[Milsurplus] Re: Armstrongs patents and the US Govt

[BOEING377 at aol.com]

In a message dated 5/6/2004 8:53:05 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
milsurplus-request@mailman.qth.net writes:

> Big reqm't in those days was xtal control &FM.  Contractors worried
> about paying Armstrong for his xtal-controlled phase modulator.  Hence
> 2 alternate modulation spins on SCR500 competitors.
> 
> Then Armstrong relented &sed no license req'd for war neutralizing
> issue.
> 
> 

When I worked in defense electronics we didnt give a hoot about patents as 
the US Govt and its contractors normally have immunity from patent infringement 
suits. A patent owners only recourse is to file a claim for compensation with 
the Claims Court in DC, but they are not especially fast or generous in their 
awards. There are exceptions though, Tektronix got a pretty big award when the 
govt had other companies make carbon copies of their scopes. It is like 
condemnation or emminent domain, if the govt wants your land they can take it, then 
you have to make a claim for reasonable compensation. They don't have to buy 
it at an agreed price like normal buyers.

Now that we are through with the law chatter, does anyone know whether the 
ARC 65 HF SSB set was used in C 118 (mil DC 6) aircraft?


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