[Milsurplus] WWII Japanese 94-5 Rcvr Raises Again.

[David Stinson]

Hue Miller wrote:


> ...Could you 
> stand on it? I am pretty sure you could stand on the case of a BC-131, BC-474,
> BC-186, BC-611, BC-745, and then pick up the radio and still use it....

Were I a mid-20th century Japanese infantryman
(weighing about 95 pounds),  I probably could.  Alas...
Mine is well used, does still latch and does still pull
out smoothly.  The only real damage is ham-inflicted.
I don't say it's as sturdy as a TCS or even a TBX-
only that the hand-crafting inside
is at least as good as that in my BC-474 and better
than my TBYs.  Both were contemporaries.
I don't think the TBY would be much sturdier with RBBs
stacked on it.  The Forest Service radio comparison you
make is probably the fairest.  I must say I've been surprised
at how well it works for a 1934-design regen.

> So altho their radios, in general were not up to our standard, Japan did
> learn the lesson in short order, and learn it well. Despite a belief in their
> warrior superiority, tradition, and worship of their dictator and gods, 
> they were whupped by a gang of diverse barbarians who mostly
> worshipped logic, scientific method, and the bottom line.

Ohhhhh... I could start one on the last election with
that, but I won't ;-).

73 Dave S.