[ARC5] Hallicrafters S-38 is dangerous

[Mark K3MSB]

And,  as Paul Harvey used to say,  "now you know the rest of the story! "

Mark K3MSB
On Nov 17, 2015 7:45 AM, "Nick England" <navy.radio at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hallicrafters was acquired by military contractor Northrop. As part of a
> little-known CIA operation, they then designed and built AC/DC
> powered countermeasures systems (AN/FLQ-17) whose plans were leaked to the
> Soviets. The Reds deployed copies and the resulting chaos and deaths in
> their missile control systems led directly to the fall of the USSR.
> Later, since Hallicrafters technology was no longer needed, the company
> was dissolved and the entire work force was sworn to secrecy and moved to a
> retirement village near Phoenix.
>
> True story. Well, some of it anyways.
>
> Cheers
> Nick
>
> On Tuesday, November 17, 2015, Mark K3MSB <mark.k3msb at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> >>No wonder they are not around anymore.
>>
>> Still waiting to see how this issue caused the demise of the Hallicrafters
>> company.
>>
>> Mark K3MSB
>> On Nov 17, 2015 4:34 AM, <hwhall at compuserve.com> wrote:
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> --
> Nick England K4NYW
> www.navy-radio.com
>
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