[ARC5] Tanks and Radios

[Jay Coward via ARC5]

Tanks a lot fer dat! Reminds me of brother David and his "Satin's Little Angel" Vietnam era Gun Truck.
Jay
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Eleazer <releazer at earthlink.net>
To: arc5 <arc5 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sun, Jun 29, 2014 2:48 pm
Subject: [ARC5] Tanks and Radios


At the very first monthly TRW Swap Meet I ever attended, back circa 1982, the 
radio club was auctioning off various donated items.  Or trying to, anyway; for 
most items they held it up and there was naught but the sound of crickets.  I 
recall they gave away an SCR-283 receiver for free to some sub-teenager and I 
bought a WWII vintage TS-34 scope for $1.00

They held up a receiver from the SCR-608 or 628 sets.  Crickets.  Then from the 
back of the crowd came, "I'll buy it for $10.00!"

Everyone turned to look at the obvious nutjob.  He then said, "I'm trying to get 
as many as I can!  I collect tanks."

This produced a number of people saying that they might be able to part with 
their precious SCR-608 equipment for such a worthy cause  - for the right price, 
which was probably in the $5 range. 

He collects full sized, real, tanks.  Whenever I think of my radio hobby and 
wonder if I have gone too far, I think about that.

Wayne              
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