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

[raydio862 at verizon.net]

How about those catalogs from Radio Research Instruments?  That's where the
radar and IFF equipment was available, albeit at high prices.  I still have
my RRI catalogs, they were better than Playboy magazine to some of us.
Info-Age truly appreciates those donations of hard to find WWII equipment.
Ray

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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:
> 
> 
> 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?
> 
> 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.
> 
> 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.
> 
> 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.
> 
> Dave N9ZC
>
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