[Boatanchors] Very Interesting BA Listing on EchhBay

Tue Jul 21 20:30:40 EDT 2009

I can show you a ARB, a T1154 and also a ART-13A. They may not be complete
(missing cabling and mounts) but they are untouched.

On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 6:11 PM, J. Forster <jfor at quik.com> wrote:

> Try finding the following, clean and un-ham-hacked:
>
> ARB
> RT-1A/APN-2
> ART-13A
> R.1155
> T.1154
>
> or even almost any ARC5 stuff.
>
> -John
>
> ================
>
>
> > If it wasnt for the hams you wouldnt be here complaining about them as
> > that
> > one on Ebay wouldnt exist. The military valued the hams contributions in
> > WW2
> > and made the effort to get surplus to them. If that hadnt happened it all
> > would have been scrapped as is done these days. Good luck trying to build
> > a
> > collection of modern military gear.
> >
> > Sure, many were modified but others were just put away sometimes in
> > original
> > boxes.
> >
> > Considering the tiny minority that collect military gear there still
> seems
> > enough to go around. The ATC I picked up a few years ago is an example of
> > something that was never touched by the ham who bought it in 1947 from a
> > surplus dealer. I made just enough minor reversible changes to be able to
> > use it.
> >
> > Carl
> > KM1H
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "J. Forster" <jfor at quik.com>
> > To: "rbethman" <rbethman at comcast.net>
> > Cc: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 4:24 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Very Interesting BA Listing on EchhBay
> >
> >
> > I am NOT a ham. I value and respect mil gear for what it is.
> >
> > I really DO NOT think that 'converting' mil radios for ham use does
> > anything but degrade and destroy them, and makes them almost completely
> > valueless.
> >
> > Most, if not all, of the conversions I've seen substitute hack
> engineering
> > for good design.
> >
> > YMMV,
> > -John
> >
> > ==============
> >
> >
> >
> >> Other than simply "having it", what "real" use would it be put to?
> >>
> >> The ham community would have to modify it to no end!  (I think!)  As air
> >> comms are pretty high up in frequency today.  The frequency coverage, IF
> >> it fell within the range covered by the BC-610, has a pretty good chance
> >> of NOT being in the Amateur Bands.
> >>
> >> At least half or more of the tuning units and PA Coils of the BC-610 set
> >> unused for just that reason.
> >>
> >> Now, find me a P-51 in its crate in an old hangar in England, as
> >> happened about ten years ago, or find a crated Rolls Merlin or the
> >> original U.S. Allison - THEN we can talk an auction that will FILL your
> >> coffers.
> >>
> >> Both engines had an expected life-span of approximately 100 hours!
> >>
> >> Bob - N0DGN
> >>
> >> J. Forster wrote:
> >>> There was a similar setup in crates a few months ago. Maybe it didn't
> >>> sell
> >>> or this is another. IMO, it's a very nice setup and the complete kit is
> >>> worth the asking BIN price, s they are rare.
> >>>
> >>> I wish it were mine, but I have no more space.
> >>>
> >>> FWIW,
> >>> -John
> >>>
> >>> =============
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> Mighty steep price for an SCR-522!  Hope the buyer is read to take out
> >>>> all
> >>>> the bad micamold paper capacitors in it!  The '522's were famous for
> >>>> these
> >>>> going bad back in the 1950's!
> >>>>
> >>>> 73,
> >>>> Sandy W5TVW
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>
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