at their 
collection and those who actually want to use it. The number of WW2 aircraft 
installations around today are such a tiny percentage compared to what is 
still available.

I suppose a few on here want to blame hams for not rescuing all the mounts, 
dynamotors, cables, control boxes, etc that were essentially useless to 
them.

Based on some comments it seems most werent even born or out of diapers yet 
so dont realize that 24-28V DC supplies were scarce and very expensive. How 
many of you remember those large selenium rectifiers? Readily available 
transformers had only 5 and 6.3V windings along with the HV and usually came 
from scrapped house radios or other military surplus.

So how about stopping the whining about what some ham did before many of you 
were born or wants to do today. Its really sort of stupid to choose sides in 
a silly little war that does nobody any good.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: <WA5CAB at cs.com>
To: <w7qho at aol.com>; <arc5 at mailman.qth.net>
Cc: <kk5f at arrl.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2012 12:34 AM
Subject: Re: [ARC5] On Hacking


> So did I (except in Louisiana, not Montana).  But try to sell one of them
> today.  I have two No. 5 MK 1 Enfields.  One is partially "sporterized" 
> and
> is essentially unsellable.  The other is all original and worth $350-$500.
> The same thing is for the most part true of almost anything from the 40's 
> and
> earlier.  From firearms to furniture to vehicles to guitars to paintings 
> to
> jewelery to books.  In original even if bedraggled condition, it's worth
> something to someone.  Modified, polished brightly, painted, taped, etc., 
> it
> is usually worth little to nothing.  Watch programs like Antiques Road 
> Show
> or some of the Pawn or Picker shows.
>