[ARC5] APX-6 and Surplus

[Brooke Clarke]

Hi Mac:

Probably an antenna for anoutdoor seismic intrusion sensor.
https://prc68.com/I/ID.shtml
https://prc68.com/I/Sonobuoy.shtml#ARFBUOY

-- 
Have Fun,

Brooke Clarke
https://www.PRC68.com
axioms:
1. The extent to which you can fix or improve something will be limited by how well you understand how it works.
2. Everybody, with no exceptions, holds false beliefs.

-------- Original Message --------
>
> Sometime during the Vietnam war I wandered into a surplus store in Hawthorne, CA, and there hanging on the wall was a 
> very realistic plastic palm tree, about 3 ft tall, with a BNC connector where the roots should have been.  What was 
> that all about?  Never seen one since or heard anything about its use. Classified program???  Mike, W6MAB
>
>> On December 16, 2022 at 4:52 PM K2GKK D C_Mac_ Macdonald <k2gkk at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> When I was in EWO school at Mather AFB , CA in 62/63 equipment we were studying that was classified Confidential was 
>> on sale at surplus stores in nearby Sacramento!
>>
>> Mac, K2GKK/5 in OKC, OK
>> USAF & FAA Retired (1981 & 2010)
>>
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>> On Dec 15, 2022, at 13:34, Hubert Miller <Kargo_cult at msn.com> wrote:
>>
>> Jimmy Horn from Seattle told me this story. He was in Navy at San Francisco and was walking by a surplus store one 
>> day. In store window he saw an APX--6. He was surprised, to say the least, because it was still in use in Navy and in 
>> fact was still rated CONFIDENTIAL. I did not get a chance to ask what year. I find the APX-6 a wonderful looking 
>> beast but totally useless to my interests.
>> Hue Miller
>>
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