[Milsurplus] WW II on PBS

[J. Forster]

OK. Ya got me.  OTOH, 'conversion' is a VERY sore point with me.

Spelling in emails is so bad that I mostly ignore it. I wish people would use a spell checker.
But, those are context lacking...  I recently said in an email "...186,000 miles on the clock..."
speaking of my car,  but omitted the 'l' in clock.  8=))

Seriously, that's the reason we are actively looking for FMs and Signals Training Pamphlets for
Trackpads:

http://www.trackpads.net/webs/wireless-set-no19/

(although it seems to be having DNS problems right now.

-John



Mike Morrow wrote:

> John wrote:
>
> >There is a new series on PBS in the US...  'Great Raids of WW II'
>
> I wrote:
>
> > Too bad it's not "Great Radios of WWII" !!  :-)
>
> John wrote:
>
> >I disagree. IMO, the radios (and other things) are best understood in the
> >context of what they were USED for. All were built to solve particular problems,
> >and  how those requirements were met is a vital part of the collecting hobby. As
> >to what constitutes a "Great Radio" I suspect that opinions would differ widely.
> >Whether it covers a ham band or not would certainly not enter into my rating
> >system, nor would its suitability for 'conversion'
>
> Hey, John, lighten up a little!  It was supposed to be a joke, a play on "radios" vs. "raids"!
>
> Mike / KK5F