[Milsurplus] Mods and hacking of NOS gear

[David Stinson]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <w8au at sssnet.com>
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] Mods and hacking of NOS gear


> Have mixed emotions about some WW2 gear, and it pertains to CW.
> Our TDE aboard USS LST325 works wonderfully, but the keying is
> very hard on "make" and has sidebands out much further than
> allowed...
> Consensus?
> 
> Perry   w8au   (WW2LST)  

IMHO, any change that is 100% reversable 
(save original solder, of course ;-)
is OK.  No drilling, slicing or dicing, but tacking
a resistor and cap or coil across the keying contacts
sounds peachy.  If we're going to operate the rigs,
we have to find non-destructive ways to make them
"air-worthy" in today's environment.  Finding those ways
is part of the challenge, at least to me.