[Boatanchors] Fw: Revised/tamed version/ here we go again -- sanctity of mil gear

[Greg Mijal]

Like I said earlier, hopefully this thread will self extinguish soon.
So how about it fellas?
Done jacking your jaws?
Greg
WA7LYO
Kinston NC
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "rbethman" <rbethman at comcast.net>
To: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Cc: "Henry Mei'l's" <meils at get2net.dk>
Sent: Saturday, May 07, 2011 3:43 PM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Fw: Revised/tamed version/ here we go again --  
sanctity of mil gear


> Henry,
>
> I'd rather see it being used than setting around gathering dust!
>
> Good on ya mate!
>
> Bob - N0DGN
>
> On 5/7/2011 3:21 PM, Henry Mei'l's wrote:
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Henry Mei'l's"<meils at get2net.dk>
>> Cc:<boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Friday, May 06, 2011 11:24 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] here we go again -- sanctity of mil gear aka
>> original sin
>>
>> This is a toned-down revision of a mail I sent to this reflector 
>> yesterday.
>> (I hope the original version has been trashed).
>>
>>
>>
>>> And for the n-th time -- many/most of us wouldn't be on these radio
>>> reflectors today if we hadn't
>>> cut our radio teeth on the then-abundant mil surplus gear.
>>>
>>> It's a compliment to the very fine quality of vintage mil gear that many
>>> prefer to update them rather than modify commercial gear. Also many
>>    prefer the rugged and solid look of mil gear.
>>    Radios that look like real radios and having historical significance.
>>> Limited, retro-able modernization of mil gear is fine with me -- still 
>>> nuf
>>> original stuff around for collectors and museums. -- So much (most?)
>>      mil gear has been modified by the  military via field changes and
>> updated revised
>>     (hopefully improved/modified ) versions of earlier productions. Can 
>> also
>> imagine
>>     that many of the original design engineers did themselves do mods on 
>> the
>> these rigs
>>     when they used them on the ham bands years later.
>>    .
>>
>> Also, using the vintage mil rigs on the air, even if they have been 
>> adapted
>> to today's
>> higher standards of stability and signal quality, is a great  QSO
>> conversation topic
>> in iteself and is a first class way of perpetuating the history of  WWII 
>> mil
>> gear.
>>
>> Why not accept the fact that there are different views on this subject as
>> there are
>> on just about every other subject you can name.
>>
>> HFM
>> oz3o n2nr
>
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