[Milsurplus] Surplus Perversion Manuals

[Hue Miller]

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> Did anyone mention the Evenson and Beach "Surplus Radio Conversion Manual" 
> volumes 1 & 2?

C'mon, Dennis, those are like the "Dick & Jane Primers" for learning to read. 
Everyone has those. If anyone advertises seeking those, it's like, "How many
would you like?"   :-)

At the other end of the spectrum, is the rare wine of less commonly seen
booklets:
(approximate titles)

"Index to Surplus" by 73 Magazine -  a list of  equipment and articles on them

"ARC-2 : A Modern Transceiver in a WW2 Package"  73 Magazine, by Roy
Paffenburg

"Command Receivers User's Manual" by Tauson, sold thru FAIR RADIO.
Isn't he on board here also - Yo, Michael!

Then, there's the early 1960s "Columbia Electronics" catalog. That profusely
illustrated big catalog - and not just minscule dark photos, like FAIR's - will
really make the Surplus Hound drool. Like a Horn of Plenty in the golden land of 
plenty ( California. ) Limitless stacks of lightly used, fine surplus equipment.
Oh, Lordy.

Also, i'm thinking i have a "Department of Commerce" or some such gov't 
agency "Surplus Equipment Manual" that has some how-to-use articles.
Strange, but they maybe thought they'd have trouble unloading the tons
of this stuff they had. Oh, and while i'm digressing, how about a gov't 
catalog of surplus ships for sale? How'd you like a Liberty Ship for the
price of an average small house?  Oh boy!  -Hue Miller