[Milsurplus] Hamfest and other thoughts

[Bob Camp]

Hi

Well at least from where I stand the ARC-5 receivers pretty much top 
the list.

I guess it would depend a lot on exactly how you count gear that was 
mostly used as a source of parts. The 610 transmitter tuning decks 
would go up pretty high on the list if you counted parting out   the 
same as massive mods.

Of course this was all gear that at least would up doing something 
useful. Straight from the military to melt down was by far the most 
common fate of most WWII stuff. The list of equipment that simply went 
from useful item to smelter is a *very* long one. If we were talking 
about airplanes or various categories of artillery what we call a 
"major butcher job" would be termed "a near perfect example".

	Take Care!

		Bob Camp
		KB8TQ



On May 30, 2004, at 9:48 PM, Ray Fantini wrote:

> None missed any deals at today's Hamfest, an over priced R-390 and a 
> lot of little bits and peace. Although their was a fair amount of 
> showing off trophies.
> Seeing the threads about the BC-348 makes me wonder, unlike the 342 / 
> 312 family of radios there never was an AC power supply internal to 
> any of the 348 families, correct me if I am wrong. Am sure someone 
> will.
> Let me pose a question for discussion * What is the most "Ham" 
> modified a.k.a. butchered radio out their? Is it the ARC-5 series 
> receivers, myself had killed many back in the seventies, The ARC-5 
> series transmitters, or the BC-348 receiver? It's hard to imagine how 
> any of these radios got here today without at least one hole or mod.
> Ray Fantini KA3EKH
>
>
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