[ARC5] US Army Signal Corps Museum

[Bart Lee]

Dave and all,

The California Historical Radio Society is slowly building a military/naval
radio display section, going back to World War One.  We have a
bought-and-paid-for museum building (7000 sq ft) in Alameda (CA). We get
estates and donations (slowly).  We are (slowly) getting it all organized.
We are an all volunteer organization, since before 1974. We accept
donations on Saturdays. As Mark, WW2RDO said: "... think about just going
crazy and put together a cosmetically restored,  non-working radio and just
donate it, no strings attached, to a worthy museum now while you’re around
to see it in the museum..." (We happily also accept working radios, too!)

73 de Bart, K6VK ##

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Bart Lee, K6VK, CHRS Archivist and Fellow, AWA Fellow, ARRL Liaison

Texts only to: 415 902 7168

www.californiahistoricalradio.com

www.SoWP.org

www.bartlee.com

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On Wed, Feb 16, 2022 at 4:38 PM David Stinson <arc5 at ix.netcom.com> wrote:

>
> It appears quite a few are unaware that the Ft. Gordon museum
> closed for good in Feb. 2021. Google "signal corps museum"
> The museum staff and volunteers were trying to raise $43 million
> to buy a building there and move the collection.  Nothing
> heard by me of how they did, but since it hasn't reappeared
> in a year, well...
>
> No telling what happened to either the Ft. Mom. or the Ft. Gordon
> collections and the longer it takes to hear, the less likely we ever will
> hear what has occurred.  I would not be even slightly surprised
> if the mil-minions have sent it to the crusher and, like the Navy,
> sent the archives to be pulped.  Too much paperwork
> and "environmental impact" ("Gosh that stuff has CAPACITORS!")
> and never-cancelled "secret" designations on gear that's been
> sold by Fair Radio for decades, too much bureaucratic
> excrement-flinging to ever let us buy any of it.
>
> Yeah I'm cynical- I've seen Uncles "disposal" clown show first hand.
>
>
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