[ARC5] [Milsurplus] Old surplus catalogs are always fun to look through

[mstangelo at comcast.net]

Dave,

You're right about the WWII development. I donated lots of my electronic documentation to the Info-Age Museum in Wall NJ. While they are selective on surplus radio donations they are eagerly looking for RADAR equipment donations since most of the equipment wasn't sold as surplus.

Mike N2MS

> On 11/17/2022 2:10 PM Dave Merrill < r390a.urr at gmail.com> wrote:
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> It's surprising how much of this stuff is still around after 80 years. But really, what can you do with a BC-645 anyway?
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> IFF and RADAR were crucial for WWII, but largely useless for civilian experimenters. I suspect most of that gear was eventually scavenged for parts or just sat on a shelf.
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> One section caught my eye: magnetron magnets. I built a nuclear magnetic resonance demonstration setup for an AP chemistry project in high school, based on a writeup in Scientific American.
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> Kinda wish now I hadn't tossed out all my John Meshna catalogs when we moved 35 years ago. Still have a good assortment of Fair Radio though.
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> Dave N9ZC
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