[Boatanchors] Need help identifying a boatanchor

[Dave Roscoe]

I disagree with Meir's assessment that all modifications to ARC5 and other
gear mainly from WW II , is a form of "massacre" .

At the time when  most mods were being performed , one must remember that
the gear was almost current, had no "vintage" value, were available by the
barrelfuls for a song on Radio Row on Cortland Street NYC for $ 2.95 in the
box.  And us Hams were anxious to get back on the air, and these units were
ALMOST suited to work on our beloved Amateur frequencies. A few holes and
switches and a moved wire here and there, and VOILA !  we are on 80CW !
Their appearance on the surplus market at that time, provided us with a
wonderfully  timely windfall to enable us a quick and cheap method  to get
back on the air.

Of course, if a brandy new in-the-cosmolene   BC-453  showed up today, or
even EXISTED ! ,  perhaps it would be a massacre if someone took a drill  to
it at this point in time.


73  de Dave W1DWZ
( First receiver , on 40CW,   ARC-5   6-9.1 megacycles)



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "WF2U" <wf2u at starband.net>
To: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2004 6:36 PM
Subject: RE: [Boatanchors] Need help identifying a boatanchor


> The Surplus Massacre - hmmm - Conversion Manual is good for one thing: to
> reverse the damage to surplus gear that was massa... hmmm - "converted"
> according to the massacre instructions in that book and restore it to
> original condition...
>
>
> 73, Meir WF2U
> Landrum, SC
>
> "Where surplus is cherished, kept intact or restored to the way Uncle Sam
> issued it"
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: boatanchors-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> > [mailto:boatanchors-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of Mahlon
> > Haunschild
> > Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2004 8:11 AM
> > To: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
> > Subject: Re:[Boatanchors] Need help identifying a boatanchor
> >
> >
> > There is a conversion article for the GO-9 / TBW transmitters in the
> > Surplus Radio Conversion Manual, vol. 2.
> >
> > regards,
> >
> > Mahlon - K4OQ
> >
> >
>
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