[Milsurplus] Amoral Conversions (was "SuperJalopyDyne")

[J. Forster]

I am reminded of the saying within the SCA (Society for Creative Anachronism)...

The Middle Ages... not as they were, but as they should have been

But, I do stand behind the word choice of immoral. It's clearly not illegal.
Others might say it's vandalism or barbarianism. People buy two hundred year old
antiques and drill holes for the wires for TVs or turn them into computer
centers. Sigh. Makes me sick.

FWIW,
-John



Tom Norms wrote:

> Awhile back on some of the re-enactor web sites, I remember
> seeing articles on how to convert PRC-6's and (EEK) BC-611's
> to FRS or CB. The modification basically gutted all of the original
> radio, installed an FRS radio or handheld CB remoted the ptt to
> the original ptt button and put in a modern speaker and mic element.
>
> Sigh. I'd hate to know how many radios have had that done to them.
>
> Tom
>
> (Can't exactly say immoral - though it might seem immoral to
> one of *US* it might not be considered so by some reeinactors,
> they simply want the radio to *look* original. )
>
> >True, it's legal, but is it moral to take a NIB RAT-1 and 'convert'
> >it to a CB?
> >I'll bet it's been done.
> >
> >IMO, no.
> >
> >-John
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