[Milsurplus] MAW-1 HOTSY-TOTSY

[Unserviceable but Repairable]

I finally went to Tut's tomb this AM with a Geiger counter for a look
at the MAW-1 (by Hoffman) vhf xcvr,

Counter a good one, a Victoreen CDV700-6A.  Catch this

Beta & Gamma ionizing radiation 50 mr/hr.  FIFTY
         "     "          "      5 mr/hr

Background beta/gamma     "     .02 mr/hr
     "           "              unmeasurable

No wonder there's no roaches in that garage

It's the "channel selector" & volume knob scales that're hot.  Think 
I'll remove knobs & plate & try for a decontamination somehow, someway.
A minute of me @ a time.

I'm with last week's consensus that getting officials involved'd be
like alerting ghostbusters.  They might turn the place into a 
superfund site.

Then perhaps the property's worth more as a superfund site.

= = = = = = = = How was MAW-1 used? = = = = = = = = = 

Korea.  Gyrene's called in bombardment from their carrier-baased ADs from 
hidden spots near target

Know a Mosquito (AT6) spotter that called in F84s & F86s from the air.
Sez marine deal much better since ADs cud orbit target dropping bits
& pieces 'til they were zeroed in.  Then ker-whumpppp.  AF jets sent in
solo jet leading 4 others....  Ah, don't need to spin this yarn

MAW-1 xcvr probably 1st made in '45.  Old style handset jacks - not
PRC-8 twist-ons.  Huge controls that'd do fine w. mittens.  Inside
there's a huge channel change turret.  Really major league 100-156
am xcvr & probably 1st.