[Boatanchors] [BoatAnchors] Offended by "Ham-mered?"

[Joe Connor]

Sometimes, despite all the odds, outward appearances and all the hamstered "improvements," these sets actually work.
A few years ago, I bought a modified SX-15. The prior owner apparently didn't like to solder because all his under-the-chassis connections were made with wire nuts. To says his work was slipshod would have been giving him far too much credit. I thought that I had, at best, a parts set. Just for grins, I replaced the filter caps and fired it up. I was amazed when the set worked and actually worked pretty well. I have left all this prior work as-is because I see it as a testament to something, although I'm not sure what.
Joe Connor 

    On Friday, April 15, 2016 1:33 AM, WA5CAB--- via Boatanchors <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
 
 

 I agree. There is really no excuse for poor workmanship. When I encounter 
something like that, all I can do is hope that the perp was the next year's 
Darwin Award winner.

As Ronnie wrote, the people who complained are probably the culprits. In 
more than half a century, I've only seen two or three modified military rigs 
that worked better after the mods. Most don't work at all.

Robert Downs - Houston
wa5cab dot com (Web Store)
MVPA 9480 

In a message dated 04/14/2016 16:25:51 PM Central Daylight Time, 
w5sum at comcast.net writes: 
> Fear not Dave! Hammered is a great description! So is Kluged, boogered, 
> retro engineered, f$@k{d up and ______ rigged ( enter your own phrase)
> Those that are offended are probably the culprits
> Flame away!
> 
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