[Boatanchors] New official acronym

[Ed Berbari]

Perry,
Hello and good to hear from you.  See you in Massillon this summer.

Morris,
The article I referred to had a picture of one huge shelving unit that I am 
sure would hold the average basement full of junk on one shelf.  Then just 
imagine a warehouse(s) full of them.  Apparently the problem is huge.  They 
pointed out that by the time the B52 is retired in 2040 it would have had a 
90 year service record.

Ed, W9EJB

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Morris Dillingham" <mdilli at nnwifi.com>
To: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, April 07, 2008 7:49 PM
Subject: RE: [Boatanchors] New official acronym


I dunno.  I feel like I am developing a warehouse of parts and boatanchors.
(albeit a small one) :-)

Morris

-----Original Message-----
From: boatanchors-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:boatanchors-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Ed Berbari
Sent: Monday, April 07, 2008 7:10 PM
To: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Boatanchors] New official acronym

One reason we all love our boatanchors is that we can get inside them, fix
them, modify them, and give them the love that they need.  Parts are not yet

a major problem.

I just read an article in the latest issue of the IEEE Spectrum Magazine.
Seems that all of the modern stuff is causing great problems for the
military since they must keep warehouses full of no longer made components.
Part of the problem is that the military now uses a lot of commercial stuff
which leaves the market place fairly quickly.  The new acronym is DMSMS:
Diminishing manufacturing sources and material shortages.

Obviously not a problem for us!

Ed, W9EJB


_______________________________________________
No virus found in this incoming message.
Checked by AVG.
Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.22.8/1362 - Release Date: 4/6/2008
11:12 AM

No virus found in this outgoing message.
Checked by AVG.
Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.22.9/1364 - Release Date: 4/7/2008
6:38 PM


_______________________________________________