[Milsurplus] One Way to Keep Our Hobby Alive

[J. Forster]

Ryan Gill wrote:

> At 5:59 PM -0500 3/29/06, J. Forster wrote:
>
> >One problem is that the heavy AFVs are mostly in
> >the southern part of the US and there is
> >nothing, AFAIK, in the Northeast within a 10
> >hour drive.  I just can't deal with a truck or
> >AFV or camping for a week, so have concentrated
> >on things like ground stations.
>
> You've got us 15th Recce chaps with 2 Dingos, a
> Humber Mk IV armored car being restored and 2
> Humber LRC projects in the works.

I don't know where you are.

> Bill Max has
> worked with us in the past at events. At some
> point I hope to have our WS19s working, but
> getting the B sets and intercoms working will be
> a challenge.

The B sets cannot be used legally (without mods). The A sets require a ham
ticket. The intercoms are trivial to get working. They are just very simple
audio amps.

> If we were to have someone want to
> turn out with us at either set piece events like
> Reading

Reading is a 10 hour's drive for me.

> or tactical events like FIG2, we'd highly
> welcome someone with an 8 or 15cwt wireless van
> wanting to do a mobile signals impression. I know
> it ain't cheap though and it is a lot to ask.

I sure don't have one. Sorry,-John