[Milsurplus] Rebecca - Eureka list

[WA5CAB@cs.com]

That's true.  Most of us who started in the 60's followed in the footsteps of 
those who started in the 50's and late 40's and did our share of butchery.  
Although unlike most, almost from the beginning I thought it worthwhile to have 
the original racks, control boxes and connectors if they could be found.  

One other thing to remember before falling into the trap of today's favorite 
political pastime (rewriting history to make the good guys into the bad guys) 
is that something that's just barely gone into the obsolescent stage isn't 
collectable, it's just old.  Until fairly recently, you couldn't give away the 
pieces of the Korean War FM sets, especially the mounts and control boxes.  Now 
all of a sudden, you can't even find the mounts or the antenna mast sections.  
I posted a note here a few weeks ago looking for an MT-299.  No response 
except for one MT-327.

I have a few BB-212/U's as well.

In a message dated 8/14/2003 5:38:55 PM Central Daylight Time, jfor@quik.com 
writes: 
> Most interest, until quite recently, has been in the comm gear. That's part 
> of the
> reason that the nav and radar and countermeasures has almost completely
> disappeared. If it could not be modified or stripped for parts for ham or 
> other
> use, the dealers often junked the stuff. There was simply no market. 
> AQN/APN-2s
> were stripped for IF strips. The various 'Surplus Conversion Manuals' were a
> disaster for collectors. The result is that unmodified equipment is rare and 
> IMO
> often the result of a ham buying an ARC-5 or ART-13 and just never getting 
> around
> to do the mods. (I never had any intention of moding any of my gear, since 
> I'm a
> collector, not an operator. My interest is how they solved problems with far
> simpler technical resources. How many on the list have really studied HOW 
> some of
> this gear works to any depth?
> 
> >Incidentally, if anyone should happen across a small motorcycle type (clear
> >plastic case) lead-acid cell (a battery is two or more cells) marked 
> Willard
> >ERH-25-2, that's a BB-210/U, used with AN/PPN-1A.
> 
> I have a very few NOS, dry charged BB-212/Us for the PPN-2 and would sell 
> one for
> a really deserving collector, but not if you can use a gel cell instead. I
> recently bought a WS 58 supply with NOS battery also. It'll not get filled 
> while I
> own it.

Robert Downs - Houston
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