[Milsurplus] Question about EMP

[Todd, KA1KAQ]

On 11/25/06, C Whitaker <whitaker at pa.net> wrote:
> de WB2CPN
> Twenty or so years ago the rumor within MARS
> about the non-availability of certain choice radio
> equipment and other electronic things was that it
> had been stashed inside Cheyanne Mountain, and
> would survive a N-Blast.  Also heard that a lot
> of tube-type stuff was hidden away.   Of course,
> I could be wrong and all this a cover story if all of the
> goodies went out of the country to some "friendly"
> government.

I can't comment on your specific stories Clete, but there are several
accounts of just this sort of thing taking place in the '91 Gulf War.
Seems the new whizbang boxes they brought over were suffering from a
combination of clogged air filters from the fine sand/dust in country
and static discharge on external antennae taking out front ends. A
number of mothballed FRC93s were pulled from storage and brought up to
spec by Dennis Brothers (fmr Collins tech) for use in theater. Also
R-390As including (IIRC) a new contract for CY-979A cabinets.

Well, we all know how it ended. Stormin' Norman got the job done
sooner than expected, and a lot of restored gear went to the surplus
market. I think Davilyn in 6 Land got the FRC93 gear and Mac
McCullough ended up with the new CY-979 cabinets, which he sold to
folks for their receivers. Not sure if any R-390As ever got completed
and if so, where they ended up. Maybe St Julians?

Hopefully some gear still exists in secret squirrel holes around the
country. Satellite comms work great until a healthy solar storm comes
along...

~ Todd,  KA1KAQ