[Collins] The KWM-2 in the Dumpster Story Again.

[James Duffer]

The FAA had several of these used in their "emergency" net.  I recall one at 
the Seattle Long Range Radar Site.  I don't know if the net is still active, 
I do know that they replaced some of their huge log periodic beams with huge 
conical verticals at some of the centers.  I retired in 1994 and I am sure 
that there have been many changes.  Sometimes their surplus equipment is 
disposed of by GSA, some times special procedures get implemented.

73, Jim   de wd4air


>From: "Steve Garwood" <n0czv at willard-oh.com>
>To: <kiyoinc at attglobal.net>, <collins at mailman.qth.net>
>Subject: RE: [Collins] The KWM-2 in the Dumpster Story Again.
>Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2006 15:42:06 -0500
>
>Have the KWM-380/HF-380's already been done away with, or are there a few 
>of
>them still around somewhere?  Only place I every see any is occasionally on
>eBay....Internet searches come up empty, only threads back to old postings
>here....
>
>Steve, N0CZV
>
>Subject: [Collins] The KWM-2 in the Dumpster Story Again.
>
>I heard the shocking story again.   This is from a guy who did radio
>repair in the military. He said that in 1990, they were shutting down
>the repair schools and had pallets and pallets of Collins KWM-2's.  They
>tried to give them to the army, called around, and no one wanted them,
>so they threw them in the dumpster.
>
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