[Milsurplus] Re: Ricebox hams on WW2 warships...

[Mark Richards]

David Stinson wrote:
> and that there is a place for occasional special event stations
> aboard WWII ships, using whatever radios, of course.
> But to build a permanent station with plastic radios
> in a place that's supposed to honor
> WWII service and sacrifice?
Korea?  Vietnam?  Some of these fine ships served in other wars.

> IMHO, a plastic radio station installed on a WWII memorial
> honors no one.  It's self-indulgent and disrespectful.
Both "self-indulgent" and "disrespectful" are subjective.  It is in the 
eye of the beholder.  Try "I felt that this was inaccurate and might 
mislead the general public".

> Once the public understands the plastic radios
> aren't "the real deal," they don't just lose interest-
> they get a negative impression that sticks.
The very general public has not the foggiest idea.

Your refusal to participate in an event because they were not using the 
exact equipment specification throws the baby out with the bathwater.

The pleasure of sharing your own experiences, and the benefit that 
others would gain from them, are now denied because a certain radio was 
not used.

Sad.

/m