From Paul.Thekan at cpii.com Fri Aug 1 10:20:07 2008 From: Paul.Thekan at cpii.com (Thekan, Paul) Date: Fri Aug 1 10:25:20 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Westinghouse MW-2 xmtr info needed Message-ID: <33AB2CC4117229448172627C308F6E4401E9EF7B@mercury.cpii.com> Where can I find information on this xmtr. Primarily I'd like to know what power is required for the power supply..single phase , 3 phase ?? And what is the freq range and power out put of the xmtr. I know the set is made up of a separate power supply , modulator and RF unit and that the power supply weighs a LOT. As always any help is much appreciated. Thank you Paul N6FEG _____________________________


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-------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/milsurplus/attachments/20080801/3a8a5396/attachment.htm From Military1944 at aol.com Fri Aug 1 10:28:19 2008 From: Military1944 at aol.com (Military1944@aol.com) Date: Fri Aug 1 10:33:39 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] U-229 plug Message-ID: Anyone got a U-229 (mic plug for PRC74) they can sell me. Chap has them on ebay but due to their highly classified and secret use they have in making thermo nuclear weapons he states no outside US buyers ! If only Hal Kieda could get their hands on a few of these, what fun he would have. cheers, Ben. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/milsurplus/attachments/20080801/f04fa86a/attachment.htm From tc0654 at mesh.net Fri Aug 1 11:47:08 2008 From: tc0654 at mesh.net (Steve Haney) Date: Fri Aug 1 11:52:35 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] U-229 plug In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <4.1.20080801095330.044eacb8@pop.mesh.net> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/milsurplus/attachments/20080801/3fde6b1f/attachment.htm From jfor at quik.com Fri Aug 1 12:22:44 2008 From: jfor at quik.com (J Forster) Date: Fri Aug 1 12:25:45 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] U-229 plug References: <4.1.20080801095330.044eacb8@pop.mesh.net> Message-ID: <48933854.A9C81CC1@quik.com> The 6 pin connector is also used to power and load keys into voice scramblers. That might account for the (stupid) restrictions. Best, -John ============= Steve Haney wrote [snip] It may be worth noting that PRC-74A and later models use a 6 pin audio connector, and plain -74 versions may have been modified (MWO 11-5820-35/1) to have the 6 pin connector. The mating 6 pin connector is a U-329/U. Has something to do with sending CW. > > Good luck finding the connector. From nick at 3rdtech.com Fri Aug 1 15:57:57 2008 From: nick at 3rdtech.com (Nick England) Date: Fri Aug 1 16:03:17 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] March 1950 issue of "Electronics"? Message-ID: <03fa01c8f410$e5603240$fd0212ac@Heathkit2> Anyone got a copy of March 1950 issue of "Electronics", and could scan or make a copy of pp. 70-73? That's an aricle on the AN/FRT-5 and AN/FRT-6 Navy transmitters that I'd like to look at. thanks, Nick KD4CPL www.virhistory.com/navy From Military1944 at aol.com Fri Aug 1 18:25:15 2008 From: Military1944 at aol.com (Military1944@aol.com) Date: Fri Aug 1 18:30:40 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] U-229 plug Message-ID: In a message dated 01/08/2008 16:47:50 GMT Daylight Time, tc0654@mesh.net writes: I choose not to ship out side of the US because of the additional time required for handling the shipping, ? If I post a letter, or small packet, to a UK address, or US address, or even Timbuktu, I can't really see it takes any longer or requires any more effort. As for PP costs, well, tell ebay to stop forcing it on us. Still, they are your bits so I guess you have every right to do with them as you please. It may be worth noting that PRC-74A and later models use a 6 pin audio connector, and plain -74 versions may have been modified (MWO 11-5820-35/1) to have the 6 pin connector. The mating 6 pin connector is a U-329/U. Has something to do with sending CW Yes, I know and have the 6 pin version but I only wanted to make up a speaker lead so centre pin not needed. Anyway, I'm sure one of the other members will help me out. HAND, Ben. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/milsurplus/attachments/20080801/c45b9d97/attachment.htm From Military1944 at aol.com Fri Aug 1 18:27:45 2008 From: Military1944 at aol.com (Military1944@aol.com) Date: Fri Aug 1 18:33:05 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] U-229 plug Message-ID: In a message dated 01/08/2008 17:22:09 GMT Daylight Time, jfor@quik.com writes: If you're really stuck, they show up at flea markets here. How many do you need? Best, -John --------------------- I only need 1 John. There is another seller on ebay, no restictions on where he posts to !!, but he's selling a batch of 10 which is 9 too many, hi. Ben. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/milsurplus/attachments/20080801/b007c8e8/attachment.htm From revcom at wbsnet.org Fri Aug 1 19:32:25 2008 From: revcom at wbsnet.org (Revcom) Date: Fri Aug 1 19:38:50 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Capacitors Message-ID: <003201c8f42e$dac6e540$0801a8c0@alltel> 'Lo all. I sent out about 100 capacitors, haven't heard back from some of the guys, wanted to clarify the units we have. They are -CM05ED-, 470 J03, 500V EM. Which are 47pf, two signi- ficant figures, plus number of zeros, -0- being none of course. Makes them 47pf, not 470pf which would be a -471- I still have a LOT of these left, barely made a dent in my box. Runs about $1.50, postage and all for 10 or 12 if you want any. Also have a pretty good supply of some TO5 can op amps, will inventory types if any interest, one is an RCA CA3100 I know for sure. Sent a reply to Chris, W7JPG, keeps bouncing back. Rod K0EQH From WA5CAB at cs.com Fri Aug 1 23:03:34 2008 From: WA5CAB at cs.com (WA5CAB@cs.com) Date: Fri Aug 1 23:08:48 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] U-229 plug Message-ID: Ben, I've no idea what it takes in order to mail a small package from the UK to the US but you seem not to understand what it takes from here to there, and never mind any added export restriction considerations. On small items valued at less than about $30 and weighing less than 4 pounds and that one isn't terribly concerned should they get lost or stolen you can use First Class Mail in a small box. Not including postage itself, it costs me between $40 and $55 in direct and indirect expenses to ship one small package. For a larger item going Priority Mail the cost is about $10 to $15 more. Costs are a combination of time to complete forms, time and petrol for the round trip to the PO, time spent waiting in line to get up to the counter (in the que) and time spent at the counter. By comparison, if I only have a few relatively lightweight items, it's a 40 foot trip to the front door and back. Sometimes delayed slightly if our little dog decides she wants to see what's out front first. So before you bitch about sellers who won't ship a $10 or $15 or even $50 item to the UK, you should understand why many aren't willing to put up with the hassle. All that being said, my wife and I both ship anywhere. Vintage clothing isn't on any restricted list and very little Korean War or earlier stuff is either. I just cleaned up a used U-229/U. $10.00 plus shipping if you want it. In a message dated 8/1/2008 5:25:51 PM Central Daylight Time, Military1944@aol.com writes: > In a message dated 01/08/2008 16:47:50 GMT Daylight Time, tc0654@mesh.net > writes: > > >> I choose not to ship out side of the US because of the additional time >> required for handling the shipping, > > > ? If I post a letter, or small packet, to a UK address, or US address, or > even Timbuktu, I can't really see it takes any longer or requires any more > effort. As for PP costs, well, tell ebay to stop forcing it on us. > > Still, they are your bits so I guess you have every right to do with them > as you please. > > Robert & Susan Downs - Houston wa5cab dot com (Web Store) MVPA 9480 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/milsurplus/attachments/20080801/a31fcc5b/attachment-0001.htm From olegerityincj at austin.rr.com Fri Aug 1 23:46:35 2008 From: olegerityincj at austin.rr.com (John Hutchins) Date: Fri Aug 1 23:51:41 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Well Here goes another source of equipment govliquidation up-ing the limits Message-ID: <4893D89B.1090706@austin.rr.com> All - Got this notice today - Real sad now only the big boys with lots of cash can play. Later Hutch ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dear Valued Customer, Please note that the minimum bid amount for Demil B & Q property will increase to $150, effective Tuesday, August 5th, 2008. Thank you for your attention. Sincerely, Government Liquidation, LLC Government Liquidation, 15051 N. Kierland Blvd. # 300, Scottsdale, AZ 85254 From dxguy at earthlink.net Sat Aug 2 02:04:50 2008 From: dxguy at earthlink.net (Don Davis) Date: Sat Aug 2 02:10:02 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Well Here goes another source of equipment govliquidation up-ing the limits References: <4893D89B.1090706@austin.rr.com> Message-ID: <6F0C69670CA646C7B1C075B2D6E72D67@hppav> Huh? What am I missing? $150 may have been "lots of cash" in, say 1600.... ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Hutchins" To: Sent: Friday, August 01, 2008 8:46 PM Subject: [Milsurplus] Well Here goes another source of equipment govliquidation up-ing the limits > All - > > Got this notice today - Real sad now only the big boys with lots of > cash can play. > > Later > Hutch > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Dear Valued Customer, > > Please note that the minimum bid amount for Demil B & Q property will > increase to $150, effective Tuesday, August 5th, 2008. > From Military1944 at aol.com Sat Aug 2 04:15:15 2008 From: Military1944 at aol.com (Military1944@aol.com) Date: Sat Aug 2 04:20:39 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] trading up Message-ID: >>>Not including postage itself, it costs me between $40 and $55 in direct and indirect expenses >>to ship one small package. For a larger item going Priority Mail the cost is about $10 to $15 >>more. Costs are a combination of time to complete forms, time and petrol for the round trip to >>the PO, time spent waiting in line to get up to the counter (in the que) and time spent at the >>counter. ---------------------------------------------- I guess it all depends upon if its a full time tax paying business or just hams trading I guess. If I charged for my time and such just to post off a plug to some other operator, as a ham not a business, then I guess that would indeed bump up the total cost involved to get it from my hand into theirs. But, I tend to use pre-used materials, maybe the odd bit of new (and very costly) sticky tape or glue, then rather than make a special trip to the post office (of course in the UK, being a tiny little island, they are within walking distance most times) I simply take the envelope with me the next time I go to town to buy a stale loaf. This way the expense to the buyer of the plug is limited to the cost of the postage. Seems I might be doing myself out of a lot of money. So, if everone could send me $5 to pay for my time writing this, switching on the pc, the broadband connection, the coffee needed to wake up, then I should be covered. No, just joking.... about the $5 that is, not the rest. Anyway, I guess the answer is to only buy non US sets in future. That should save a lot of hassel, hi. HAND, Ben. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/milsurplus/attachments/20080802/72ff4f9c/attachment.htm From nick at 3rdtech.com Sat Aug 2 09:13:47 2008 From: nick at 3rdtech.com (Nick England) Date: Sat Aug 2 09:19:08 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] U-229 plug References: Message-ID: <003601c8f4a1$9979d6b0$6501a8c0@cs.unc.edu> I wish it were otherwise, but I sympathize with people who choose not to ship out of the US. It is hard to imagine the incredible headache if something happens to the shipment and you try to get the postal service to pay up on the insurance. I sent a scope to France via Express Mail (supposedly 2-3 day delivery). Four weeks later (after travels through Germany and Switzerland) it finally showed up severely damaged. The US postal service said the claim had to be filed in France - The French, of course, said it was a US problem. After six months and getting my two senator's offices to harass the postal service, I fiinally got a check. And it ain't just the French - I've had commercial equipment spend months in British customs purgatory. Sorry, Ben - if I had a U-229, I'd just stick your address and a stamp on it and hope for the best. chers, Nick www.virhistory.com/navy . From murphy at cts.com Sat Aug 2 10:11:04 2008 From: murphy at cts.com (mike murphy) Date: Sat Aug 2 10:16:25 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Re: Milsurplus Digest, Vol 52, Issue 1 In-Reply-To: <20080802030858.C548C859C7A@mailman.qth.net> References: <20080802030858.C548C859C7A@mailman.qth.net> Message-ID: >S >In a message dated 01/08/2008 16:47:50 GMT Daylight Time, tc0654@mesh.net? >writes: > >I choose not to ship out side of the US because of the additional time >required for handling the shipping, > > >? If I post a letter, or small packet, to a UK address, or US address, or? >even Timbuktu, I can't really see it takes any longer or requires any more? >effort. As for PP costs, well, tell ebay to stop forcing it on us. > >Still, they are your bits so I guess you have every right to do with them as >you please. > >It may be worth noting that PRC-74A and later models use a 6 pin audio? >connector, and plain -74 versions may have been >modified (MWO 11-5820-35/1) to >have the 6 pin connector. The mating 6 pin connector is a U-329/U. Has >something to do with sending CW > >Yes, I know and have the 6 pin version but I only wanted to make up a? >speaker lead so centre pin not needed. > >Anyway, I'm sure one of the other members will help me out. > >HAND, Ben. > > > > >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > >Ben, > >I've no idea what it takes in order to mail a small package from the UK to >the US but you seem not to understand what it takes from here to there, and >never mind any added export restriction >considerations. On small items valued at >less than about $30 and weighing less than 4 pounds and that one isn't >terribly concerned should they get lost or >stolen you can use First Class Mail in a >small box. Not including postage itself, it costs me between $40 and $55 in >direct and indirect expenses to ship one small package. For a larger item >going Priority Mail the cost is about $10 to $15 >more. Costs are a combination of >time to complete forms, time and petrol for the round trip to the PO, time >spent waiting in line to get up to the counter (in the que) and time spent at >the counter. By comparison, if I only have a >few relatively lightweight items, >it's a 40 foot trip to the front door and back. Sometimes delayed slightly if >our little dog decides she wants to see what's out front first. > >So before you bitch about sellers who won't ship a $10 or $15 or even $50 >item to the UK, you should understand why many >aren't willing to put up with the >hassle. > >All that being said, my wife and I both ship anywhere. Vintage clothing >isn't on any restricted list and very little Korean War or earlier stuff is >either. I just cleaned up a used U-229/U. >$10.00 plus shipping if you want it. > >In a message dated 8/1/2008 5:25:51 PM Central Daylight Time, >Military1944@aol.com writes: >> In a message dated 01/08/2008 16:47:50 GMT Daylight Time, tc0654@mesh.net >> writes: >>? >> >> I choose not to ship out side of the US because of the additional time >>> required for handling the shipping, >> >>? >> ? If I post a letter, or small packet, to a UK address, or US address, or >> even Timbuktu, I can't really see it takes any longer or requires any more >> effort. As for PP costs, well, tell ebay to stop forcing it on us. >>? >> Still, they are your bits so I guess you have every right to do with them >> as you please. > > > > Guys, it not the hassell, its the fear of the feds making an issue if exporting military items without a state dept lic that kills the deals. ( yes, they will even get you for a connector) Mike -- MURPHY'S SURPLUS WAREHOUSE 401 NORTH JOHNSON AVE EL CAJON, CA. 92020 619 444-7717 (VOICE) FAX (619) 444-6750 (24 hour) HOURS: M-F 9-6 SAT. 9-5 CLOSED SUNDAY email: murphy@cts.com *********NEW WEB SITE LOCATION http://murphyjunk.bizland.com/ ********** Goals are deceptive. The unaimed arrow never misses. The best things in life are not things NOTICE: This communication may contain privileged or other confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, or believe that you have received this communication in error, please do not print, copy, retransmit, disseminate, or otherwise use the information. 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From murphy at cts.com Sat Aug 2 10:12:42 2008 From: murphy at cts.com (mike murphy) Date: Sat Aug 2 10:18:06 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Re: Milsurplus Digest, Vol 52, Issue 2 In-Reply-To: <20080802080205.D73ED859D20@mailman.qth.net> References: <20080802080205.D73ED859D20@mailman.qth.net> Message-ID: > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Message: 1 >Date: Fri, 01 Aug 2008 22:46:35 -0500 >From: John Hutchins >Subject: [Milsurplus] Well Here goes another source of equipment > govliquidation up-ing the limits >To: milsurplus@mailman.qth.net >Message-ID: <4893D89B.1090706@austin.rr.com> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > >All - > >Got this notice today - Real sad now only the big boys with lots of >cash can play. > >Later >Hutch >------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >Dear Valued Customer, > >Please note that the minimum bid amount for Demil B & Q property >will increase to $150, effective Tuesday, August 5th, 2008. > >Thank you for your attention. > >Sincerely, > >Government Liquidation, LLC > >Government Liquidation, 15051 N. Kierland Blvd. # 300, Scottsdale, AZ 85254 > I wonder if that min counts for lots like junk cell phones worth maybe $10? real fools, (* but seems the fools run the game these days) MIke -- MURPHY'S SURPLUS WAREHOUSE 401 NORTH JOHNSON AVE EL CAJON, CA. 92020 619 444-7717 (VOICE) FAX (619) 444-6750 (24 hour) HOURS: M-F 9-6 SAT. 9-5 CLOSED SUNDAY email: murphy@cts.com *********NEW WEB SITE LOCATION http://murphyjunk.bizland.com/ ********** Goals are deceptive. The unaimed arrow never misses. The best things in life are not things NOTICE: This communication may contain privileged or other confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, or believe that you have received this communication in error, please do not print, copy, retransmit, disseminate, or otherwise use the information. Also, please indicate to the sender that you have received this communication in error, and delete the copy you received. From antqradio at sbcglobal.net Sat Aug 2 11:16:13 2008 From: antqradio at sbcglobal.net (Jim Whartenby) Date: Sat Aug 2 11:21:35 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Re: Milsurplus Digest, Vol 52, Issue 1 In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <367088.62277.qm@web82705.mail.mud.yahoo.com> --- mike murphy wrote: > Guys, it not the hassell, its the fear of the > feds making an issue if exporting military items > without a state dept lic that kills the deals. > ( yes, they will even get you for a connector) > > > Mike Quite a commentary that those in the land of the free and the home of the brave are reduced to fearing their own government, that any misstep, however so slight, will reduce even further the precious freedoms fought so hard for. It's a shame; we seem to have shot ourselves in the foot. Jim From redmenaced at yahoo.com Sat Aug 2 11:42:37 2008 From: redmenaced at yahoo.com (Joe Foley) Date: Sat Aug 2 11:47:58 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Well Here goes another source of equipment govliquidation up-ing the limits In-Reply-To: <4893D89B.1090706@austin.rr.com> Message-ID: <801908.92957.qm@web30404.mail.mud.yahoo.com> I can't believe that anyone still deals with those jerks anyway! I had enough years ago. Joe --- On Fri, 8/1/08, John Hutchins wrote: > From: John Hutchins > Subject: [Milsurplus] Well Here goes another source of equipment govliquidation up-ing the limits > To: milsurplus@mailman.qth.net > Date: Friday, August 1, 2008, 11:46 PM > All - > > Got this notice today - Real sad now only the big boys > with lots of cash can play. > > Later > Hutch > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Dear Valued Customer, > > Please note that the minimum bid amount for Demil B & Q > property will increase to $150, effective Tuesday, August > 5th, 2008. > > Thank you for your attention. > > Sincerely, > > Government Liquidation, LLC > > Government Liquidation, 15051 N. Kierland Blvd. # 300, > Scottsdale, AZ 85254 > > ______________________________________________________________ > Milsurplus mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/milsurplus > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Milsurplus@mailman.qth.net From WA5CAB at cs.com Sat Aug 2 15:46:32 2008 From: WA5CAB at cs.com (WA5CAB@cs.com) Date: Sat Aug 2 15:51:46 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] R-100/URR Component Values Message-ID: Group, I printed the R-100/URR alignment instructions and schematic and sent it to someone. But I failed to notice that the schematic doesn't show the component values, only the circuit symbol numbers. Does anyone have a parts list for the set? Robert Downs - Houston wa5cab dot com (Web Store) MVPA 9480 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Mike -- From cwopr at embarqmail.com Sun Aug 3 14:37:20 2008 From: cwopr at embarqmail.com (Bill Stewart) Date: Sun Aug 3 14:42:50 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] R-100/URR Component Values In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <951994752.1030761217788640575.JavaMail.root@md37.embarq.synacor.com> Bob, If you still need one, I can send you a copy (no scanner) by mail if you will pass along your mailing address...Bill K4JYS ----- Original Message ----- From: WA5CAB@cs.com To: milsurplus@mailman.qth.net Sent: Saturday, August 2, 2008 3:46:32 PM (GMT-0500) America/New_York Subject: [Milsurplus] R-100/URR Component Values Group, I printed the R-100/URR alignment instructions and schematic and sent it to someone.? But I failed to notice that the schematic doesn't show the component values, only the circuit symbol numbers.? Does anyone have a parts list for the set? Robert Downs - Houston wa5cab dot com (Web Store) MVPA 9480 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/milsurplus/attachments/20080803/1ad4a361/attachment.htm From kargo_cult at msn.com Sun Aug 3 21:15:53 2008 From: kargo_cult at msn.com (Hue Miller) Date: Sun Aug 3 21:24:09 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Agent set on submersible raft References: <31059258.1216039099059.JavaMail.root@elwamui-milano.atl.sa.earthlink.net> Message-ID: ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Stinson" http://www.realmilitaryflix.com/public/202.cfm?sd=61 > That's got to be on anyone's list of the silliest ideas ever. > Can you think of anywhere an agent would want to be, > where he wouldn't be caught with this contraption within ten minutes? This must have been quite a bit of fun for the developers and that swimmer in the film. However i wonder, anyplace a submarine can release that raft, is going to be subject to tidal action and waves. How would you like to assemble that radio hookup in sea swells? Or splashes, or rain squalls? BTW, didn't that look like the "Lucy" receiver? Didn't appear real waterproofed. -Hue From jcoward5452 at aol.com Mon Aug 4 12:01:06 2008 From: jcoward5452 at aol.com (jcoward5452@aol.com) Date: Mon Aug 4 12:07:01 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Plugs and MT wanted Message-ID: <8CAC4626FCC0FA6-C1C-2112@webmail-nh02.sysops.aol.com> Greetings All, I would like to finish up my AN/ARC-4 setup ,hopefully this year! I need two Plug # 6965,these are the 3 pin power plugs to J-23/ARC-4 and one MT-80/ARC-5 to mount the J-23. Thanks, Jay KE6PPF From Military1944 at aol.com Mon Aug 4 13:45:58 2008 From: Military1944 at aol.com (Military1944@aol.com) Date: Mon Aug 4 13:51:38 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] RME69 receiver Message-ID: Some time ago I asked about a tuning scale for the RME69 rx. Someone told me there was a supplier (in the US) but I can not now find that email. So, I'll have to repeat my question. Does anyone know the supplier of replacement scales for the RME69 set ? cheers, Ben. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/milsurplus/attachments/20080804/b0b4bd67/attachment.htm From Military1944 at aol.com Mon Aug 4 17:23:38 2008 From: Military1944 at aol.com (Military1944@aol.com) Date: Mon Aug 4 17:29:20 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] AM Modulator kits FS Message-ID: Pye AM Modulator, kit of parts from AM Vanguard. 15W modulator, including mod transformer, power transistors, driver and transformer, pre amp board and cct. ?15 +pp I would think ideal to run Ws19, Command set, etc. 2 available. Ben. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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This year the hamfest has moved a few miles up I-85 to Dallas, NC. Info at http://www.shelbyhamfest.com/hamfest.htm A gang of us will be hanging out at the BOATANCHORS!! banner as usual - set up Thursday Aug 28 through Saturday Aug 30 (some folks stay through Sunday). Looking forward to seeing you there and swapping gear and tall tales. I'm particularly looking for Navy gear from the 1950's-60's. Let's hear from other folks who are going. 73 & Have Fun, Nick KD4CPL www.virhistory.com/navy From WA5CAB at cs.com Wed Aug 6 00:13:29 2008 From: WA5CAB at cs.com (WA5CAB@cs.com) Date: Wed Aug 6 00:19:21 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Ersatz NE-48 Message-ID: OK. The culprit who sent this must have moved or mailed it from his mistress's apartment. The return address isn't in my database. Robert Downs - Houston wa5cab dot com (Web Store) MVPA 9480 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/milsurplus/attachments/20080806/f511bf6f/attachment.htm From bl_6000 at yahoo.com.au Wed Aug 6 16:48:36 2008 From: bl_6000 at yahoo.com.au (Brad Latta) Date: Wed Aug 6 16:54:21 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] 400 Hz transformer Message-ID: <135278.73273.qm@web38007.mail.mud.yahoo.com> I managed to find some winding details for a 400Hz filament transformer Primary, 0 to 80v, 159 1/2 turns, 19 AWG, plus a further 69 turns 80 to 115v Secondary, 13 1/2 turns of paralled 17 AWG. Now all I have to do is find a suitably sized core! While I'm here, what is Radio Filter FL-5-F (order 514-WFSCPD-42) used with, and Bendix Tuning meter MT-31C? Regards, Brad Find a better answer, faster with the new Yahoo!7 Search. www.yahoo7.com.au/search From kk5f at earthlink.net Wed Aug 6 17:18:34 2008 From: kk5f at earthlink.net (Mike Morrow) Date: Wed Aug 6 17:24:30 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] 400 Hz transformer (FL-5, MT-31C) Message-ID: <9068030.1218057514690.JavaMail.root@mswamui-swiss.atl.sa.earthlink.net> Brad wrote: > ...what is Radio Filter FL-5-F (order 514-WFSCPD-42) used with, It's a common high impedance audio filter used with aircraft range receivers to pass the 1020 Hz A-N range signal while filtering out most other audio signals. > and Bendix Tuning meter MT-31C? It plugs into the front panel of the Bendix TA-12 series of transmitters to measure either PA or driver cathode current, depending on which of the two jacks it is plugged in to. Mike / KK5F From AAF-Radio-1 at aafradio.org Wed Aug 6 17:43:41 2008 From: AAF-Radio-1 at aafradio.org (Mike Hanz) Date: Wed Aug 6 17:49:20 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] 400 Hz transformer In-Reply-To: <135278.73273.qm@web38007.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <135278.73273.qm@web38007.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <489A1B0D.5040300@aafradio.org> Brad Latta wrote: >While I'm here, what is Radio Filter FL-5-F (order 514-WFSCPD-42) used with ? > RC-32 range filter addition for the early aircraft interphone sets - http://aafradio.org/flightdeck/BC-213.htm >and >Bendix Tuning meter MT-31C? > Used with the TA-12* transmitter - http://aafradio.org/flightdeck/bendix1.htm 73, Mike KC4TOS From WA5CAB at cs.com Wed Aug 6 17:54:49 2008 From: WA5CAB at cs.com (WA5CAB@cs.com) Date: Wed Aug 6 18:00:48 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] bounce test Message-ID: bounce test Robert Downs - Houston wa5cab dot com (Web Store) MVPA 9480 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/milsurplus/attachments/20080806/457163a1/attachment.htm From merrijoy at frontiernet.net Wed Aug 6 18:29:56 2008 From: merrijoy at frontiernet.net (Dave And Merrijoy) Date: Wed Aug 6 18:35:45 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] ART-13 References: <135278.73273.qm@web38007.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <489A1B0D.5040300@aafradio.org> Message-ID: <003201c8f813$f4e8e570$02fea8c0@davehdv6x9zkbd> Hello, A new group has been formed on Yahoo. Just go to Yahoo Groups, look for ART-13 and sign up. This is a group dedicated to the restoration, use and discussion of the ART-13 transmitter. I would like to say that we haven't formed it to be competitive with any of the other fine groups; it's just an enhancement to a particular type of military radio. Thanks, Dave w9ocm From jpwatkins9 at yahoo.com Wed Aug 6 20:50:22 2008 From: jpwatkins9 at yahoo.com (John Watkins) Date: Wed Aug 6 20:56:10 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] PRC-70 TM 11-5820-533-23P Message-ID: <71585.966.qm@web32407.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Hi All, Does anyone know where I can purchase a copy or download one of these Manuals? I already have the operators and the -23 maintance manual. The 23P has the parts locator, etc. Thanks John WD5ENU/A45XV From jpwatkins9 at yahoo.com Thu Aug 7 07:09:45 2008 From: jpwatkins9 at yahoo.com (John Watkins) Date: Thu Aug 7 07:15:36 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] TM 11-5820-553-23P Message-ID: <559680.35039.qm@web32407.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Robert pointed out that I had a typo in the listing, the TM that I am looking for is above and is for the PRC-70. Thanks, John WD5ENU/A45XV From chejmw at buffalo.edu Thu Aug 7 10:02:52 2008 From: chejmw at buffalo.edu (James M. Walker) Date: Thu Aug 7 10:08:58 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] NORTEX SALES Texas Message-ID: Howdy Folks, Does anyone know if these folks are still in business? TNX Jim WB2FCN From tc0654 at mesh.net Thu Aug 7 12:09:22 2008 From: tc0654 at mesh.net (Steve Haney) Date: Thu Aug 7 12:15:26 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] NORTEX SALES Texas In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <4.1.20080807110825.015eab00@pop.mesh.net> At 10:02 AM 8/7/2008 -0400, James M. Walker wrote: >Howdy Folks, >Does anyone know if these folks are still in business? >TNX >Jim >WB2FCN > No, they are gone. Steve Haney Haney Electronic Co 8012 County Road 1009 Godley, TX 76044-3688 817-309-2220 817-480-2282 Cell From jfor at quik.com Thu Aug 7 12:14:52 2008 From: jfor at quik.com (J Forster) Date: Thu Aug 7 12:18:54 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] 400 Hz transformer References: <135278.73273.qm@web38007.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <489B1F7B.1CF1CAB2@quik.com> It's likely wound on an E-I or C (tape wound) core, but one with thinner laminations than a 60 Hz transformer to reduce iron loss. Here's how to roughly estimate the core size: You know the primary voltage and turns, hence you can compute the Volts/Turn (= roughly 0.5 V/T) If you look in a core catalog, you can find a core size with roughly that number of V/T.. BUT you must use the data for 400 Hz or scale 60 Hz data by 400/60. [ said another way, if a core has 1 V/T @ 60 Hz, it will have 1 V/T * (400/60) = 6.66 V/T @ 400 Hz] You then figure out how the winding fitted in the core "window" (# of T/layer; # of layers, insulation thickness, bobbin size, etc.) It's not difficult, but you should read up n it a bit. BTW, getting laminations thin enough for 400 Hz in small quantities may not be easy. I'd either try a 60 Hz unit or search places like Fair for a 400 Hz unit. Best, -John ================== Brad Latta wrote: > I managed to find some winding details for a 400Hz filament transformer > > Primary, 0 to 80v, 159 1/2 turns, 19 AWG, plus a further 69 turns 80 to 115v > > Secondary, 13 1/2 turns of paralled 17 AWG. Now all I have to do is find a suitably sized core! > > While I'm here, what is Radio Filter FL-5-F (order 514-WFSCPD-42) used with, and > Bendix Tuning meter MT-31C? > Regards, Brad From Military1944 at aol.com Thu Aug 7 12:48:17 2008 From: Military1944 at aol.com (Military1944@aol.com) Date: Thu Aug 7 12:54:13 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] T1154 bits wanted Message-ID: You know what its like. Someone gives you a part stripped chassis for bits, only to find there are still enough bits on it to make it restorable. So, needed for T1154 restoration. Red osc knob and fins 2 click stop mechs, (that go above knob) The big green R's from the rear, namely 75k 25w 2 off 5k 25w 15k 25w 12k plus 2k 25w If anyone has these on a scap chassis or in their junk box please let me know. cheers, Ben. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Hope he is OK. breck k4che From brunneraa1p at comcast.net Thu Aug 7 16:17:51 2008 From: brunneraa1p at comcast.net (Richard Brunner) Date: Thu Aug 7 16:23:17 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] 400 Hz transformer In-Reply-To: <489B1F7B.1CF1CAB2@quik.com> References: <135278.73273.qm@web38007.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <489B1F7B.1CF1CAB2@quik.com> Message-ID: <489B586F.6010602@comcast.net> Re: >It's likely wound on an E-I or C (tape wound) core, but one with thinner laminations than a 60 Hz >transformer to reduce iron loss. > It all depends on the design criteria. If you are designing for low losses, low weight, etc, you will want thin laminations. You merely want one that works, so use what you have. First try available 60 cycle transformers, then play with transformer design. It isn't hard. Using modest flux density the core losses won't be too high, and it will work fine with thick (12-14 mil) laminations. 60 cycle power transformers have been successfully used as modulation transformers, so operation at 400 cycles is no big deal. Richard, AA1P From k3ui at comcast.net Thu Aug 7 16:23:43 2008 From: k3ui at comcast.net (Richard Spargur) Date: Thu Aug 7 16:29:51 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] 400Hz transformer Message-ID: <092C1BA5E52847398E557359A79413E0@unk1> I have had good work done by Heyboer Transformers. Phil can be emailed at htovvp@charterinternet.com. Attention: Phil 17382 Hayes St. Grand Haven, Michigan 49417 Richard K3UI ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2008 13:48:36 -0700 (PDT) From: Brad Latta Subject: [Milsurplus] 400 Hz transformer To: milsurplus@mailman.qth.net Message-ID: <135278.73273.qm@web38007.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 I managed to find some winding details for a 400Hz filament transformer Primary, 0 to 80v, 159 1/2 turns, 19 AWG, plus a further 69 turns 80 to 115v Secondary, 13 1/2 turns of paralled 17 AWG. Now all I have to do is find a suitably sized core! While I'm here, what is Radio Filter FL-5-F (order 514-WFSCPD-42) used with, and Bendix Tuning meter MT-31C? Regards, Brad From revcom at wbsnet.org Thu Aug 7 16:06:36 2008 From: revcom at wbsnet.org (Revcom) Date: Thu Aug 7 17:06:07 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] TEST ONLY Message-ID: <000701c8f8c9$18bccb00$0801a8c0@alltel> TEST ONLY Rod From swkb4dmf at alltel.net Thu Aug 7 22:08:47 2008 From: swkb4dmf at alltel.net (Steve Williams) Date: Thu Aug 7 22:02:07 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] W.M Perry Status In-Reply-To: <00ba01c8f8ae$aee80ba0$7536c847@HAL1000> Message-ID: <8236CDAA838949A49165A3A187DEED09@DEN3> He's alive and well and I believe he plans on being at the hamfest at Fair Radio this coming weekend. At least he did when I spoke to him a few days ago. He and I are also setting up at Huntsville the following weekend. Later, Steve -----Original Message----- From: milsurplus-bounces@mailman.qth.net [mailto:milsurplus-bounces@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of B. Smith Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2008 11:58 AM To: MILSURPLUS Subject: [Milsurplus] W.M Perry Status Has anyone heard from the W. A. Perry Connector Company in Louisville? I have not heard from Lt. Col Perry since the hamfest at Baltimore in April. Hope he is OK. breck k4che ______________________________________________________________ Milsurplus mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/milsurplus Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Milsurplus@mailman.qth.net From k3ui at comcast.net Fri Aug 8 08:17:01 2008 From: k3ui at comcast.net (Richard Spargur) Date: Fri Aug 8 08:23:15 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] W. Perry Connector Company In-Reply-To: <20080808080220.480FF859DE7@mailman.qth.net> References: <20080808080220.480FF859DE7@mailman.qth.net> Message-ID: I am in the hunt for either the dogbone cable, or connectors to make one, for the AN/GRC-19, the cable between the T-195 and the R-392. Does anyone have an email address for William Perry Connector Company, or better yet a dogbone cable or connectors? Does anyone have good digital photos of the cable to include the yellow CX-1599 cable label text? Richard K3UI From jfor at quik.com Fri Aug 8 11:19:53 2008 From: jfor at quik.com (J Forster) Date: Fri Aug 8 11:23:48 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] ART-13 References: <135278.73273.qm@web38007.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <489A1B0D.5040300@aafradio.org> <003201c8f813$f4e8e570$02fea8c0@davehdv6x9zkbd> Message-ID: <489C6419.40CC9379@quik.com> What's the exact Group home page URL please? Best, -John =============== Dave And Merrijoy wrote: > Hello, > A new group has been formed on Yahoo. Just go to Yahoo Groups, > look for ART-13 and sign up. This is a group dedicated to the > restoration, use and discussion of the ART-13 transmitter. > I would like to say that we haven't formed it to be > competitive with any of the other fine groups; it's just an > enhancement to a particular type of military radio. > Thanks, > Dave w9ocm > ______________________________________________________________ > Milsurplus mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/milsurplus > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Milsurplus@mailman.qth.net From jfor at quik.com Fri Aug 8 18:37:32 2008 From: jfor at quik.com (J Forster) Date: Fri Aug 8 18:41:35 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] ISO Someone to Repair Receivers Message-ID: <489CCAAC.23504B72@quik.com> I've been helping the widow of a SK redistribute his treasures. In the process of testing some of his receivers for sale at Boxboro, three units have problems and I'd like to find someone reputable, and preferably local, to repair the units before sale, so she gets a fair price for the receivers. The units are: Collins 75A-3 Collins 75A-4 Hammarlund SP-600 In all cases the receivers are in very good to excellent physical condition with virtually no panel scratches. The guts are quite dusty. No mice AFAIK. There are also original cases for the Collins units. I'm not putting these units up on eBay (at the moment) because of the effort to package them properly for shipping. We will be bringing some of his other receivers to Boxboro. If you are interested, please email me off-list. I'm looking for: Someone to REPAIR the receivers for a reasonable price. I'm NOT looking for someone to fully "restore" the units for a number of reasons. Preferably, to avoid shipping, I'd like to deliver the units to that person either at Boxboro or at an MIT Flea or by other arrangement. I'm also looking for someone who has a proven track record with this gear. No first timer's please. If you are interested in the receivers as-is, please email me. I do not think there is very much wrong with any of them beyond a bad cap. or tube, so please don't expect to buy them for a dollar or two. I am fully capable of repairing them myself, but would prefer not to. Thanks for reading this, Best, -John ================ From Military1944 at aol.com Sun Aug 10 14:53:32 2008 From: Military1944 at aol.com (Military1944@aol.com) Date: Sun Aug 10 15:00:01 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] T1154 bits Message-ID: Many thanks to those who replied re my T1154 bits request. I now have the R's needed and a supplier for the knobs etc. Having cut away all the wires not used, as the previous owner had removed the relay and LW bits, I needed to add a couple of wires, to ground the neg line during tx etc, and reconnect the modulator which had been messed with. Anyway, with just the one pa tube the tx gives 7w o/p on cw with 450v, putting 800v on it gives 25w o/p on cw with what is the best note I have ever heard from a 54. No chirp and negligible drift. As all the LW pa coils etc have been removed I'm tempted to build a psu into that space. All the original plugs are on the front though so its a bit of a dilemma, mod it further or use it with an external psu using its original plugs. Its always the way when a set, though modified, has enough originality to make it worth keeping, hi. Still, another good result. thanks and cheers, Ben G4BXD -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Mark W1EOF From wb6orz at pacbell.net Sun Aug 10 18:33:03 2008 From: wb6orz at pacbell.net (Les Zwiebel WB6ORZ) Date: Sun Aug 10 18:39:19 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] For Sale: Best Offer Message-ID: <81035A54981A4DA7B9B173D17FAC0945@Shack> Would like to place these items in the hands of Mil collectors, where they can be used or at least appreciated. My interests go to vintage tube commercial stuff, so I am not up on mil gear except for a couple of pieces I have like my 390A and URM25-D. Let me know if you can use these and/or what you think they're worth. All of the following are NOS in Original Boxes: 1. NOS in a waxy box. Labelled Tube 2 X 2-879. Mfr. RCA. Spare Parts for US Navy Model DAU HF Ship DF. Federal Telephone and Radio Corp., Newark, New Jersey, USA. This box has never been opened. 2. 1 Ea. Modification Kit 3F3648-6.1 For AN/USM-24. Contains NOS assembly of components on a phenolic board, plus several envelopes of components. 3. Navy Stock No. F16-G-59001-1001 Sig C. Stock No. 3F3835-23 Description: Generator, Interference. Contract No. NObsr-52269 Radio Frequency Labs, Inc. Boonton, NJ. Date Packed: September 1953. This is a handsome, black cylinder, about the size of a probe or a large marker pen, with a probe point on one end, a spring-loaded control on the other, and it is marked SG-23/U. In smaller letters, it is marked F16-G-59001-1001. If nothing else, maybe someone could tell me what these are? Thanks in advance. (((((73))))) Les ---===WB6ORZ===--- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/milsurplus/attachments/20080810/65c6d921/attachment.htm From al at ar88.net Sun Aug 10 18:58:47 2008 From: al at ar88.net (Al Klase) Date: Sun Aug 10 19:01:56 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] For Sale: Best Offer In-Reply-To: <81035A54981A4DA7B9B173D17FAC0945@Shack> References: <81035A54981A4DA7B9B173D17FAC0945@Shack> Message-ID: <489F72A7.1080406@ar88.net> Les Zwiebel WB6ORZ wrote: > 3. Navy Stock No. F16-G-59001-1001 Sig C. Stock No. 3F3835-23 > Description: Generator, Interference. Contract No. NObsr-52269 > Radio Frequency Labs, Inc. Boonton, NJ. Date Packed: September 1953. > This is a handsome, black cylinder, about the size of a probe > or a large marker pen, with a probe point on one end, a spring-loaded > control on the other, and it is marked SG-23/U. In smaller letters, it > is marked F16-G-59001-1001. > > Les, You probably ought to keep that one. It's a signal injector, p/o the USM-3A Test-Tool Set. It runs on one AA cell, and will give you a signal at almost any point in any radio. Many times, it's all the test equipment you need, and you can loose it in your tool box. Give it a shot. You may have to push the buzzer out and twiddle the contact screw to get it going. The knob at the back end is an attenuator. Regards, Al -- Al Klase - N3FRQ Flemington, NJ http://www.skywaves.ar88.net/ From robandpj at earthlink.net Mon Aug 11 10:18:45 2008 From: robandpj at earthlink.net (Robert Flory) Date: Mon Aug 11 10:25:50 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] URT-7 Message-ID: <410-220088111141845218@earthlink.net> Hi, Can someone tell me what the frequency multiplication scheme for this transmitter is? I want to crystal up the one on DD-850 so we can talk to BB-59s TDQ/RCK combo. Rob Flory -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/milsurplus/attachments/20080811/530bf55c/attachment.htm From skynite000 at yahoo.com Mon Aug 11 23:28:35 2008 From: skynite000 at yahoo.com (Skywarrior) Date: Mon Aug 11 23:34:54 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] ARC-27 control box Message-ID: <71395.97961.qm@web35704.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Hi All, I have a vintage C-626/ARC-27 control box that needs to find a new home. This is an early control for the ARC-27. It is the one that weighs about 10 pounds, has channel setting controls, has local/remote switch and an on and off switch. This unit was usually placed somewhere in the depths of the aircraft and the pilot was unable to control the radio with it, instead a much smaller simpler control such as the C-628 was used by the pilot or radio operator. This allowed the choice of 18 preset freq's, volume, and on off and guard function. Anyway, this unit has seen some water damage in the rear of the unit, but it is not horrible and I believe it can be cleaned up and used. It most certainly would be an excellent parts donor if nothing else. Since I have many of these things, the first $8.00 plus shipping takes it. I believe it can ship in the USPS flat rate box for $12.50. TIA Bruce From kim.herron at sbcglobal.net Tue Aug 12 21:50:21 2008 From: kim.herron at sbcglobal.net (kim.herron@sbcglobal.net) Date: Tue Aug 12 21:56:45 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] SP-600/JX-28--R-620/Frr schematic Message-ID: <00dd01c8fce6$f28c7cb0$41b2eb4c@HPa550y> Hi Gang!! Need some help here. I have the supplement manual to the TM 11-851 manual for the SP-600. I don't know the number of that supplement, but if you have one, you do. I'd like to get a copy of the whole schematic that is in the back of the thing and if you could pass along the publication number that would also be nice. I'm quite willing to pay you to get that copy made on a blueprint copier so it's in one piece. Thanks!! Kim Herron W8ZV 1-616-677-3706 kim.herron at sbcglobal dot net Looking for GE E-129 From bl_6000 at yahoo.com.au Tue Aug 12 23:11:59 2008 From: bl_6000 at yahoo.com.au (Brad Latta) Date: Tue Aug 12 23:18:24 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] T-30-S Message-ID: <582161.26089.qm@web38006.mail.mud.yahoo.com> I have just acquired a T-30-S throat microphone, it is complete with strap, made by Univ.Micro.Co. Are these microphones carbon or coil? Across the two small plug pins it measures 70K Ohm. It must plug into a flying suit or jacket, Brad Win a MacBook Air or iPod touch with Yahoo!7. http://au.docs.yahoo.com/homepageset From WA5CAB at cs.com Wed Aug 13 00:35:21 2008 From: WA5CAB at cs.com (WA5CAB@cs.com) Date: Wed Aug 13 00:42:00 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] T-30-S Message-ID: Brian, The T-30 is a 2-button carbon microphone. If yours measures 70K it's bad. As an aside, even when good, the T-30 isn't something you would ever want to use. As some tanker collector buddies who didn't believe me found out when they tried some. The T-45 lip mic, which replaced the T-30 mid-war, works infinitely better. But in any case, to use a T-30 or T-45, you need either Cord (includes a PTT switch) CD-318 or Chest Set TD-4. In a message dated 8/12/2008 10:12:19 PM Central Daylight Time, bl_6000@yahoo.com.au writes: > I have just acquired a T-30-S throat microphone, it is complete with strap, > made by Univ.Micro.Co. Are these microphones carbon or coil? Across the two > small plug pins it measures 70K Ohm. It must plug into a flying suit or > jacket, > Robert Downs - Houston wa5cab dot com (Web Store) MVPA 9480 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/milsurplus/attachments/20080813/5abd3ba0/attachment.htm From Telegrapher at att.net Wed Aug 13 13:59:01 2008 From: Telegrapher at att.net (Telegrapher@att.net) Date: Wed Aug 13 14:05:29 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] [army-air-corps] AAC: Name Lists Of Unit And Vessel Members (Full and Partial Rosters) Message-ID: <081320081759.7364.48A320E50008F27B00001CC422230650029B0A02D29B9B0EBF9D0A089F0E9D090A040AAB@att.net> As this says "vessel Members" i take that to mean it includes Naval resources as well. Might be of interest to some of you guys who want to do some lookups. yeah i know it's a bit off topic but it's a source of information for the folks wanting to do some lookup work that maybe they don't know about. Patience please. larry W0OGH Subject: [army-air-corps] AAC: Name Lists Of Unit And Vessel Members (Full and Partial Rosters) Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:28:26 +0000 Name Lists Of Unit And Vessel Members (Full and Partial Rosters) All Service Branch unit and vessel member lists provided to The American War Library since 1988 are available for public viewing. You are encouraged to verify your or a family member's name is listed in a unit or ship roster, or establish a roster list. New roster lists are routinely added to the database. Database access: http://www.amervets.com/library.htm Or: http://members.aol.com/forvets/library.htm Contact Person for this posting: Roger Simpson, PIO Public Information Office: http://www.13105320634.com The American War Library: http://www.amervets.com/ 16907 Brighton Avenue Gardena CA 90247-5420 Phone / Fax: 1-310-532-0634 ------------------------------------ -- Army Air Force Resource Guide http://members.aol.com/veterans/warlib5a.htm -- World's Largest Online Personnel Registry http://members.aol.com/veterans/warlib46.htm -------------- next part -------------- Skipped content of type multipart/related From revcom at wbsnet.org Wed Aug 13 14:58:26 2008 From: revcom at wbsnet.org (Revcom) Date: Wed Aug 13 15:05:59 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Collins 30S-1 Message-ID: <000901c8fd76$91cc1b20$0801a8c0@alltel> I know this has probably been asked before, but I still am looking for a piece for my "fix up" project, Collins 30S-1. Does anyone have or know of a source for the -script- (Thirty S One) for the bottom of the amp? I checked the Collins Association site but none listed there. Mine is broken thanks to 'dump truck' handling by military. I'd settle for a plastic reproduction if available. Rod K0EQH From gzook at yahoo.com Wed Aug 13 17:35:10 2008 From: gzook at yahoo.com (Glen Zook) Date: Wed Aug 13 17:41:39 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Re: [Boatanchors] Collins 30S-1 In-Reply-To: <000901c8fd76$91cc1b20$0801a8c0@alltel> Message-ID: <862226.78492.qm@web52903.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Do you have all the pieces? If so, I might be able to use them to make a mold to make replacements out of casting resin. Glen, K9STH Website: http://k9sth.com --- On Wed, 8/13/08, Revcom wrote: From: Revcom Does anyone have or know of a source for the -script- (Thirty S One) for the bottom of the amp? I checked the Collins Association site but none listed there. Mine is broken thanks to 'dump truck' handling by military. I'd settle for a plastic reproduction if available. From jcoward5452 at aol.com Wed Aug 13 21:31:22 2008 From: jcoward5452 at aol.com (jcoward5452@aol.com) Date: Wed Aug 13 21:38:13 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] WOW! Message-ID: <8CACBC4983A76BE-FDC-591B@WEBMAIL-NG14.sysops.aol.com> 250279498620 You no where.Makes me wonder why I collect.Seems I could put BOTH kids through college if I start selling. Thing is,by the time I think it's time to sell,the next generation will care very little for what we hold dear.And it will all end up as soda and beer cans. :-( Jay KE6PPF From bstrang at iac.net Wed Aug 13 22:11:25 2008 From: bstrang at iac.net (Bill Strangfeld) Date: Wed Aug 13 22:17:58 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] WOW! References: <8CACBC4983A76BE-FDC-591B@WEBMAIL-NG14.sysops.aol.com> Message-ID: <000401c8fdb3$10ed0040$b73006c7@ng.ppp.iac.net> Other recent eye openers: 350085138065 TBX set $2.5k 190242152578 BC-654 mount $1.4k > 250279498620 > > You no where.Makes me wonder why I collect.Seems I could put BOTH kids > through college if I start selling. From mcenfalz at humboldt1.com Thu Aug 14 00:13:35 2008 From: mcenfalz at humboldt1.com (Laura and Jim) Date: Thu Aug 14 00:20:11 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Buddy, can you spare a dynamotor? Message-ID: My earlier post vanished: here it is again. I have been gifted an R-105/ARR-15 that appears to be virgin, except the dynamotor is missing. Anyone have a spare we can do a deal for? I powered it up gently (via Variac) for several minutes using the internal dyno socket and it appears to be OK. The channel selector motor appears to be hale and healthy. Runs quietly. It's a riot watching the channel selector work its mojo. My first experience w/a PTO. Very cool. Being from farm stock, a PTO is usually a Power Take-Off on the back of the Massey-Ferguson. I understand that real radios have motors; this one has two! Jim Falls KG6FWT Eureka, CA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/milsurplus/attachments/20080813/45473f54/attachment.htm From kk5f at earthlink.net Thu Aug 14 01:05:12 2008 From: kk5f at earthlink.net (Mike Morrow) Date: Thu Aug 14 01:11:43 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Cryptic ebay auction postings Message-ID: <6007947.1218690312624.JavaMail.root@elwamui-lapwing.atl.sa.earthlink.net> Real nonsense...these postings, I mean, not the auction item, which I did not waste my time looking up. Something I don't understand is why so many of these messages are posted referring to an auction item without ANY indication of what the item is or why it is noteworthy. Obviously it is some juvenile desire to hold us all in suspense until we go through the generally wasted effort of looking up the item to see why the original list posting was a shock to the original poster. Simple, decent, common courtesy would dictate that in such messages you: 1. Accurately describe the item, or at the least state the equipment nomenclature. 2. State what it is about the item that has sparked the posting. 3. Include the complete URL so that several step aren't required to reveal the treasure/travesty that is being cited. If you can't be bothered to do these simple tasks, you are insulting ALL the members of the list. I'm sure that this message won't change anyone, but at least you'll know what I think. Mike / KK5F From kk5f at earthlink.net Thu Aug 14 01:33:04 2008 From: kk5f at earthlink.net (Mike Morrow) Date: Thu Aug 14 01:39:36 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Buddy, can you spare a dynamotor? Message-ID: <738205.1218691985061.JavaMail.root@elwamui-lapwing.atl.sa.earthlink.net> Jim wrote: >I have been gifted an R-105/ARR-15 that appears to be virgin, except >the dynamotor is missing. Anyone have a spare we can do a deal for? DY-34/ARR-15 dynamotors are not easily found. The only reason it would be missing from an R-105/ARR-15 is because some ham trashed it. Hams also seemed to like to trash the X-member that was placed across the upper side of the rear three-quarters of the chassis. >I powered it up gently (via Variac) for several minutes using the internal >dyno socket and it appears to be OK. The channel selector motor appears to >be hale and healthy. Runs quietly. It's a riot watching the channel selector >work its mojo. My first experience w/a PTO. Very cool. I used a R-105/ARR-15 that I got from NM MARS in 1968 for many years as my main receiver. I still have it, plus an R-105A/ARR-15 with mount and control box. It can easily be set for 1 kHz accuracy, and it does a pretty good job on SSB. On the down side, the mode (A1 or A3) can only be changed from the local front panel...not from the control box. It's part of the USN AN/ARC-25 (AN/ART-13 and AN/ARR-15) set. The mount and control box are *extremely* difficult to obtain. It lacks the LF/MF coverage and the muting capability that was built in to the USAAF BC-348 (AN/ARR-11), so I still prefer that over the R-105. Mike / KK5F From jfor at quik.com Thu Aug 14 09:33:35 2008 From: jfor at quik.com (J Forster) Date: Thu Aug 14 09:38:20 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Cryptic ebay auction postings References: <6007947.1218690312624.JavaMail.root@elwamui-lapwing.atl.sa.earthlink.net> Message-ID: <48A4342F.442DBDF3@quik.com> Agreed, except I'd suggest cutting and pasting the title & item number, rather than the URL, as they often get screwed up in emails. Best, -John ================== Mike Morrow wrote: > Real nonsense...these postings, I mean, not the auction item, which I did not waste my time looking up. > > Something I don't understand is why so many of these messages are posted referring to an auction item without ANY indication of what the item is or why it is noteworthy. Obviously it is some juvenile desire to hold us all in suspense until we go through the generally wasted effort of looking up the item to see why the original list posting was a shock to the original poster. > > Simple, decent, common courtesy would dictate that in such messages you: > > 1. Accurately describe the item, or at the least state the equipment nomenclature. > 2. State what it is about the item that has sparked the posting. > 3. Include the complete URL so that several step aren't required to reveal the treasure/travesty that is being cited. > > If you can't be bothered to do these simple tasks, you are insulting ALL the members of the list. > > I'm sure that this message won't change anyone, but at least you'll know what I think. > > Mike / KK5F From ka1kaq at gmail.com Thu Aug 14 10:00:54 2008 From: ka1kaq at gmail.com (Todd, KA1KAQ) Date: Thu Aug 14 10:07:27 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Re: [ARC5] Cryptic ebay auction postings In-Reply-To: <6007947.1218690312624.JavaMail.root@elwamui-lapwing.atl.sa.earthlink.net> References: <6007947.1218690312624.JavaMail.root@elwamui-lapwing.atl.sa.earthlink.net> Message-ID: <9ccb8c510808140700r5c570832le4cf50e97d3d5734@mail.gmail.com> On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 1:05 AM, Mike Morrow wrote: Surely you meant *your idea of*... > Simple, decent, common courtesy would dictate that in such messages you: > If you can't be bothered to do these simple tasks, you are insulting ALL the members of the list. Nah, I don't feel insulted in the least, but then I don't get my undies in a bunch over internet postings in general. This no doubt means that I am less educated, unworthy, and somehow unable to grasp the situation properly. And I thank God for it, regularly. That and being one of those mindless 'hams'. > I'm sure that this message won't change anyone, but at least you'll know what I think. Without a doubt, our lives are far better for this enlightenment. Thank you, kind sir. Where would our list admins be without you? If I could be so bold as to request, could the subject of our next lesson be 'Wasted Bandwidth', perhaps followed by the age-old favorite 'Use the Delete Key' discussion? It's been a while, and I'll bet the audience is anxious. ~ Todd, KA1KAQ (I ain't too bright, but I kin lift heavy thangs) (o: From W7QHO at aol.com Thu Aug 14 10:57:38 2008 From: W7QHO at aol.com (W7QHO@aol.com) Date: Thu Aug 14 11:04:21 2008 Subject: [ARC5] Re: [Milsurplus] Cryptic ebay auction postings Message-ID: I've got no problem with them as posted. No big deal either way. Dennis D. W7QHO Glendale, CA ************** Looking for a car that's sporty, fun and fits in your budget? Read reviews on AOL Autos. (http://autos.aol.com/cars-BMW-128-2008/expert-review?ncid=aolaut00050000000017 ) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/milsurplus/attachments/20080814/95e0359f/attachment.htm From w9ran at oneradio.net Thu Aug 14 11:12:42 2008 From: w9ran at oneradio.net (Robert Nickels) Date: Thu Aug 14 11:19:16 2008 Subject: [ARC5] Re: [Milsurplus] Cryptic ebay auction postings In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <48A44B6A.6070808@oneradio.net> W7QHO@aol.com wrote: > I've got no problem with them as posted. No big deal either way. > > Me neither. But if it makes life easier for anyone, use the Firefox browser, add "eBay" to your Search Engine dropdown in the upper right corner, then just paste an any eBay listing number and one click does the job. 73, Bob W9RAN From jcoward5452 at aol.com Thu Aug 14 11:49:01 2008 From: jcoward5452 at aol.com (jcoward5452@aol.com) Date: Thu Aug 14 11:56:20 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Cryptic ebay auction postings In-Reply-To: <6007947.1218690312624.JavaMail.root@elwamui-lapwing.atl.sa.earthlink.net> References: <6007947.1218690312624.JavaMail.root@elwamui-lapwing.atl.sa.earthlink.net> Message-ID: <8CACC3C67B28DFC-F2C-BEA@webmail-nh11.sysops.aol.com> From what I gather,most list moderators do not allow references to specific auctions which include a reference to the auction site.It would be giving free adverising to the auction site. Jay KE6PPF -----Original Message----- From: Mike Morrow To: milsurplus@mailman.qth.net; arc5@mailman.qth.net Sent: Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:05 pm Subject: [Milsurplus] Cryptic ebay auction postings Real nonsense...these postings, I mean, not the auction item, which I did not waste my time looking up. Something I don't understand is why so many of these messages are posted referring to an auction item without ANY indication of what the item is or why it is noteworthy. Obviously it is some juvenile desire to hold us all in suspense until we go through the generally wasted effort of looking up the item to see why the original list posting was a shock to the original poster. Simple, decent, common courtesy would dictate that in such messages you: 1. Accurately describe the item, or at the least state the equipment nomenclature. 2. State what it is about the item that has sparked the posting. 3. Include the complete URL so that several step aren't required to reveal the treasure/travesty that is being cited. If you can't be bothered to do these simple tasks, you are insulting ALL the members of the list. I'm sure that this message won't change anyone, but at least you'll know what I think. Mike / KK5F ______________________________________________________________ Milsurplus mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/milsurplus Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Milsurplus@mailman.qth.net From k2gkk at hotmail.com Thu Aug 14 12:14:40 2008 From: k2gkk at hotmail.com (D C *Mac* Macdonald) Date: Thu Aug 14 12:21:14 2008 Subject: [ARC5] Re: [Milsurplus] Cryptic ebay auction postings In-Reply-To: <8CACC3C67B28DFC-F2C-BEA@webmail-nh11.sysops.aol.com> References: <6007947.1218690312624.JavaMail.root@elwamui-lapwing.atl.sa.earthlink.net> <8CACC3C67B28DFC-F2C-BEA@webmail-nh11.sysops.aol.com> Message-ID: It tends to make one wonder what is the purpose of a list. I would hope that the purpose would be to provide a benefit to the members of that list. If list rules, etiquette, and general attitude become sufficiently burdensome or unpalatable to override perceived benefit, the list will die. The "jumping" of newcomers who may not be aware of the unwritten rules of a list will soon discourage participation. My opinion/advice is worth just what you have paid for it. 73 - Mac, K2GKK/5 Oklahoma City, OK > To: kk5f@arrl.net; milsurplus@mailman.qth.net; arc5@mailman.qth.net > Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:49:01 -0400 > From: jcoward5452@aol.com > CC: > Subject: [ARC5] Re: [Milsurplus] Cryptic ebay auction postings > > From what I gather,most list moderators do not allow references to > specific auctions which include a reference to the auction site.It > would be giving free adverising to the auction site. > Jay KE6PPF > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mike Morrow > To: milsurplus@mailman.qth.net; arc5@mailman.qth.net > Sent: Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:05 pm > Subject: [Milsurplus] Cryptic ebay auction postings > > > > Real nonsense...these postings, I mean, not the auction item, which I > did not waste my time looking up. > > Something I don't understand is why so many of these messages are > posted referring to an auction item without ANY indication of what the > item is or why it is noteworthy. Obviously it is some juvenile desire > to hold us all in suspense until we go through the generally wasted > effort of looking up the item to see why the original list posting was a > shock to the original poster. > > Simple, decent, common courtesy would dictate that in such messages you: > > 1. Accurately describe the item, or at the least state the equipment > nomenclature. > 2. State what it is about the item that has sparked the posting. > 3. Include the complete URL so that several step aren't required to > reveal the treasure/travesty that is being cited. > > If you can't be bothered to do these simple tasks, you are insulting > ALL the members of the list. > > I'm sure that this message won't change anyone, but at least you'll > know what I think. > > Mike / KK5F From jmfranke at cox.net Thu Aug 14 12:27:48 2008 From: jmfranke at cox.net (John Franke) Date: Thu Aug 14 12:34:22 2008 Subject: [ARC5] Re: [Milsurplus] Cryptic ebay auction postings References: <6007947.1218690312624.JavaMail.root@elwamui-lapwing.atl.sa.earthlink.net><8CACC3C67B28DFC-F2C-BEA@webmail-nh11.sysops.aol.com> Message-ID: <00b101c8fe2a$b0cdfbb0$1e89a662@youre7075dc078> I do not believe there is a problem with a list member providing a link to an ebay item. From what I hear, the problem is in saying "look hear" without adding any other information such as "a butchered ARC-5" or an "excellent homebrew rig," etc. Apparently seeing too many "look hears" can be annoying. John WA4WDL ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Macklin" To: "D C *Mac* Macdonald" ; ; ; ; Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2008 12:20 PM Subject: Re: [ARC5] Re: [Milsurplus] Cryptic ebay auction postings > What's the problem with providing list members a link to an eBay item that > may be of interest to list members? > > Bob Macklin > K5MYJ > Seattle, Wa, > "Real Radios Glow in the Dark" > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "D C *Mac* Macdonald" > To: ; ; ; > > Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2008 9:14 AM > Subject: RE: [ARC5] Re: [Milsurplus] Cryptic ebay auction postings > > > > It tends to make one wonder what is the purpose of a list. > I would hope that the purpose would be to provide a benefit > to the members of that list. > > If list rules, etiquette, and general attitude become sufficiently > burdensome or unpalatable to override perceived benefit, > the list will die. > > The "jumping" of newcomers who may not be aware of the > unwritten rules of a list will soon discourage participation. > > My opinion/advice is worth just what you have paid for it. > > 73 - Mac, K2GKK/5 > Oklahoma City, OK > > > >> To: kk5f@arrl.net; milsurplus@mailman.qth.net; arc5@mailman.qth.net >> Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:49:01 -0400 >> From: jcoward5452@aol.com >> CC: >> Subject: [ARC5] Re: [Milsurplus] Cryptic ebay auction postings >> >> From what I gather,most list moderators do not allow references to >> specific auctions which include a reference to the auction site.It >> would be giving free adverising to the auction site. >> Jay KE6PPF >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Mike Morrow >> To: milsurplus@mailman.qth.net; arc5@mailman.qth.net >> Sent: Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:05 pm >> Subject: [Milsurplus] Cryptic ebay auction postings >> >> >> >> Real nonsense...these postings, I mean, not the auction item, which I >> did not waste my time looking up. >> >> Something I don't understand is why so many of these messages are >> posted referring to an auction item without ANY indication of what the >> item is or why it is noteworthy. Obviously it is some juvenile desire >> to hold us all in suspense until we go through the generally wasted >> effort of looking up the item to see why the original list posting was a >> shock to the original poster. >> >> Simple, decent, common courtesy would dictate that in such messages you: >> >> 1. Accurately describe the item, or at the least state the equipment >> nomenclature. >> 2. State what it is about the item that has sparked the posting. >> 3. Include the complete URL so that several step aren't required to >> reveal the treasure/travesty that is being cited. >> >> If you can't be bothered to do these simple tasks, you are insulting >> ALL the members of the list. >> >> I'm sure that this message won't change anyone, but at least you'll >> know what I think. >> >> Mike / KK5F > _______________________________________________ > ARC5 mailing list > ARC5@mailman.qth.net > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/arc5 > > _______________________________________________ > ARC5 mailing list > ARC5@mailman.qth.net > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/arc5 > From ejones at hiwaay.net Thu Aug 14 12:02:15 2008 From: ejones at hiwaay.net (Eric A. Jones) Date: Thu Aug 14 12:51:02 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Cryptic ebay auction postings In-Reply-To: <6007947.1218690312624.JavaMail.root@elwamui-lapwing.atl.sa.earthlink.net> References: <6007947.1218690312624.JavaMail.root@elwamui-lapwing.atl.sa.earthlink.net> Message-ID: <5D02FD52-6A1A-11DD-BD9A-0050E420676D@hiwaay.net> de N4TGC Eric Hear, hear, Mike - I agree completely. I used to get angry, then realized being angry at idiots lowered me to their level, so now I don't give a dam - and I don't look the item up, either - ever. e From wh7hg.hi at gmail.com Thu Aug 14 12:46:09 2008 From: wh7hg.hi at gmail.com (Michael Tauson) Date: Thu Aug 14 12:52:45 2008 Subject: [ARC5] Re: [Milsurplus] Cryptic ebay auction postings In-Reply-To: References: <6007947.1218690312624.JavaMail.root@elwamui-lapwing.atl.sa.earthlink.net> <8CACC3C67B28DFC-F2C-BEA@webmail-nh11.sysops.aol.com> Message-ID: On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 6:14 AM, D C *Mac* Macdonald wrote: > The "jumping" of newcomers who may not be aware of the > unwritten rules of a list will soon discourage participation. While I'm in utter and total agreement with this, who's the newbie? We have the original poster of the item by number who's a veteran of the lists; the person who made the original complaint, also a list vet; the initial responder, also a vet ... and so on. Of course, I also think the original complaint was a bit much and apparently was not that of the vocal majority thus disproving at least one part of it. Oh, well. That's just me. Best regards, Michael, KH7HG From jfor at quik.com Thu Aug 14 12:55:01 2008 From: jfor at quik.com (J Forster) Date: Thu Aug 14 12:59:45 2008 Subject: [ARC5] Re: [Milsurplus] Cryptic ebay auction postings References: <6007947.1218690312624.JavaMail.root@elwamui-lapwing.atl.sa.earthlink.net><8CACC3C67B28DFC-F2C-BEA@webmail-nh11.sysops.aol.com> <00b101c8fe2a$b0cdfbb0$1e89a662@youre7075dc078> Message-ID: <48A46365.5F55831@quik.com> FWIW, I think a pointer to an auction listing should include: The item number (you can really omit the eBay as it's essentially the only game in town) The item title (so readers don't have to go and look to find out it's of any interest at all) Whether the person posting the item has a financial interest in the item (and the post is self serving) These are the guidelines I use to moderate my lists and IMO they are fair, necessary, and sufficient. Best, -John ====================== John Franke wrote: > I do not believe there is a problem with a list member providing a link to > an ebay item. From what I hear, the problem is in saying "look hear" > without adding any other information such as "a butchered ARC-5" or an > "excellent homebrew rig," etc. Apparently seeing too many "look hears" can > be annoying. > > John WA4WDL From skynite000 at yahoo.com Thu Aug 14 13:27:34 2008 From: skynite000 at yahoo.com (Skywarrior) Date: Thu Aug 14 13:34:09 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] ARC-55 CONROL BOX Message-ID: <826759.14059.qm@web35702.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Hi All, I have an excellent condition C-1827/ARC-55 control for sale. It really looks like it was never used. It has some minor abrasions from storage but that is it. I am asking $25.00 plus priority mail costs of $10.20 with in the USA. TIA Bruce From rafantini at salisbury.edu Thu Aug 14 13:53:11 2008 From: rafantini at salisbury.edu (Ray Fantini) Date: Thu Aug 14 13:59:43 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] One line Message-ID: <48A438C7020000310000D33E@mail2.salisbury.edu> I like the one line EBay listings, simple with no HTML garbage and straight to the point. There are no problems with using the word EBay or pointing to an auction as long as it?s not your own or you are promoting it for another and I don?t feel insulted or offended by these actions in any way. How much protocol and procedures do we need for an email reflector anyway? Ray Fantini KA3EKH From revcom at wbsnet.org Thu Aug 14 14:15:35 2008 From: revcom at wbsnet.org (Revcom) Date: Thu Aug 14 14:23:15 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] One line References: <48A438C7020000310000D33E@mail2.salisbury.edu> Message-ID: <001401c8fe39$bfac7300$0801a8c0@alltel> I think it is kinda cool that we get the listing number. It is no problem to write it down and then go to the site and type in the search line. I just thank those that have the time to browse the site and point things out. I like to look at pictures of stuff I will NEVER be able to own and really brings back memories of stuff I tore up 40-50 years ago. Dumb. Just keep it simple, no pretty references/HTML crap etc. We all have the ability to check it out if we want to. About anyone knows what a long number is for. Rod K0EQH ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray Fantini" To: Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2008 12:53 PM Subject: [Milsurplus] One line > I like the one line EBay listings, simple with no HTML garbage and > straight to the point. There are no problems with using the word EBay or > pointing to an auction as long as it?s not your own or you are > promoting it for another and I don?t feel insulted or offended by > these actions in any way. How much protocol and procedures do we need > for an email reflector anyway? > Ray Fantini KA3EKH > > ______________________________________________________________ > Milsurplus mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/milsurplus > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Milsurplus@mailman.qth.net From n7rk at cox.net Wed Aug 6 12:42:35 2008 From: n7rk at cox.net (David Hollander) Date: Thu Aug 14 18:29:32 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] FS: Heathkit, Hallicrafters, Swan, Collins Radio, HP, Military Telegraph Keys and Other Stuff Message-ID: <4899D47B.5060101@cox.net> Here are a few items for sale. Prices do not include. I will ship overseas. Heathkit SB-200 80-10 Meter Linear Amplifier & Manual...$425 plus shipping This is a 1 KW 8-10 meter linear amplifier that runs off of 110 VAC or 220 VAC. This amp is unmodified with the exception of a BNC jack replacing the RCA connector (good mod!)and is in very nice shape with no extra holes and all of the correct knobs. It has a few paint chips and a previous owner put some kind of ID number on the back of the unit. Nothing has been arced or burned and the ham who built this did a really excellent job on the soldering/wiring. Puts out around 500 - 600 watts with 100 watts drive on 110 volts. I have used this with my Yaesu FT-1000MP transceiver. Includes a photocopy of the manual. http://members.cox.net/radiostuff9/sb2000.JPG http://members.cox.net/radiostuff9/sb20004.JPG Swan 500C SS-16B Special Transceiver and 117XC Power Supply....$300 plus shipping This unit works quite well. I measured around 200 watts CW output on my Bird meter with a dummy load. The receiver sounds good. Cosmetically the unit looks good however it does have some scuffs and scratches to the outer case. I have been using this radio for the past 18 months and have made hundreds of contacts with it on 75, 40 and 20 meter phone. Most recent was on field day last month where it made over 100 QSO's operating field day from my shack. http://members.cox.net/radiostuff9/swan500ss16b.JPG http://members.cox.net/radiostuff9/swan500ss16b3.JPG Heathkit SA-2060 Legal Limit Antenna Tuner with Manual...$350 plus shipping This is a legal limit tuner that cover all frequencies between 160 and 10 meters. It will match balanced and unbalanced lines , single wire and ladder lines. It has a dual watt meter that has a 200 watt and a 2000 watt scale so you can read forward and reflected average power. This tuner is in excellent condition with a few light scratches to the outer case. The inside is clean with no evidence of abuse or arcing. This is a great tuner rated at 5/5 with 31 reviews in the equipment reviews section on the e-ham web site. http://members.cox.net/radiostuff9/heathsa2060.JPG http://members.cox.net/radiostuff9/heathsa20602.JPG http://members.cox.net/radiostuff9/heathsa20604.JPG http://members.cox.net/radiostuff9/heathsa20605.JPG http://members.cox.net/radiostuff9/heathsa20606.JPG http://members.cox.net/radiostuff9/heathsa20607.JPG Collins Radio SM-2 Dynamic Microphone....$275 plus shipping This is a clean working unit with a few very minor scratches. It is wired for a Collins KWM-2 or a 32S transmitter. I used this with my KWM-2A and also with a Swan 500C with an adaptor for the plug. Worked well and received great audio reports. http://members.cox.net/radiostuff9/sm2collins.JPG http://members.cox.net/radiostuff9/sm2collins2.JPG http://members.cox.net/radiostuff9/sm2collins4.JPG http://members.cox.net/radiostuff9/sm2collins3.JPG Westclox WT8AMP Canadian Military Telegraph Key..........$50 plus shipping (I have several of these) The key appears to be new old stock and in excellent condition. I believe these were used by the Canadian Military in W.W.II. http://members.cox.net/radiostuff9/mil_key.JPG http://members.cox.net/radiostuff9/mil_key2.JPG USN AN/URM-25F RF Signal Generator - Original Manual......$25 shipped Original manual in excellent condition. http://members.cox.net/radiostuff9/urm25fmanual.JPG Hallicrafters SX-43 Receiver with Manual....$130 plus shipping The receiver works but would benefit from a restoration. I listened to signals on the AM broadcast band, WWV at 5, 10 and 15 MHz as well as signals on several short wave bands. I did not hear signals on the higher bands or on the FM band so I would assume it needs help. The s-meter works, the BFO and crystal filter work. Cosmetically, it has lots of scuffs and scratches as can be seen in the photos. It has all of the correct knobs. It does not have any dings, dents or extra holes. This is a a heavy receiver. Includes a photocopy of the manual. http://members.cox.net/radiodx5/sx43.JPG http://members.cox.net/radiodx5/sx432.JPG http://members.cox.net/radiodx5/sx433.JPG http://members.cox.net/radiodx5/sx435.JPG Hewlett Packard HP 711A High Voltage Bench Supply...$125 plus shipping This is a regulated high voltage power supply with an output of 0-500 volts dc with a maximum current of 100 mA. Unregulated ac output is 6.3 volts at 6 amps maximum and 12.6 volts center tap at 3 amps maximum. The supply has two meters. The current meter measures 0-100 mA and the volt meter measures 0-500 volts or 0-50 volts with the push button. This includes a photocopy of the HP 711A manual. http://members.cox.net/radiostuff9/hp711a.JPG http://members.cox.net/radiostuff9/hp711a3.JPG Advance Electric Dow-Key Clone Coaxial Relay....$25 plus shipping Antenna changeover relay made by Advance Electric which looks identical if not more ruggedly built than a Dow-Key relay. Possibly this company built the relays for Dow-Key. This is a 24 VDC unit with SO-239 connectors. Tested and is in very good condition. http://members.cox.net/radiostuff9/advance_relay.JPG http://members.cox.net/radiostuff9/advance_relay2.JPG TenTec Electro-Voice 729 Microphone.....$25 plus shipping EV Electrovoice 729 High Impedance Microphone with stand. This mike has a TenTec logo so it probably sold by TenTec for use with their ham radio equipment. Cosmetically the mike looks good but is missing some paint in places. I hooked the mike up to my Bogen amp and it is working. Sounded very good with nice strong audio when listening to it. It is currently wired with a 2 pin microphone connector most likely wired for use with a Johnson Ranger or a Johnson Valiant transmitter. http://members.cox.net/radiostuff9/tentec_mike.JPG Acoustic Research Turntable - 1960's and AR Brochure...$100 plus shipping This is a one speed (33 1/3) turntable mounted on an oiled walnut base. This one has a Shure cartridge installed. The specs are shown in the photo below. I hooked this up to my Fisher 800B and Cerwin Vega HED speakers and listened to a few records. The turntable is in good operating condition. The dust cover is included but it is cracked. I will also include an original 1960's AR catalog which does have this turntable in it. http://members.cox.net/radiodx5/ar_turntable.JPG 73 and thanks for looking. -- *********************************************************** Dave N7RK Boatanchors Home Page: http://members.cox.net/n7rk Phoenix, Arizona *DXCC Honor Roll* *WAZ#22 - 75 Meter SSB* ex-XE2/N7RK, N7RK/ZB2, VK2ERK, ZM0AJN, WB6NRK, WN6IWX Boatanchor and Antique Radio Collector From ai4wm at yahoo.com Thu Aug 14 19:41:19 2008 From: ai4wm at yahoo.com (Bill MacLane) Date: Thu Aug 14 19:47:55 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] ERC-310 help Message-ID: <580604.87349.qm@web57913.mail.re3.yahoo.com> Anybody know anything about and ERC-310 radio set? I have one, antenna, mic, and pack, but no information beyond that. 73, Bill AI4WM From wa6knw at sbcglobal.net Thu Aug 14 20:28:56 2008 From: wa6knw at sbcglobal.net (Rich MC Clung) Date: Thu Aug 14 20:35:33 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Re:Cryptic ebay auction postings In-Reply-To: <20080814165253.23260859C5C@mailman.qth.net> Message-ID: <876115.35512.qm@web80007.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> Come on guys, next thing you know we'll be talking about that black umpty-puckity stuff that oozes from overheating transformers........................ Who really gives a flying leap at a rolling donut, about whether someone did or didn't full fill someone Else's expectations in describing or not describing an item from a certain auction list, that we all know about, and most probably secretly survey, from time to time, in hopes of finding that one last item of unobtainium for our life long projects. The main point is there will ALWAYS be someone who will object to something that doesn't please them in order to assert their standards and values upon others. And again I refer you to the errant pastry comment above. I looked at the item that started all this and, I thought that it was quite nice. In fact it was looking pretty good for being 64 years old. I hope I look that good when I hit 64. But would I pay that price? Not unless I had a B-17 in flying condition and the rest on my ARC-5 gear was in that good of condition. I would have to have my modulator to be just as pristine. So thank you for posting that item so I could have a look at a nicely preserved piece of history that I couldn't pay that much for at this time. Yours Aye, RICH WA6KNW -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Thanks, -John ==================== From gzook at yahoo.com Thu Aug 14 23:29:35 2008 From: gzook at yahoo.com (Glen Zook) Date: Thu Aug 14 23:36:14 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Schematics needed In-Reply-To: <48A4F213.55D48528@quik.com> Message-ID: <421845.61591.qm@web52910.mail.re2.yahoo.com> The manual for the 75A4 is available in PDF format from the Collins Collectors' Association at http://www.collinsradio.org/Archives/Collins_Radio_Equipment_Manuals.aspx The Hammarlund SP-600 manual is available from BAMA at http://bama.edebris.com/manuals/hammarlu/sp600/ The manual for the 75A-2 or 75A-3 (the receivers are the same except that the 75A-3 has provisions for mechanical filters) have not been "put up" on the CCA website. However, the various Service Bulletins for the 75A-2 and 75A-3 are on the CCA website at the URL furnished above. For manuals on Collins equipment always check the CCA website and for all other brands of "boat anchors" always check on BAMA at http://bama.edebris.com/manuals/ Glen, K9STH Website: http://k9sth.com --- On Thu, 8/14/08, J Forster wrote: From: J Forster Can anyone point me to an on line source for schematics and preferably also block diagrams for the following: Collins 75A-3 Collins 75A-4 SP-600 From john.brewer at us.schneider-electric.com Fri Aug 15 11:22:54 2008 From: john.brewer at us.schneider-electric.com (john.brewer@us.schneider-electric.com) Date: Fri Aug 15 11:30:35 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Ebay listings and reflectors Message-ID: I believe there's only one list moderator on the QTH reflectors against individuals referencing interesting Ebay offerings. Most of us are grown up enough to realize that pimping our own auctions is in bad taste, and avoid doing so. Given that without Ebay most of us could not find much of the obscure stuff we seek out and collect, prohibitions against sensible references to appropriate auctions is just a personal rant rather than a useful protection for the listmembers. Respectfully John K5MO From kb1fqg at yahoo.com Fri Aug 15 12:13:08 2008 From: kb1fqg at yahoo.com (John Flood) Date: Fri Aug 15 12:19:49 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Eddystone 830 Message-ID: <683835.38701.qm@web84105.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Greetings, Looking for the band switch knob for the Eddystone 830.? Looks like I'm keeping the one I'm trying out in a possible hosstrade.? He knows my weaknes...? Take it home John and play with it he says, you not really using the widget I want anyway are you??? I see a big user group in the UK.? Any of you guys here using Eddystone stuff in the USA?as well? John Flood KB1FQG 978-979-2807 From wf2u at ws19ops.com Fri Aug 15 12:25:10 2008 From: wf2u at ws19ops.com (wf2u@ws19ops.com) Date: Fri Aug 15 12:32:11 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Re: [Boatanchors] Eddystone 830 In-Reply-To: <683835.38701.qm@web84105.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <683835.38701.qm@web84105.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <20080815112510.hq9r2t4vggc8g0ok@webmail.opentransfer.com> John, Congratulations! What version of the Eddy 830 did you get? I have an 830/4, which was contracted for the Canadian Government (mine is ex Ministry of Transportation). Besides its being a very nice looking receiver, it's also a great performing, stable and sensitive receiver, with good selectivity and nice audio. I like the big slide-rule dial. Unfortunately I have no spare knobs for it, but as far as i know, there is a fairly good size Eddystone users mailing list in the UK. Conceivable that someone may have a knob for you. Enjoy the receiver! 73, Meir WF2U Landrum, SC Quoting John Flood : > Greetings, > Looking for the band switch knob for the Eddystone 830.? Looks like > I'm keeping the one I'm trying out in a possible hosstrade.? He > knows my weaknes...? Take it home John and play with it he says, you > not really using the widget I want anyway are you??? I see a big > user group in the UK.? Any of you guys here using Eddystone stuff in > the USA?as well? > John Flood > KB1FQG > 978-979-2807 > _______________________________________________ > From k2gkk at hotmail.com Fri Aug 15 12:32:36 2008 From: k2gkk at hotmail.com (D C *Mac* Macdonald) Date: Fri Aug 15 12:39:17 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Ebay listings and reflectors In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Would you, perchance, be willing to share which particular list(s) are operated/moderated under the prohibition? 73 - Mac, K2GKK/5 Oklahoma City, OK > To: milsurplus@mailman.qth.net > From: john.brewer@us.schneider-electric.com > Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:22:54 -0400 > Subject: [Milsurplus] Ebay listings and reflectors > > I believe there's only one list moderator on the QTH reflectors against individuals referencing > interesting Ebay offerings. Most of us are grown up enough to realize that pimping our own > auctions is in bad taste, and avoid doing so. Given that without Ebay most of us could not find > much of the obscure stuff we seek out and collect, prohibitions against sensible references to > appropriate auctions is just a personal rant rather than a useful protection for the > listmembers. > > Respectfully > > John K5MO From telegrapher at att.net Fri Aug 15 12:39:14 2008 From: telegrapher at att.net (telegrapher@att.net) Date: Fri Aug 15 12:45:55 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Re:Cryptic ebay auction postings In-Reply-To: <876115.35512.qm@web80007.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> References: <20080814165253.23260859C5C@mailman.qth.net> <876115.35512.qm@web80007.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <081520081639.25765.48A5B132000DBE5B000064A522230650629B0A02D29B9B0EBF9D0A089F0E9D090A040A9B@att.net> We've all be chastised in the past for mentioneing "E### in our postings to the various lists, greenkeys as an exmption. What this is beginning to sound like is "politcal correctness". BS, Post it the way you feel like it and if i don't want to look something up because i think it's "to much work" or not of interest, i'll delete the email. Lets get a bit loose here and not so political correct. That's part of what got this country in such as mess as it is now. Do it the way you want, people seem to adapt either way. Larry W0OGH -------------- next part -------------- Skipped content of type multipart/related From al at ar88.net Fri Aug 15 13:11:22 2008 From: al at ar88.net (Al Klase) Date: Fri Aug 15 13:18:47 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Re: [Boatanchors] Eddystone 830 In-Reply-To: <683835.38701.qm@web84105.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <683835.38701.qm@web84105.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <48A5B8BA.7070105@ar88.net> John, You might want to check in with eddystonr_radio_users on Yahoo groups. They were most helpful when I needed an IF transformer for an EC10. Lots of Brits there. Al John Flood wrote: > Greetings, > Looking for the band switch knob for the Eddystone 830. Looks like I'm keeping the one I'm trying out in a possible hosstrade. He knows my weaknes... Take it home John and play with it he says, you not really using the widget I want anyway are you? I see a big user group in the UK. Any of you guys here using Eddystone stuff in the USA as well? > John Flood > KB1FQG > 978-979-2807 > _______________________________________________ > > > -- Al Klase - N3FRQ Flemington, NJ http://www.skywaves.ar88.net/ From smithab11 at comcast.net Fri Aug 15 14:38:14 2008 From: smithab11 at comcast.net (B. Smith) Date: Fri Aug 15 14:44:53 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] PRC-71 parts needed Message-ID: <00e901c8ff06$14cc9e60$271cc847@HAL1000> I need a parts radio or a 2nd mixer & filter board, 4A3A1. (mine has an open winding in one of the sealed transformers. 73 breck k4che From olegerityincj at austin.rr.com Fri Aug 15 18:56:16 2008 From: olegerityincj at austin.rr.com (John Hutchins) Date: Fri Aug 15 19:02:53 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] BC-348R question local Oscillator band frequency ranges Message-ID: <48A60990.9060504@austin.rr.com> Group - BC-348R Question Any on know the frequency ranges for the Local Oscillator on each band? Dial Band Range Local Osc Range? 1 200-500 ? 2 1.5 - 3.5 ? 3 3.5 - 6.0 ? 4 6.0 - 9.5 ? 5 9.5 - 13.5 ? 6 13.5 - 18.0 ? Thanks Hutch From kk5f at earthlink.net Fri Aug 15 20:37:01 2008 From: kk5f at earthlink.net (Mike Morrow) Date: Fri Aug 15 20:43:44 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] BC-348R question local Oscillator band frequency ranges Message-ID: <22696518.1218847021980.JavaMail.root@mswamui-cedar.atl.sa.earthlink.net> >Any on know the frequency ranges for the Local Oscillator on each band? > Dial >Band Range Local Osc Range? >1 200-500 ? >2 1.5 - 3.5 ? >3 3.5 - 6.0 ? >4 6.0 - 9.5 ? >5 9.5 - 13.5 ? >6 13.5 - 18.0 ? The BC-348-R IF is 915 kHz. On bands 1, 2, 3, and 4, the local oscillator operates 915 kHz *above* the dial frequency. On bands 5 and 6, the local oscillator operates 915 kHz *below* the dial frequency. Mike / KK5F From ka1kaq at gmail.com Sat Aug 16 00:17:35 2008 From: ka1kaq at gmail.com (Todd, KA1KAQ) Date: Sat Aug 16 00:24:18 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Re:Cryptic ebay auction postings In-Reply-To: <081520081639.25765.48A5B132000DBE5B000064A522230650629B0A02D29B9B0EBF9D0A089F0E9D090A040A9B@att.net> References: <20080814165253.23260859C5C@mailman.qth.net> <876115.35512.qm@web80007.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> <081520081639.25765.48A5B132000DBE5B000064A522230650629B0A02D29B9B0EBF9D0A089F0E9D090A040A9B@att.net> Message-ID: <9ccb8c510808152117j484e0191ja223ce55e7fdf440@mail.gmail.com> On Fri, Aug 15, 2008 at 12:39 PM, wrote: > BS, Post it the way you feel like it > and if i don't want to look something up because i think it's "to much work" > or not of interest, i'll delete the email. Precisely. Rather than ranting about someone who tried to do the list a favor by posting an item number, simply look at it or ignore it. So much easier than letting the world know that they didn't reach your expectations. As far as the whole ebay link issue, I've read many posts from Al Waller stating that he has no problem with folks sharing links for viewing, discussing, etc. He even set up a specific list for discussing ebay to keep unrelated topics off specific lists. The rude behavior in my opinion is posting your own auction to a list of folks who have helped you over the years, as if to say 'you're good enough to push my final high bid up, just not good enough to have it offered for sale to you first'. Quite often these folks have too high of a reserve on their item, and when it doesn't sell - surprise! The list is suddenly worthy. A for sale ad pops up. There was also the issue of ebay making millions (billions?) while Al and others got no compensation to differ their operating expenses. But beyond that, discussing specific items related to the list has always been acceptable as far back as I can remember. Except as John pointed out, on one or two lists run by the same admin. I find it far more tiresome to read posts instructing me as to what I think, should think, and so on. Thanks anyway, but I'm a big boy now. ( : ~ Todd, KA1KAQ From kargo_cult at msn.com Sat Aug 16 00:33:12 2008 From: kargo_cult at msn.com (Hue Miller) Date: Sat Aug 16 00:42:58 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Re:Cryptic ebay auction postings References: <20080814165253.23260859C5C@mailman.qth.net><876115.35512.qm@web80007.mail.sp1.yahoo.com><081520081639.25765.48A5B132000DBE5B000064A522230650629B0A02D29B9B0EBF9D0A089F0E9D090A040A9B@att.net> <9ccb8c510808152117j484e0191ja223ce55e7fdf440@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: Right, post it anyway you want, this is an American email group. However, re posts that are like, "Look at this 123456789" or in subject field, only this word: "WANTED" because the poster cannot expend 10 more calories of energy in consideration for the reader. ==> DELETE. -Hue Miller K7HUE From WA5CAB at cs.com Sat Aug 16 02:24:56 2008 From: WA5CAB at cs.com (WA5CAB@cs.com) Date: Sat Aug 16 02:31:44 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Wanted: NAVSHIPS 91454(A) on AN/TRR-5 Message-ID: Group, Several years ago, someone had one of these receivers (and for that matter, I have one) and was looking for a manual. Somewhere, I found a PDF and was going to convert it to TIF, clean it up and turn it back into a printable document. Either I got sidetracked or whoever wanted it dropped out of sight and I didn't do it. More recently someone else asked whether I had one and I resurrected the project. The text pages are done and didn't turn out too bad, although the photos were pretty sad. But whoever did the original scanning (in the ensuing years, I've forgotten where I originally got the file) scanned the foldout schematic and wiring diagram in snippets on 8-1/2x11 pages. I've never understood the rationale for this but finally gave up arguing with people who do it and have gotten pretty good at recreating the original wide foldouts. Unfortunately, in this case, whoever did the scanning missed the overlap slightly. In a couple of cases by as much as a guestimated 6 or 7 inches. So if anyone holds this manual, I'd like to negotiate somehow getting a complete copy of the two foldouts. It can be chopped if it has to be but it does have to be complete. Robert Downs - Houston wa5cab dot com (Web Store) MVPA 9480 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/milsurplus/attachments/20080816/3c629cd6/attachment.htm From olegerityincj at austin.rr.com Sat Aug 16 21:32:18 2008 From: olegerityincj at austin.rr.com (John Hutchins) Date: Sat Aug 16 21:38:27 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] BC-348 question on stamps Message-ID: <48A77FA2.6090805@austin.rr.com> Anyone - I have seen on some of these units a hand painted M1 and a stamp SC3830A as depicted in this picture: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120292921411&indexURL=1&photoDisplayType=2#ebayphotohosting What do they mean? Thanks Hutch From arc5 at ix.netcom.com Sat Aug 16 22:18:50 2008 From: arc5 at ix.netcom.com (David Stinson) Date: Sat Aug 16 22:25:39 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] BC-348 question on stamps References: <48A77FA2.6090805@austin.rr.com> Message-ID: <6195A3B7A159442883B9311A0742A1A1@boudreaux> ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Hutchins" Subject: [Milsurplus] BC-348 question on stamps > Anyone - > > I have seen on some of these units a hand painted M1 and a stamp SC3830A >.... > What do they mean? "M1" is a mark used to denote that an official field modification has been done to the unit. In this case, "M1," as seen on many USAAC radios from WWII, indicates that a 1-megaohm resistor has been connected from the antenna connection to ground in order to drain away the static charges that build up on aircraft antennas. Years of research and tons of money were expended on this problem, and the solution was a lowly resistor. Please note that "M1" on a USAAC BC-348 or BC-442 is not necessarily that same as "M1" on a BC-611; it's a matter of the technical changes issued for that piece of gear. The "SC3830A" in a Signal Corps Inspector's personal stamp, indicating that the unit has been inspected by him according to his procedure (connections properly soldered, correct tubes installed, etc.) and passed. 73 Dave S. From olegerityincj at austin.rr.com Sat Aug 16 23:42:22 2008 From: olegerityincj at austin.rr.com (John Hutchins) Date: Sat Aug 16 23:48:22 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Speaking of Rejuvenating tubes Message-ID: <48A79E1E.4000305@austin.rr.com> All - Any one have knowledge if this procedure to Rejuvenate tubes? http://www.wipo.int/pctdb/en/wo.jsp?WO=2007073517&IA=WO2007073517&DISPLAY=CLAIMS Sounds similar to Rejuvenate tubes article: http://www.antiquewireless.org/otb/rejuve.htm I wonder if a combination of methods would work; over heating by 135% of rated voltage and Pulsing with a low voltage to cause the filament to shake. 1. how much voltage potential would be acceptable between the filament and cathode since they are not physically connected. 2 what would be the frequency required to get the cathode and filament physically to shake a minute amount. 3. Reversing the voltage on the cathode put a positive on the cathode, Negative on one side of the filament, and plate would this help drive off impurities from the cathode. Hutch From wf2u at ws19ops.com Sun Aug 17 11:55:34 2008 From: wf2u at ws19ops.com (Meir-WF2U) Date: Sun Aug 17 12:02:27 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] TN-339 antenna tuner for sale In-Reply-To: <48A5B8BA.7070105@ar88.net> References: <683835.38701.qm@web84105.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <48A5B8BA.7070105@ar88.net> Message-ID: <001901c90081$b0389850$0300a8c0@MBDCONSULTING.LOCAL> Groups, A friend of mine, Jon K1VVC, email jonweiner@aol.com who is not a member of these mailing lists, has a nice TN-339 antenna tuner for sale. These are the antenna tuners for the T-368 which were the remake with the new nomenclature - of the BC-939 antenna tuners which were used with the BC-610. Jon's TN-339 is in great shape, the case is refinished with non-military paint but it's fairly close to the T-3 color. The electronics are in great shape inside, the chassis is very clean. Also, the military ID plate is missing. Jon would like $200 for it, and prefers pickup (he is in Greer, SC, near Greenville and Spartanburg, not far from I-85). He'd ship it if he has to... This is all I know about the tuner. PLEASE - do not email me with inquiries, email directly to Jon K1VVC jonweiner@aol.com . Thanks, 73, Meir WF2U Landrum, SC No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.6.4/1616 - Release Date: 8/16/2008 5:12 PM From wf2u at ws19ops.com Sun Aug 17 12:01:55 2008 From: wf2u at ws19ops.com (Meir-WF2U) Date: Sun Aug 17 12:08:48 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] TN-339 antenna tuner for sale In-Reply-To: <48A5B8BA.7070105@ar88.net> References: <683835.38701.qm@web84105.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <48A5B8BA.7070105@ar88.net> Message-ID: <001a01c90082$9391e390$0300a8c0@MBDCONSULTING.LOCAL> Groups, I wonder whether anyone may have any information on a pre-WW2 US Signal Corps HF transmitter, ID plate says BC-307A , with contract date 1936. The manufacturer is General Electric. It's about the size of a BC-191, and the final tube is a VT-62. Google'ing didn't fetch any results. My friend, K1VVC picked it up this weekend at a hamfest and would like to have more information on it. Thanks, 73, Meir WF2U Landrum, SC From wf2u at ws19ops.com Sun Aug 17 12:04:31 2008 From: wf2u at ws19ops.com (Meir-WF2U) Date: Sun Aug 17 12:11:25 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Info on Pre-WW2 BC-307A transmitter needed (OOPS, previous message went out with the wrong subject) In-Reply-To: <48A5B8BA.7070105@ar88.net> References: <683835.38701.qm@web84105.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <48A5B8BA.7070105@ar88.net> Message-ID: <001b01c90082$f06e2ab0$0300a8c0@MBDCONSULTING.LOCAL> Groups, I wonder whether anyone may have any information on a pre-WW2 US Signal Corps HF transmitter, ID plate says BC-307A , with contract date 1936. The manufacturer is General Electric. It's about the size of a BC-191, and the final tube is a VT-62. Google'ing didn't fetch any results. My friend, K1VVC picked it up this weekend at a hamfest and would like to have more information on it. Thanks, 73, Meir WF2U Landrum, SC From arc5 at ix.netcom.com Sun Aug 17 12:16:11 2008 From: arc5 at ix.netcom.com (David Stinson) Date: Sun Aug 17 12:23:09 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Partnering on a Lot? Message-ID: <4659D2E63E4C4FAAA68AA4767529B9A5@boudreaux> Never attempted this before, but here goes: There's a lot of equipment at item # 32028770229. It consists of a BC-191 with dyanmotor, original cables and antenna tuner, plus SCR-183 items. I'm interested in the SCR-183 stuff and would "kick in" an amount appropriate to those items, plus shipping to the person who wins the items. If you wish, we'll get someone to "hold the money" until the end, which prevents any unfortunate misunderstandings. I won't be able to win the whole lot, but perhaps together we can help each other. If you're interested and going to bid, please email me privately and we'll work out the details. Thanks. From WA5CAB at cs.com Sun Aug 17 12:18:15 2008 From: WA5CAB at cs.com (WA5CAB@cs.com) Date: Sun Aug 17 12:25:14 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Re: Info on Pre-WW2 BC-307-A transmitter needed Message-ID: Meir, I have an Instruction Book on the BC-307-B, reprint $20 plus ship. But I have no idea what if any the differences were between the A and B models. In a message dated 8/17/2008 11:04:47 AM Central Daylight Time, wf2u@ws19ops.com writes: > Groups, > > I wonder whether anyone may have any information on a pre-WW2 US Signal > Corps HF transmitter, ID plate says BC-307A , with contract date 1936. The > manufacturer is General Electric. It's about the size of a BC-191, and the > final tube is a VT-62. Google'ing didn't fetch any results. > My friend, K1VVC picked it up this weekend at a hamfest and would like to > have more information on it. > > Thanks, > > 73, Meir WF2U > Landrum, SC > Robert Downs - Houston wa5cab dot com (Web Store) MVPA 9480 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/milsurplus/attachments/20080817/4923ab18/attachment.htm From AAF-Radio-1 at aafradio.org Sun Aug 17 12:21:45 2008 From: AAF-Radio-1 at aafradio.org (Mike Hanz) Date: Sun Aug 17 12:28:26 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Info on Pre-WW2 BC-307A transmitter needed (OOPS, previous message went out with the wrong subject) In-Reply-To: <001b01c90082$f06e2ab0$0300a8c0@MBDCONSULTING.LOCAL> References: <683835.38701.qm@web84105.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <48A5B8BA.7070105@ar88.net> <001b01c90082$f06e2ab0$0300a8c0@MBDCONSULTING.LOCAL> Message-ID: <48A85019.3090309@aafradio.org> Part of the SCR-238. I have the manual if he needs a schematic and components, as well as a brief rundown on mine at http://aafradio.org/flightdeck/1935/1935.html 73, Mike Meir-WF2U wrote: >I wonder whether anyone may have any information on a pre-WW2 US Signal >Corps HF transmitter, ID plate says BC-307A , with contract date 1936. The >manufacturer is General Electric. It's about the size of a BC-191, and the >final tube is a VT-62. Google'ing didn't fetch any results. >My friend, K1VVC picked it up this weekend at a hamfest and would like to >have more information on it. > From arc5 at ix.netcom.com Sun Aug 17 12:35:55 2008 From: arc5 at ix.netcom.com (David Stinson) Date: Sun Aug 17 12:42:52 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Re: Partnering on a Lot? References: <4659D2E63E4C4FAAA68AA4767529B9A5@boudreaux> Message-ID: <61C5FC8D7B234E5984A6213340EE939B@boudreaux> Sorry. Correct number is 320287702291 Thanks, Robert From jfor at quik.com Sun Aug 17 16:15:19 2008 From: jfor at quik.com (J Forster) Date: Sun Aug 17 16:20:17 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Speaking of Rejuvenating tubes References: <48A79E1E.4000305@austin.rr.com> Message-ID: <48A886D7.A1058D9E@quik.com> I doubt it. In reading the patent, it seems to refer to a pulsed emission causing the emitting electrode to vibrate and shake loose crud.. The reason the Gm of a tube goes down is loss of emission of the cathode, by loss of the Thorium, for example or poisoning of the cathode. . Over voltage on the filament (overheating) causes more Thorium to come to the surface and the emission to rise. It's a 50 year old trick for TV CRT tubes. They sold little autotransformers that plugged into the CRT socket for that purpose. There were also "CRT rejuvenators" that connected the grid and other electrodes together and ran the CRT as a diode at fairly high current to clean the crud off the cathode. I don't think they were really very successful, long term. As to applying voltage between the filament and cathode, indirectly heated tubes (ones with cathodes) have heaters, not filaments. The heater's function is to heat the cathode. It is not, of itself, an important emitter. The heater is also on the wrong side of the cathode surface to interact w/ the emitting surface much. Over voltage on the heater or filament will usually increase the emission for a while, but it is not a permanent cure. FWIW, -John ============== John Hutchins wrote: > All - > > Any one have knowledge if this procedure to Rejuvenate tubes? > http://www.wipo.int/pctdb/en/wo.jsp?WO=2007073517&IA=WO200707 > 517&DISPLAY=CLAIMS > > Sounds similar to Rejuvenate tubes article: > http://www.antiquewireless.org/otb/rejuve.htm > > I wonder if a combination of methods would work; over heating by 135% > > of rated voltage and Pulsing with a low voltage to cause the filament > > to shake. > > 1. how much voltage potential would be acceptable between the filament > > and cathode since they are not physically connected. > 2 what would be the frequency required to get the cathode and > filament > physically to shake a minute amount. > 3. Reversing the voltage on the cathode put a positive on the cathode, > > Negative on one side of the filament, and plate would this help drive > off impurities from the cathode. > > Hutch From ramcam at magma.ca Mon Aug 18 08:12:43 2008 From: ramcam at magma.ca (Ralph Cameron) Date: Mon Aug 18 08:19:34 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] CRT rejuvenator Message-ID: <002401c9012b$b9a09460$0301a8c0@CAMERON> I have one of those CRT rejuvenators and have used them in times gone by. This one contains nothing more than a diode capacitor arrangement to boost the peak rectified voltage perhaps 10-15%. It did work for a short period then the CRT finally succumbed. You could get the same effect by shipping the tube through the local mail system. 73 Ralph VE3BBM -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Now I thought, rather stupidly as it turns out, that I might get something like "Yes, its so and so talking about this or that", or even "No, nothing planned just a natter night" and I certainly expected something like "but do come along, we're a friendly club and would love to have you as a visitor, bring the wife, have a cuppa or (if meeting in a pub) have a drink and a chat". What I did get was "Sorry, no". That's it, nothing else, not even a name attached to the reply. Indeed, I had to re-read the message I sent for fear I had somehow been rude or such. Bring newcomers into the hobby ? That's a laugh. With helpful little messages like that I'm amazed the hobby is still around. Guess its nights in the pub at the /p then, lets hope its not the pub where they meet!. Ben G4BXD Affiliated to no club, a free spirit. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/milsurplus/attachments/20080818/dae412ef/attachment.htm From w1eof at hamnutz.com Mon Aug 18 18:31:35 2008 From: w1eof at hamnutz.com (w1eof@hamnutz.com) Date: Mon Aug 18 18:38:40 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] SO Cable In-Reply-To: <20080818080156.815CB859C98@mailman.qth.net> References: <20080818080156.815CB859C98@mailman.qth.net> Message-ID: <48A9F847.2030103@hamnutz.com> Did anyone else buy some of the SO cable? I'm just curious. Maybe it's just me... I was VERY happy to find it. Is there some other source I don't know about, of does everyone else have their own stash? Curious. 73, Mark W1EOF From kim.herron at sbcglobal.net Mon Aug 18 20:56:52 2008 From: kim.herron at sbcglobal.net (kim.herron@sbcglobal.net) Date: Mon Aug 18 21:03:52 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] SO Cable References: <20080818080156.815CB859C98@mailman.qth.net> <48A9F847.2030103@hamnutz.com> Message-ID: <006201c90196$78800db0$f1adeb4c@HPa550y> Hi Mark! FYI, SO is nothing more than rubber covered line cable. It could also be SJO, SOO, etc. These designations are NEC specific and refer to petroleum and solvent resistance. You wouldn't know the difference just looking at it. Most big box home improvement stores carry something along that line. What in particular were you looking for, as far as use? ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Monday, August 18, 2008 6:31 PM Subject: [Milsurplus] SO Cable > Did anyone else buy some of the SO cable? I'm just curious. Maybe it's > just me... I was VERY happy to find it. Is there some other source I > don't know about, of does everyone else have their own stash? Curious. > > 73, > > Mark W1EOF > ______________________________________________________________ > Milsurplus mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/milsurplus > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Milsurplus@mailman.qth.net From rhogan3 at comcast.net Mon Aug 18 22:09:31 2008 From: rhogan3 at comcast.net (Ralph Hogan) Date: Mon Aug 18 22:16:33 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Huntsville AL hamfest Message-ID: <005a01c901a0$9fcff150$df6fd3f0$@net> Thought I'd give an after action report for the hamfest at Huntsville this past weekend. Since it is in my back yard so to speak, I am fortunate to attend every year. I'd say it is one of the better ones in the South East, held at our Civic center all indoors so no rain or heat to contend with. Last year we hosted the ARRL convention. This year the turnout was about the same as last year, so I think we had a great attendance. I shared a swap table with some friends and from our sales I'd say there was a good bit of buying and selling going on even with the economy the way it is. Now onto the green stuff, Saw a TCS pair offered by Eric , a friend and member here on the list. I think Eric said he sold a PRC-6 before I got to his table but I think the TCS went back home with him. If anyone is looking, I'll get you together. Saw someone toting away a piece of ARC5 gear, but from the distance I couldn't ID it. Saw some aircraft gear, I think it was an ARC-51. An R390 as usual made an appearance, but didn't find a new home. There was a shock mount for a newer piece of gear, perhaps a sincgars. On the telephone side there was a TA-954 digital voice terminal, but just one unit. One guy was doing a brisk business selling the fiberglass mast poles. They sure are handy to throw up a quick inverted-V. I lucked out early on Saturday and found an RS-6 with all four pieces in pretty good shape. It isn't Dayton, but it is a lot closer for me. 73's Ralph W4XE -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/milsurplus/attachments/20080818/6bd4b7c3/attachment.htm From w1eof at hamnutz.com Mon Aug 18 23:36:53 2008 From: w1eof at hamnutz.com (w1eof@hamnutz.com) Date: Mon Aug 18 23:43:56 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] SO Cable (again) In-Reply-To: <20080818080156.815CB859C98@mailman.qth.net> References: <20080818080156.815CB859C98@mailman.qth.net> Message-ID: <48AA3FD5.20209@hamnutz.com> Some have written to me in reference to my question, so I'm repeating my post from week before last. As far as I know, you cannot buy 8 conductor rubber jacketed cable at Lowes or Home Depot. I called some local elec distributors. They said they could get it, but that there was a min buy. So I was very happy to find some nice 8 cond cable at a reasonable price. Although this is not 100% authentic, it's much better for an old milsurp installation than modern alternatives. Here it goes again: (again Some nice 8 cond X 16awg SO cable. It's .625" OD and very nice stuff. I just bought a piece to use on my BC-223 with leftover for another project. I'm thinking I might even buy some just to hang on to it. It's not that easy to find rubber jacket cable any more. I have no connection to the seller except as a happy customer. I was referred to them by Pete N8PB. Electronic Surplus, Inc 8755 Munson Road #6 Mentor OH 44060 440-205-8388 www.electronicsurplus.com Search for Mfg P/N A007 or SKU 40973. It's $1.75 a foot. Web page says 50ft min, but don't believe it. I bought 13 feet for $22.75 + $8.55 S&H. Mark W1EOF From antqradio at sbcglobal.net Tue Aug 19 00:08:48 2008 From: antqradio at sbcglobal.net (Jim Whartenby) Date: Tue Aug 19 00:15:49 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Huntsville AL hamfest In-Reply-To: <005a01c901a0$9fcff150$df6fd3f0$@net> Message-ID: <579046.63529.qm@web82706.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Ralph Did you see the R-388 for $225 on Saturday morning? It had a repo dust cover and no tag but otherwise it looked to be in pretty good shape. I didn't stay long on Saturday so I don't know if it sold. There were several vendors offering ARC-5 transmitters, receivers (~$25)and dynamotors for same. Most looked to be unmolested with good paint. I think there was more milsurplus evident this year then the year before last. I didn't make it to Huntsville last year. I did find a SP-200 with cabinet and power supply in a Georgia antique mall on the Friday before Huntsville. Has a black steel front panel and a mil contract number stamped on the tag on the back of the cabinet. Went back to Arkansas with me for about a buck a pound! Jim --- Ralph Hogan wrote: > Thought I'd give an after action report for the hamfest at Huntsville > this > past weekend. Since it is in my back yard so to speak, I am fortunate > to > attend every year. I'd say it is one of the better ones in the South > East, > held at our Civic center all indoors so no rain or heat to contend > with. > Last year we hosted the ARRL convention. This year the turnout was > about the > same as last year, so I think we had a great attendance. I shared a > swap > table with some friends and from our sales I'd say there was a good > bit of > buying and selling going on even with the economy the way it is. > > > > Now onto the green stuff, > > > > Saw a TCS pair offered by Eric , a friend and member here on the > list. I > think Eric said he sold a PRC-6 before I got to his table but I think > the > TCS went back home with him. If anyone is looking, I'll get you > together. > > Saw someone toting away a piece of ARC5 gear, but from the distance I > couldn't ID it. > > Saw some aircraft gear, I think it was an ARC-51. > > An R390 as usual made an appearance, but didn't find a new home. > > There was a shock mount for a newer piece of gear, perhaps a > sincgars. > > On the telephone side there was a TA-954 digital voice terminal, but > just > one unit. > > One guy was doing a brisk business selling the fiberglass mast poles. > They > sure are handy to throw up a quick inverted-V. > > I lucked out early on Saturday and found an RS-6 with all four pieces > in > pretty good shape. > > > > It isn't Dayton, but it is a lot closer for me. > > > > 73's > > Ralph W4XE > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Milsurplus mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/milsurplus > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Milsurplus@mailman.qth.net > From mike at aspirationsoftware.com Tue Aug 19 11:24:14 2008 From: mike at aspirationsoftware.com (Mike Davidsen) Date: Tue Aug 19 11:31:53 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] mold on canvas bags? Message-ID: <001801c9020f$a80e8a60$f82b9f20$@com> I just checked some of my radio gear in storage, and a few of the carry bags of my gear is just starting to get mold spots on the canvas. These were previously like new bags, so I'm kinda ticked. Someone told me once the process of mold spots begins, there isn't much one can do to remove the effects. Is this true? If not, what's the best way I can remove the spots without bleaching the entire bag. Will dropping in a load of regular wash help out? Mike Davidsen KI4JSC -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/milsurplus/attachments/20080819/a6c20cc5/attachment.htm From gzook at yahoo.com Tue Aug 19 12:40:04 2008 From: gzook at yahoo.com (Glen Zook) Date: Tue Aug 19 12:47:09 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] mold on canvas bags? In-Reply-To: <001801c9020f$a80e8a60$f82b9f20$@com> Message-ID: <692723.41957.qm@web52901.mail.re2.yahoo.com> You might ask this question on one of the Civil War re-enactors' forums. Such problems are pretty common on the various items used by those re-enacting this period in history. One of the major forums is at http://www.cwreenactors.com You do have to register to gain access but there is nothing sinister about the site. Glen, K9STH Website: http://k9sth.com --- On Tue, 8/19/08, Mike Davidsen wrote: From: Mike Davidsen I just checked some of my radio gear in storage, and a few of the carry bags of my gear is just starting to get mold spots on the canvas. These were previously like new bags, so I'm kinda ticked. Someone told me once the process of mold spots begins, there isn't much one can do to remove the effects. Is this true? If not, what's the best way I can remove the spots without bleaching the entire bag. Will dropping in a load of regular wash help out? From jcoward5452 at aol.com Tue Aug 19 16:08:24 2008 From: jcoward5452 at aol.com (jcoward5452@aol.com) Date: Tue Aug 19 16:15:48 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] mold on canvas bags? In-Reply-To: <001801c9020f$a80e8a60$f82b9f20$@com> References: <001801c9020f$a80e8a60$f82b9f20$@com> Message-ID: <8CAD04E7865953C-14E4-D36@WEBMAIL-NG17.sysops.aol.com> Maybe some dish soap and warm water and an old toothbrush and work a small area,rinse and let air dry as an experiment.New canvas may shrink some after getting wet so I wouldn't try the washing machine unless someone has tried with success already. Does anyone know if ScotchGuard is useful here? Jay -----Original Message----- From: Mike Davidsen To: milsurplus@mailman.qth.net Sent: Tue, 19 Aug 2008 8:24 am Subject: [Milsurplus] mold on canvas bags? I just checked some of my radio gear in storage, and a few of the carry bags of my gear is just starting to get mold spots on the canvas.? These were previously like new bags, so I?m kinda ticked.? Someone told me once the process of mold spots begins, there isn?t much one can do to remove the effects.? Is this true?? If not, what?s the best way I can remove the spots without bleaching the entire bag.? Will dropping in a load of regular wash help out? ? ? Mike Davidsen KI4JSC ? ______________________________________________________________ Milsurplus mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/milsurplus Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Milsurplus@mailman.qth.net From antqradio at sbcglobal.net Tue Aug 19 16:44:36 2008 From: antqradio at sbcglobal.net (Jim Whartenby) Date: Tue Aug 19 16:51:44 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] mold on canvas bags? In-Reply-To: <8CAD04E7865953C-14E4-D36@WEBMAIL-NG17.sysops.aol.com> Message-ID: <877679.49141.qm@web82706.mail.mud.yahoo.com> What about moth balls and a plastic bag? Jim --- jcoward5452@aol.com wrote: > Maybe some dish soap and warm water and an old toothbrush and work a > small area,rinse and let air dry as an experiment.New canvas may > shrink > some after getting wet so I wouldn't try the washing machine unless > someone has tried with success already. > Does anyone know if ScotchGuard is useful here? > Jay > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mike Davidsen > To: milsurplus@mailman.qth.net > Sent: Tue, 19 Aug 2008 8:24 am > Subject: [Milsurplus] mold on canvas bags? > > > > > I just checked some of my radio gear in storage, and a few of the > carry > bags of my gear is just starting to get mold spots on the canvas.?? > These were previously like new bags, so I???m kinda ticked.?? Someone > told > me once the process of mold spots begins, there isn???t much one can > do > to remove the effects.?? Is this true??? If not, what???s the best > way I > can remove the spots without bleaching the entire bag.?? Will > dropping > in a load of regular wash help out? > > ?? > > ?? > > Mike Davidsen > > KI4JSC > > ?? > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Milsurplus mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/milsurplus > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Milsurplus@mailman.qth.net > > ______________________________________________________________ > Milsurplus mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/milsurplus > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Milsurplus@mailman.qth.net > From jfor at quik.com Tue Aug 19 16:47:10 2008 From: jfor at quik.com (J Forster) Date: Tue Aug 19 16:52:27 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] mold on canvas bags? References: <001801c9020f$a80e8a60$f82b9f20$@com> <8CAD04E7865953C-14E4-D36@WEBMAIL-NG17.sysops.aol.com> Message-ID: <48AB314D.24EA8A72@quik.com> I've read that freezing for a week or two helkps with mold Best, -John ================= jcoward5452@aol.com wrote: > Maybe some dish soap and warm water and an old toothbrush and work a > small area,rinse and let air dry as an experiment.New canvas may shrink > some after getting wet so I wouldn't try the washing machine unless > someone has tried with success already. > Does anyone know if ScotchGuard is useful here? > Jay > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mike Davidsen > To: milsurplus@mailman.qth.net > Sent: Tue, 19 Aug 2008 8:24 am > Subject: [Milsurplus] mold on canvas bags? > > I just checked some of my radio gear in storage, and a few of the carry > bags of my gear is just starting to get mold spots on the canvas.? > These were previously like new bags, so I???m kinda ticked.? Someone told > me once the process of mold spots begins, there isn???t much one can do > to remove the effects.? Is this true?? If not, what???s the best way I > can remove the spots without bleaching the entire bag.? Will dropping > in a load of regular wash help out? > > ? > > ? > > Mike Davidsen > > KI4JSC > > ? > > ______________________________________________________________ > Milsurplus mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/milsurplus > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Milsurplus@mailman.qth.net > > ______________________________________________________________ > Milsurplus mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/milsurplus > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Milsurplus@mailman.qth.net From olegerityincj at austin.rr.com Tue Aug 19 19:53:03 2008 From: olegerityincj at austin.rr.com (John Hutchins) Date: Tue Aug 19 19:59:43 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] mold on canvas bags & Things In-Reply-To: <877679.49141.qm@web82706.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <877679.49141.qm@web82706.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <48AB5CDF.8040504@austin.rr.com> Mike Davidsen, All - Book restorers have the same problem and gave me this solution. Direct sunlight exposure for no more than 30 minutes. On a dry, bright sunny day expose the mold areas to 30 minutes of sun light. With a clean cloth or brush: brush ... brush the mold areas. I have done this it works. I went one step further. I then placed the item in a clear plastic bag and then placed (sachet or vented container with chlorine tablets) over a few days then re-exposed for 30 minutes, the lot, to another round of direct high sun light. This makes sure the mold is killed. Re-Brushed the areas of mold, dried up and gone. Then repacked in bag containing the tablets for another 48 hours just to make sure. No water needed. The chlorine tablets gassed out rather well. The sunlight, chlorine gas, and brushing did a good job killing and removing the dead mold. For old documents do not expose pages for more than 30 minutes at a time. Gently Wipe or brush using clean cloth rags or soft brush. I think this keeps the ink from fading. --> Must use clean rags or brushes, changed frequently, to remove dead mold spores. <-- See your local Pool supply dealer. Also note that (Kaboom Toilet Bowl Cleaner Canister) found in the grocery store contains nothing but chlorine, tablets or crystals, in a vented plastic canister. Normally the canister is hooked up in line with the toilet fill valve. Hutch From kargo_cult at msn.com Wed Aug 20 04:19:54 2008 From: kargo_cult at msn.com (Hue Miller) Date: Wed Aug 20 04:30:31 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Info on Pre-WW2 BC-307A transmitter needed References: <683835.38701.qm@web84105.mail.mud.yahoo.com><48A5B8BA.7070105@ar88.net> <001b01c90082$f06e2ab0$0300a8c0@MBDCONSULTING.LOCAL> Message-ID: ----- Original Message ----- From: "Meir-WF2U" > I wonder whether anyone may have any information on a pre-WW2 US Signal > Corps HF transmitter, ID plate says BC-307A , with contract date 1936. The > manufacturer is General Electric. It's about the size of a BC-191, and the > final tube is a VT-62. Meir, what condition is his? This makes at least 3 known: his, Mike's, and mine. Unfortunately, it uses a tube apparently in great demand by "glass audio" enthusiasts. I saw a used 801 at a recent swap for $35. -Hue Miller From cosmoline at aa4rm.ba-watch.org Wed Aug 20 14:58:00 2008 From: cosmoline at aa4rm.ba-watch.org (Marty Reynolds) Date: Wed Aug 20 15:09:08 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Info on Pre-WW2 BC-307A transmitter needed In-Reply-To: References: <683835.38701.qm@web84105.mail.mud.yahoo.com><48A5B8BA.7070105@ar88.net><001b01c90082$f06e2ab0$0300a8c0@MBDCONSULTING.LOCAL> Message-ID: <17619.24.30.81.88.1219258680.squirrel@fracas.netboobie.org> > This makes at least 3 known: his, Mike's, and mine. fore! From mcenfalz at humboldt1.com Thu Aug 21 00:49:06 2008 From: mcenfalz at humboldt1.com (Laura and Jim) Date: Thu Aug 21 00:56:26 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] RE: Ham Radio hospitality Message-ID: <738660F35B014753AF90A3421DE9D15E@HomePC> That is EXACTLY the stuff that kept me out of Amateur radio until I was in my mid-40's: Couple of bad/neutral encounters; cold shoulder, or sometimes, no shoulder at all. So, enjoy your cuppa while on Holiday. They'll be gone eventually, victims of attrition, and the Hobby will be all the better. Conversely, "pests" at my local club kept after me after I showed them some of my homebrew xtal sets, and here I am: up to my eyeballs in old gear, active in the club and the Hobby, and happy as a clam. Cheers! Jim Falls KG6FWT Eureka, CA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/milsurplus/attachments/20080821/0943262d/attachment.htm From nick at 3rdtech.com Thu Aug 21 11:03:55 2008 From: nick at 3rdtech.com (Nick England) Date: Thu Aug 21 11:12:04 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Navy shore radio station manuals & info wanted Message-ID: <039401c9039f$2246abb0$fd0212ac@Heathkit2> I'm looking for NAVSHIPS 91047 which covers RF and AF Signal Distribution Units for Navy shore receiving stations. Also looking for NAVSHIPS 91500 covering AN/FRA-3 RF switching group which was used in these installations. Army TM's seem easy to find, but I'd appreciate any suggestions about how to find Navy manuals like this - is there a library that might have them? Any photos or info at all on Navy shore receiving sites would be greatly appreciated. Ditto for Navy shore transmitting stations. What I have so far is posted at http://www.virhistory.com/navy/commsta.htm Many thanks, Nick From kargo_cult at msn.com Fri Aug 22 04:23:43 2008 From: kargo_cult at msn.com (Hue Miller) Date: Fri Aug 22 04:34:50 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Wanted: RAL knobs References: <003601c90398$0a0a9db0$1e1fd910$@com> Message-ID: Had the need to dig in my out of state storage place, and fetch things to dispose. Was thinking about disposing of the RAL but when i saw it again, i realized i really liked the thing more than many other items i have. But.....someone replaced all the knobs EXCEPT tuning knob, with URM-25 type knobs. These look decent except there's a great variety of knobs on it with no rhyme or reason. So....i am eager to buy all the RAK / RAL knobs except tuning knob....is there a parts unit out there? Will pay a good price for the set of knobs. Tnx - Hue Miller K7HUE From kargo_cult at msn.com Fri Aug 22 04:32:51 2008 From: kargo_cult at msn.com (Hue Miller) Date: Fri Aug 22 04:43:22 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] RA-62 supply specs ? References: <039401c9039f$2246abb0$fd0212ac@Heathkit2> Message-ID: I found an RA-62 power supply in my storage. I am pretty sure this is for the ground version of the SCR-522 radio. I could not find much on the internet, certainly not the specs. I don't plan at all on acquiring an SCR-522 type thing so will either dispose of the thing or try to use it to power something else. What high B+ can i expect out of this? Tnx - Hue Miller K7HUE From elden_meyer at yahoo.com Fri Aug 22 09:45:26 2008 From: elden_meyer at yahoo.com (elden meyer) Date: Fri Aug 22 09:52:48 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] RE: RA-62 specs Message-ID: <596739.61247.qm@web58015.mail.re3.yahoo.com> The RA-62 power supply is rated to give: 13 VDC heater at 3.9 A - 150 VDC bias at 8 mA + 300 VDC plate at 230 mA A full description is in the TM for radio set SCR-624, and a schematic is on the SCR-522 page in the CQ Surplus Schematics Handbook. Both available for free download on the Internet. From nick at 3rdtech.com Fri Aug 22 14:17:15 2008 From: nick at 3rdtech.com (Nick England) Date: Fri Aug 22 14:24:55 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] PPI scope for SA radar - $1 auction Message-ID: <038601c90483$4e49b510$fd0212ac@Heathkit2> item 190245862979 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190245862979 Type 55ADP PPI made by Dumont for use with SA or SA-2 radar. some info here - http://www.tpub.com/content/radar/TM-11-487C-1/TM-11-487C-11449.htm Item is in Texas - surely some ship restorer needs to save it - no bidders yet and it is just $1. disclaimer - no relationship with seller cheers & I really hope I didn't offend any of the various posting format religions, Nick www.virhistory.com/navy From ianmwilson73 at gmail.com Fri Aug 22 14:58:15 2008 From: ianmwilson73 at gmail.com (Ian Wilson) Date: Fri Aug 22 15:05:41 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] PPI scope for SA radar - $1 auction In-Reply-To: <038601c90483$4e49b510$fd0212ac@Heathkit2> References: <038601c90483$4e49b510$fd0212ac@Heathkit2> Message-ID: <7de2d65c0808221158g467a1d62x4229007fc1088ef7@mail.gmail.com> Wow, 165 pounds. 73, ian K3IMW From kargo_cult at msn.com Fri Aug 22 14:59:21 2008 From: kargo_cult at msn.com (Hue Miller) Date: Fri Aug 22 15:06:46 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] RE: RA-62 specs In-Reply-To: <596739.61247.qm@web58015.mail.re3.yahoo.com> References: <596739.61247.qm@web58015.mail.re3.yahoo.com> Message-ID: > Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2008 06:45:26 -0700> From: elden_meyer@yahoo.com> To: milsurplus@mailman.qth.net> Subject: [Milsurplus] RE: RA-62 specs> > The RA-62 power supply is rated to give:> 13 VDC heater at 3.9 A> - 150 VDC bias at 8 mA> + 300 VDC plate at 230 mA> > A full description is in the TM for radio set SCR-624, and> a schematic is on the SCR-522 page in the CQ Surplus> Schematics Handbook. Both available for free download> on the Internet. Tnx! I even have that book - somewhere - but due to lack of interest in SCR-624, mentally screened out that info. Gee - by the size of the supply, i'd have guessed kilowatt level. Put this together with the radio, and you have a contender for the lbs. / watt category. -Hue -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/milsurplus/attachments/20080822/97d34e86/attachment.htm From WA5CAB at cs.com Fri Aug 22 23:24:09 2008 From: WA5CAB at cs.com (WA5CAB@cs.com) Date: Fri Aug 22 23:31:42 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] RE: RA-62 specs Message-ID: I'm not sure why you would guess anywhere near a KW for something made in 1943. Consider a moderately compact medium power line operated transmitter of the era, the 750 Watt (CW input) HT-4 (BC-610). The plate transformer alone is about as large as the RA-62 and weighs maybe three times as much. Plus consider that at that time providing 4 amps at 14 VDC in a unit that could be picked up easily (and turned over safely) wasn't trivial. Or to compare apples to apples consider the weight and volume of the other two common VHF AM ground or shipboard transmitters of WW-II, the BC-640 and the TDQ. Not including the PE-75 and wire equipment, the SCR-624 was quite a bit lighter than either. In a message dated 8/22/2008 1:59:57 PM Central Daylight Time, kargo_cult@msn.com writes: > Gee - by the size of the supply, i'd have guessed kilowatt level. > Put this together with the radio, and you have a contender for the > lbs. / watt category. -Hue > Robert Downs - Houston wa5cab dot com (Web Store) MVPA 9480 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/milsurplus/attachments/20080823/43729128/attachment.htm From vk5abc at optusnet.com.au Sat Aug 23 11:52:56 2008 From: vk5abc at optusnet.com.au (L Ritta) Date: Sat Aug 23 12:00:29 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] MD-129/GRC-27 Message-ID: <521DA484B52146D99930A9F55F943D0D@ufp> Hello Everyone Anyone with a circuit for the above modulator/power supply Lee From jfor at quik.com Sun Aug 24 13:33:46 2008 From: jfor at quik.com (J Forster) Date: Sun Aug 24 13:39:23 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] FFS: ARC-1 Message-ID: <48B19B7A.AFBCE1E5@quik.com> I have an ARC-1 that was given to me by a friend in the Boston, MA area. It has not sold on fleaBay or at a local ham flea. If anyone wants it for cost of shipping, please email me off-list. It has a dyno and most everything else but no finals and is somewhat cosmetically challenged. Best, -John From bl_6000 at yahoo.com.au Sun Aug 24 16:18:15 2008 From: bl_6000 at yahoo.com.au (Brad Latta) Date: Sun Aug 24 16:25:52 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] APR-1 Message-ID: <407133.36747.qm@web38005.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Recently an APR-1 went on the 'E' auction place for a bargain price & I missed it!! If someone has one & are willing to part with it, please let me know off list. I have all the tuning units, so I don't really need those. Here's the link http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350087856472 Brad Win a MacBook Air or iPod touch with Yahoo!7. http://au.docs.yahoo.com/homepageset From jfor at quik.com Sun Aug 24 16:46:17 2008 From: jfor at quik.com (J Forster) Date: Sun Aug 24 16:51:59 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Key Question CMI-26003A References: <00dd01c8fce6$f28c7cb0$41b2eb4c@HPa550y> Message-ID: <48B1C899.F8ED2877@quik.com> Hi, I have a Morse Key, marked CMI-26003A with a USN Anchor stamp on the bottom. It's apparently a "Flameproof" key, but what set(s) was it typically used with. Thanks, -John From arc5 at ix.netcom.com Sun Aug 24 16:48:30 2008 From: arc5 at ix.netcom.com (David Stinson) Date: Sun Aug 24 16:56:08 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Wrinkle Paint: Bike Shops? Message-ID: Since Harleys still use wrinkle paint on some of their bike parts, has anyone investigated getting cases wrinkle painted at custom bike shops? ---------------- http://home.netcom.com/~arc5/3.gif From kargo_cult at msn.com Sun Aug 24 17:48:55 2008 From: kargo_cult at msn.com (Hue Miller) Date: Sun Aug 24 17:59:47 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] APR-1 References: <407133.36747.qm@web38005.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: Gee, i was expecting to see a bargain (hamfest) price, and i didn't. Come to think of it, the hamfest price would be zero, because no one would buy it. Saw one last week at the antique radio swapmeet that experienced exactly that scenario. Also think i gave one away just a few years back. Brad, what do you want that thing for? It can't be to use it, as it has diode mixer, no RF, on the higher TUs. -Hue Miller K7HUE ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brad Latta" To: Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2008 1:18 PM Subject: [Milsurplus] APR-1 Recently an APR-1 went on the 'E' auction place for a bargain price & I missed it!! If someone has one & are willing to part with it, please let me know off list. I have all the tuning units, so I don't really need those. Here's the link http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350087856472 Brad Win a MacBook Air or iPod touch with Yahoo!7. http://au.docs.yahoo.com/homepageset ______________________________________________________________ Milsurplus mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/milsurplus Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Milsurplus@mailman.qth.net From ai4wm at yahoo.com Sun Aug 24 18:05:18 2008 From: ai4wm at yahoo.com (Bill MacLane) Date: Sun Aug 24 18:12:56 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Wrinkle Paint: Bike Shops? In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <38804.57738.qm@web57912.mail.re3.yahoo.com> I forget where I found some on the web, but Antique Radio Supply now Antique Electronic Supply sells wrinkle paint in limited colors. 73, Bill AI4WM --- On Sun, 8/24/08, David Stinson wrote: > From: David Stinson > Subject: [Milsurplus] Wrinkle Paint: Bike Shops? > To: "Old Tude Radios" , milsurplus@mailman.qth.net, "ARC5" > Date: Sunday, August 24, 2008, 4:48 PM > Since Harleys still use wrinkle paint on some of their bike > parts, > has anyone investigated getting cases wrinkle painted at > custom > bike shops? > > ---------------- > > http://home.netcom.com/~arc5/3.gif > ______________________________________________________________ > Milsurplus mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/milsurplus > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Milsurplus@mailman.qth.net From WA5CAB at cs.com Sun Aug 24 18:12:25 2008 From: WA5CAB at cs.com (WA5CAB@cs.com) Date: Sun Aug 24 18:20:08 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Wrinkle Paint: Bike Shops? Message-ID: I still have the Signal Corps green wrinkle available. In a message dated 8/24/2008 5:05:36 PM Central Daylight Time, ai4wm@yahoo.com writes: > I forget where I found some on the web, but Antique Radio Supply now > Antique Electronic Supply sells wrinkle paint in limited colors. > > 73, > Bill > AI4WM > > > --- On Sun, 8/24/08, David Stinson wrote: > > >From: David Stinson > >Subject: [Milsurplus] Wrinkle Paint: Bike Shops? > >To: "Old Tude Radios" , > milsurplus@mailman.qth.net, "ARC5" > >Date: Sunday, August 24, 2008, 4:48 PM > >Since Harleys still use wrinkle paint on some of their bike > >parts, > >has anyone investigated getting cases wrinkle painted at > >custom > >bike shops? > > Robert & Susan Downs - Houston wa5cab dot com (Web Store) MVPA 9480 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/milsurplus/attachments/20080824/ff443c26/attachment.htm From kk5f at earthlink.net Sun Aug 24 18:25:30 2008 From: kk5f at earthlink.net (Mike Morrow) Date: Sun Aug 24 18:33:07 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Key Question CMI-26003A Message-ID: <25889060.1219616730425.JavaMail.root@elwamui-darkeyed.atl.sa.earthlink.net> John wrote: >I have a Morse Key, marked CMI-26003A with a USN Anchor stamp on the >bottom. It's apparently a "Flameproof" key, but what set(s) was it >typically used with. The type -26003A key is the USN version of the Bendix commercial MT-11 key. It would likely have been found on any WWII and later USN aircraft with a HF liason set and radio operator. These were found on aircraft well into the 1960s, maybe even later, that carried the AN/ARC-38, -38A, and/or AN/ARC-94 HF sets. Consider it the USN equivalent to the USAAF/USAF J-37. The -26003 is one of my favorite keys. Mike / KK5F From wf2u at ws19ops.com Sun Aug 24 18:28:30 2008 From: wf2u at ws19ops.com (Meir-WF2U) Date: Sun Aug 24 18:36:08 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Key Question CMI-26003A In-Reply-To: <48B1C899.F8ED2877@quik.com> References: <00dd01c8fce6$f28c7cb0$41b2eb4c@HPa550y> <48B1C899.F8ED2877@quik.com> Message-ID: <018d01c90638$bee73b10$0300a8c0@MBDCONSULTING.LOCAL> John, The Cxx-26003A "flameproof" Navy key was used on Navy aircraft. I have several photos of radio operators positions with the radios, on board several types of Navy aircraft. One early setup in PBY's was the GO-9 transmitter with the RU-19 receiver - the photo clearly shows that key. Some other Navy aircraft had the RU-series receivers with the GF series transmitters (the predecessors of the Command Set), the same key was listed as part of the system. I have a photo of a late model PBY4 type patrol aircraft with an ATC (the Navy version of the ART-13) and the 3 RAX receivers. The "competitor" of the ATC was the ATD, which was usually paired with the ARB receiver. The transmitter manual shows the "flameproof" key. So it looks like all Navy aircraft radio setups used the flameproof key as a standard accessory. BTW Bunnell still has NOS, in the box keys of that type of their manufacture, selling them for $85 , the last time I looked on their website. 73, Meir WF2U Landrum, SC -----Original Message----- From: milsurplus-bounces@mailman.qth.net [mailto:milsurplus-bounces@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of J Forster Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2008 4:46 PM To: milsurplus@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Milsurplus] Key Question CMI-26003A Hi, I have a Morse Key, marked CMI-26003A with a USN Anchor stamp on the bottom. It's apparently a "Flameproof" key, but what set(s) was it typically used with. Thanks, -John ______________________________________________________________ Milsurplus mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/milsurplus Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Milsurplus@mailman.qth.net No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.6.7/1629 - Release Date: 8/23/2008 1:16 PM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.6.7/1629 - Release Date: 8/23/2008 1:16 PM From jfor at quik.com Sun Aug 24 18:39:34 2008 From: jfor at quik.com (J Forster) Date: Sun Aug 24 18:45:21 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Key Question CMI-26003A References: <00dd01c8fce6$f28c7cb0$41b2eb4c@HPa550y> <48B1C899.F8ED2877@quik.com> <018d01c90638$bee73b10$0300a8c0@MBDCONSULTING.LOCAL> Message-ID: <48B1E326.E4C706C7@quik.com> Thanks very much for all the replies. Best, -John ========================== Meir-WF2U wrote: > John, > > The Cxx-26003A "flameproof" Navy key was used on Navy aircraft. > I have several photos of radio operators positions with the radios, on board > several types of Navy aircraft. [snip] From kk5f at earthlink.net Sun Aug 24 19:08:07 2008 From: kk5f at earthlink.net (Mike Morrow) Date: Sun Aug 24 19:15:44 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Key Question CMI-26003A Message-ID: <12740596.1219619287547.JavaMail.root@elwamui-darkeyed.atl.sa.earthlink.net> Meir wrote: >BTW Bunnell still has NOS, in the box keys of that type of their >manufacture, selling them for $85... The J. H. Bunnell web site is very interesting for the history of Morse operation, especially by wire: http://jhbunnell.com/ This company is, of course, very famous in our collecting circle as one of the manufacturers of that main-stay of WWII US Army Signal Corps communications, the SCR-178. :-) It was founded in 1878, and for many decades it was the principal equipment supplier to the Western Union wire telegraph system. They are currently offering (for about $550!) a subminiature key and sounder set at: http://jhbunnell.com/specialoffer.shtml For anyone interested in the history of the wire telegraph in the US from before 1832 to the final demise of the Western Union telegraph system in the late 1980s, there is the excellent 1993 book "The Telegraph" written by Lewis Coe, a former wire telegraph operator. The book was republished in paperback in 2002. The book mentions that miniature key/sounder sets such as that shown above were often presented as retirement gifts to outgoing operators. Mike / KK5F From jmccarty at alcatel-lucent.com Sun Aug 24 20:03:21 2008 From: jmccarty at alcatel-lucent.com (John J Mccarty) Date: Sun Aug 24 20:11:05 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Re: [ARC5] Wrinkle Paint: Bike Shops? References: Message-ID: <48B1F6C9.1070100@lucent.com> I have bought black wrinkle paint at the local Harley shop. If I remember right it was around $20 for a standard size spray can. 73 n9hrt On 8/24/2008 3:48 PM, David Stinson wrote: > Since Harleys still use wrinkle paint on some of their bike parts, > has anyone investigated getting cases wrinkle painted at custom > bike shops? > > ---------------- > > http://home.netcom.com/~arc5/3.gif > _______________________________________________ > ARC5 mailing list > ARC5@mailman.qth.net > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/arc5 From sean_ee02 at hotmail.com Sun Aug 24 21:29:58 2008 From: sean_ee02 at hotmail.com (Sean Barton) Date: Sun Aug 24 21:37:33 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Re: [ARC5] Wrinkle Paint: Bike Shops? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Plasti-Kote makes a black wrinkle paint. I bought a couple cans from a local auto parts store last year. You can look on their website to see who carries their products in your area. Sean -------------------------------------------------- From: "David Stinson" Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2008 3:48 PM To: "Old Tude Radios" ; ; "ARC5" Subject: [ARC5] Wrinkle Paint: Bike Shops? > Since Harleys still use wrinkle paint on some of their bike parts, > has anyone investigated getting cases wrinkle painted at custom > bike shops? > ---------------- > > http://home.netcom.com/~arc5/3.gif > _______________________________________________ > ARC5 mailing list > ARC5@mailman.qth.net > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/arc5 > From kargo_cult at msn.com Sun Aug 24 22:23:57 2008 From: kargo_cult at msn.com (Hue Miller) Date: Sun Aug 24 22:34:49 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Re: [ARC5] Wrinkle Paint: Bike Shops? References: Message-ID: I was looking at a BC-474 recently that had a power coat OD finish. I thought, how marvellous, why didn't they do them all like this, but then i opened it up and saw the XTAL/ VFO toggle, neatly done, and the new handle on top and the nameplate gone, and realized that someone had neatly changed it into his "emergency radio" but had done a fine job of repainting it. -Hue K7HUE From ka1kaq at gmail.com Mon Aug 25 09:15:31 2008 From: ka1kaq at gmail.com (Todd, KA1KAQ) Date: Mon Aug 25 09:23:11 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Re: [ARC5] Wrinkle Paint: Bike Shops? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <9ccb8c510808250615p5552445ehb8f85591fe0c7dc6@mail.gmail.com> On Sun, Aug 24, 2008 at 4:48 PM, David Stinson wrote: > Since Harleys still use wrinkle paint on some of their bike parts, > has anyone investigated getting cases wrinkle painted at custom > bike shops? The type I used to buy there in the late 70s/early 80s was the VHT brand, and it was excellent stuff. Couple good coats, into the oven, voila - thick wrinkle. Not sure if it's still available considering how regulations have changed since then. One word of warning: cure it well, or it will remain soft for years. I have a National cabinet here that still has things stick to it if left on top for any amount of time. Robert - is your green wrinkle the same color used on FAA/Airport gear by Press Wireless and others? ~ Todd, KA1KAQ From olegerityincj at austin.rr.com Mon Aug 25 09:40:41 2008 From: olegerityincj at austin.rr.com (John Hutchins) Date: Mon Aug 25 09:48:04 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Re: [ARC5] Wrinkle Paint: Bike Shops? In-Reply-To: <9ccb8c510808250615p5552445ehb8f85591fe0c7dc6@mail.gmail.com> References: <9ccb8c510808250615p5552445ehb8f85591fe0c7dc6@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <48B2B659.9030709@austin.rr.com> All - Google +Wrinkle +Paint +Black *74,600* *English* pages * *for any time *9,910* *English* pages over the *past month *Based on the last listing found: Krylon Wrinkle Black Textured Spray Finish 12 oz $5.99 VHT SP201 Eastwod 10014 Z $10.99 Plasti Kote $10.99 Any how its out there if you need it. Hutch Todd, KA1KAQ wrote: > On Sun, Aug 24, 2008 at 4:48 PM, David Stinson wrote: > >> Since Harleys still use wrinkle paint on some of their bike parts, >> has anyone investigated getting cases wrinkle painted at custom >> bike shops? >> > > The type I used to buy there in the late 70s/early 80s was the VHT > brand, and it was excellent stuff. Couple good coats, into the oven, > voila - thick wrinkle. Not sure if it's still available considering > how regulations have changed since then. > > One word of warning: cure it well, or it will remain soft for years. I > have a National cabinet here that still has things stick to it if left > on top for any amount of time. > > Robert - is your green wrinkle the same color used on FAA/Airport gear > by Press Wireless and others? > > ~ Todd, KA1KAQ > ______________________________________________________________ > Milsurplus mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/milsurplus > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Milsurplus@mailman.qth.net > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > From ka1kaq at gmail.com Mon Aug 25 10:38:08 2008 From: ka1kaq at gmail.com (Todd, KA1KAQ) Date: Mon Aug 25 10:45:51 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Re: [ARC5] Wrinkle Paint: Bike Shops? In-Reply-To: <48B2B659.9030709@austin.rr.com> References: <9ccb8c510808250615p5552445ehb8f85591fe0c7dc6@mail.gmail.com> <48B2B659.9030709@austin.rr.com> Message-ID: <9ccb8c510808250738s3a431747ld1221bde02ea08e4@mail.gmail.com> On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 9:40 AM, John Hutchins wrote: > All - > Google +Wrinkle +Paint +Black > *74,600* *English* pages * *for any time > *9,910* *English* pages over the *past month > > *Based on the last listing found: > Krylon Wrinkle Black Textured Spray Finish 12 oz $5.99 > VHT SP201 > Eastwod 10014 Z $10.99 > Plasti Kote $10.99 Thanks Hutch - Don't need any right now, but it's good to see that VHT is still available. $8.80/can these days, more than the $3.95 I paid 30 years ago at the Harley store but really not a bad price for a specialty paint. Adjusted for inflation, it's probably a better deal now. Here's their recommendation for curing VHT: "Curing Bake at 200F (90C) for one hour, to accelerate drying process and for tighter wrinkles." Probably works well for other wrinkle finish paints as well. FWIW, someone on another list recently queried Krylon for info on baking their enamels for a harder finish. Their response was that they didn't recommend baking for any of their paints now since they are all 'plastic' paints or such. Can't recall the exact wording, but I do recall Rust-Oleum being the tougher of the two, Krylon scratching and wearing easily in comparison. A few years back, a fellow on the R-390 list wrapped some knobs in Kleenex that he had painted the previous day and put them in his pocket to take to work. When he got there, there was bare metal showing in spots. He had used Krylon, and Kleenex is apparently abrasive enough to damage it. ~ Todd, KA1KAQ From WA5CAB at cs.com Mon Aug 25 11:00:01 2008 From: WA5CAB at cs.com (WA5CAB@cs.com) Date: Mon Aug 25 11:07:48 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Re: [ARC5] Wrinkle Paint: Bike Shops? Message-ID: Todd, I haven't noticed the stickiness problem with the Seymour paint I have but it does take quite a long time to harden. Probably the oven cure would accelerate that. What items I've done I have allowed to air dry. A couple of customers have reported getting good results only with an oven but I'm not certain why. It's been years since I last saw any green FAA gear but my dim recollection is that it perhaps had less of a brown tinge (i.e., closer to green than olive). The green I have looks somewhat lighter or yellower than some NOS BC-611 parts I have but over time it darkens toward them (they were the color match samples we used). In a message dated 8/25/2008 8:15:51 AM Central Daylight Time, ka1kaq@gmail.com writes: > One word of warning: cure it well, or it will remain soft for years. I > have a National cabinet here that still has things stick to it if left > on top for any amount of time. > > Robert - is your green wrinkle the same color used on FAA/Airport gear > by Press Wireless and others? > Robert Downs - Houston wa5cab dot com (Web Store) MVPA 9480 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/milsurplus/attachments/20080825/852383b7/attachment.htm From gzook at yahoo.com Mon Aug 25 11:27:26 2008 From: gzook at yahoo.com (Glen Zook) Date: Mon Aug 25 11:35:07 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Re: [ARC5] Wrinkle Paint: Bike Shops? In-Reply-To: <9ccb8c510808250615p5552445ehb8f85591fe0c7dc6@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <394050.26006.qm@web52909.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Illinois Bronze Paint Company used to make some extremely good wrinkle paint that came in quite a number of different colors. Unfortunately, due to EPA regulations, this paint has not been available for quite a number of years. The Krylon wrinkle paint, in my experience, does a better job than the other brands that I have used. However, I am still not pleased with using it on very large surfaces. The Plasti-Kote wrinkle paint is VERY "spotty" in how it performs. For example, I make replacement crystal door covers for the Heath DX-35 and DX-40. I paint these 3.5 inch by 4 inch doors 9 at a time and out of the 9 maybe 2 or 3 have a usable finish. The others range from bad to . . . I was using Rust-Oleum Stone Creations paint for a pretty good wrinkle finish. Of course you have to over spray with the desired color. However, I recently have switched to Plasti-Kote "Projekt Paint" Stone Touch paint. This paint produces a finer, more even, finish that looks very good. Now it takes a couple minutes of practice (like spraying on a piece of cardboard) to get the right "touch". But, after learning how to apply the paint getting an even finish is pretty easy. For some reason, the gray paint in both the Rust-Oleum and the Plasti-Kote paint give the best finish. Both paint lines are available in various colors but the gray is best. Glen, K9STH Website: http://k9sth.com --- On Mon, 8/25/08, Todd, KA1KAQ wrote: From: Todd, KA1KAQ The type I used to buy there in the late 70s/early 80s was the VHT brand, and it was excellent stuff. Couple good coats, into the oven, voila - thick wrinkle. Not sure if it's still available considering how regulations have changed since then. One word of warning: cure it well, or it will remain soft for years. I have a National cabinet here that still has things stick to it if left on top for any amount of time. From nick at 3rdtech.com Mon Aug 25 12:04:58 2008 From: nick at 3rdtech.com (Nick England) Date: Mon Aug 25 12:15:39 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Navy keys - ship & shore In-Reply-To: <48B1C899.F8ED2877@quik.com> References: <00dd01c8fce6$f28c7cb0$41b2eb4c@HPa550y> <48B1C899.F8ED2877@quik.com> Message-ID: <031c01c906cc$52d18e50$fd0212ac@Heathkit2> Thanks for the 26003 info, guys. Was the 26003 flameproof key used just on aircraft or also shipboard? For Navy shore station and shipboard use, I have seen the Navy Type 23146 and SB-315()/U assemblies - they are made to mount into a desktop and also contain transmitter OFF-ON switches and an indicator lamp. I know what the later model SB-315B/U looks like, but I'm not sure about the key used on earlier models. FYI - Photos at http://www.virhistory.com/navy/xmtr-key.htm Non-flameproof straight keys (like a J-37) include Navy types 26001, 26012, 26026 Any additional photos/info are greatly appreciated. cheers, Nick www.virhistory.com/navy From josepho at shaw.ca Mon Aug 25 13:12:20 2008 From: josepho at shaw.ca (Joseph Orgnero) Date: Mon Aug 25 13:20:01 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] WTD LTV G-175 schematic Message-ID: <003401c906d5$bbe6b6f0$c9454246@ourcomputer> Hello, I'm looking for a legible copy of the schematic for the main chassis (fig. 7-1 on the manual) of the LTV G-175 VHF receiver. I do have a copy of the manual but this page has been reduced in size and is unreadable. I'll be glad to pay for the copy and mailing costs. Thanks Joe Orgnero VE7LBI -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/milsurplus/attachments/20080825/09678bcb/attachment.htm From jfor at quik.com Mon Aug 25 22:45:44 2008 From: jfor at quik.com (J Forster) Date: Mon Aug 25 22:51:38 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] eBay does it Message-ID: <48B36E58.F4541022@quik.com> http://pages.ebay.com/sell/August2008Update/Payments/ -John =============== From jcoward5452 at aol.com Tue Aug 26 11:52:23 2008 From: jcoward5452 at aol.com (jcoward5452@aol.com) Date: Tue Aug 26 12:00:39 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] eBay does it In-Reply-To: <48B36E58.F4541022@quik.com> References: <48B36E58.F4541022@quik.com> Message-ID: <8CAD5AADCDD3D5C-E20-5B3E@webmail-nf13.sim.aol.com> Maybe we will see a resurgence of the good old Ham swap meets. Jay KE6PPF From ka1kaq at gmail.com Tue Aug 26 12:21:44 2008 From: ka1kaq at gmail.com (Todd, KA1KAQ) Date: Tue Aug 26 12:29:34 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] eBay does it In-Reply-To: <8CAD5AADCDD3D5C-E20-5B3E@webmail-nf13.sim.aol.com> References: <48B36E58.F4541022@quik.com> <8CAD5AADCDD3D5C-E20-5B3E@webmail-nf13.sim.aol.com> Message-ID: <9ccb8c510808260921sdf9cdb4s665ae5cda8df3462@mail.gmail.com> That's certainly been the case here in the northeast, for the last 2-3 years. NEAR-Fest IV is coming up in October, folks always remark about how much good stuff shows up. It's become more about the people and less about the stuff or big bucks. Most of us are just happy to pass something on to a friend or find a good home for an old piece of gear. No shipping involved! ~ Todd, KA1KAQ On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 11:52 AM, wrote: > Maybe we will see a resurgence of the good old Ham swap meets. > Jay KE6PPF From quixote2 at ix.netcom.com Tue Aug 26 13:01:50 2008 From: quixote2 at ix.netcom.com (Ben Dover) Date: Tue Aug 26 13:09:37 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] eBay does it Message-ID: <3645980.1219770110486.JavaMail.root@elwamui-ovcar.atl.sa.earthlink.net> Yeah... I saw this one come out late last week. The interesting part of it... they claim PayPal will make it easier and safer to deal? Since Friday I've been trying to pay for a purchase through PayPal, and after NUMEROUS attempts (as of this morning, 15 tries) the system is refusing to pay the seller! So far I've got one PayPal person corresponding by E-mail, and spent a half hour with another one on the phone... SHE was called to explain two mysterious $1.00 charges that appeared on my account on Saturday! She found no plausable reason for the problem... and begged off with "intermittent system glitch that we're chasing down now. It should be resolved shortly". That was on Sunday. So far, on Tuesday, no resolution... and they want to force EVERYBODY to give up the option of paying by other means, and deal with this "Charlie Foxtrot" of a computer system??? OMG... Mr. T., W9LBB -----Original Message----- >From: J Forster >Sent: Aug 25, 2008 10:45 PM >To: milsurplus@mailman.qth.net, hp_agilent_equipment@yahoogroups.com, GenRad@yahoogroups.com, AILtech@yahoogroups.com, armyradios@yahoogroups.com >Subject: [Milsurplus] eBay does it > >http://pages.ebay.com/sell/August2008Update/Payments/ > >-John > >=============== > >______________________________________________________________ >Milsurplus mailing list >Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/milsurplus >Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >Post: mailto:Milsurplus@mailman.qth.net From revcom at wbsnet.org Tue Aug 26 13:51:33 2008 From: revcom at wbsnet.org (Revcom) Date: Tue Aug 26 13:59:32 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] eBay does it References: <3645980.1219770110486.JavaMail.root@elwamui-ovcar.atl.sa.earthlink.net> Message-ID: <001101c907a4$60e79330$0901a8c0@autooutlet> One can only say it is coming! We run a business and take a multitude of credit cards, including PayPal. Local bank, and am sure others are doing the same, is now issuing "traverler's cards". These are plastic traveler's check devices that are 'preloaded' at the bank and processed just like any credit card. Now, big thing for us, we get "dinged" anywhere from 2.8-3.4 % on each transaction, depending on the card issuer. Bank says it is a sign of the times and they predict they will NOT process paper checks in 5 years or less. Of course there will always be CASH transactions but they forsee no paper drafts for payment being accepted by anyplace hardly. They prefer ACH, automatic drafts, and everything electronic transfers. I don't like it particularly in that if we have a lot of plastic transactions, it reduces our take by about 3%, that is an automatic overhead you can't escape. Thinking about not taking them, but banker says no. The younger generation is all for this, have a daughter, 20+ generation, and she does NOT carry cash nor a checkbook. And says that none of her friends do either. Sigh! Long for $20 bills at swapfests!! E Pay might be ahead of the curve on this. Of course they own PayPal, financed by GE Money Bank. As the ad says, "Whats in your wallet?". Rod K0EQH ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ben Dover" To: "J Forster" ; ; ; ; ; Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 12:01 PM Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] eBay does it > Yeah... I saw this one come out late last week. > > The interesting part of it... they claim PayPal will make it easier and > safer to deal? > > Since Friday I've been trying to pay for a purchase through PayPal, and > after NUMEROUS attempts > (as of this morning, 15 tries) the system is refusing to pay the seller! > > So far I've got one PayPal person corresponding by E-mail, and spent a > half hour with another > one on the phone... SHE was called to explain two mysterious $1.00 > charges that appeared on > my account on Saturday! > > She found no plausable reason for the problem... and begged off with > "intermittent system > glitch that we're chasing down now. It should be resolved shortly". > > That was on Sunday. > > So far, on Tuesday, no resolution... and they want to force EVERYBODY to > give up the option of > paying by other means, and deal with this "Charlie Foxtrot" of a computer > system??? > > OMG... > > > > Mr. T., W9LBB > > > > > -----Original Message----- >>From: J Forster >>Sent: Aug 25, 2008 10:45 PM >>To: milsurplus@mailman.qth.net, hp_agilent_equipment@yahoogroups.com, >>GenRad@yahoogroups.com, AILtech@yahoogroups.com, >>armyradios@yahoogroups.com >>Subject: [Milsurplus] eBay does it >> >>http://pages.ebay.com/sell/August2008Update/Payments/ >> >>-John >> >>=============== >> >>______________________________________________________________ >>Milsurplus mailing list >>Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/milsurplus >>Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >>Post: mailto:Milsurplus@mailman.qth.net > > ______________________________________________________________ > Milsurplus mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/milsurplus > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Milsurplus@mailman.qth.net From nu4g.radio at gmail.com Tue Aug 26 15:42:20 2008 From: nu4g.radio at gmail.com (Tom Norris) Date: Tue Aug 26 15:50:15 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] eBay does it In-Reply-To: <8CAD5AADCDD3D5C-E20-5B3E@webmail-nf13.sim.aol.com> References: <48B36E58.F4541022@quik.com> <8CAD5AADCDD3D5C-E20-5B3E@webmail-nf13.sim.aol.com> Message-ID: Now THAT would be a Very Good Thing. ;-) The PayPal requirement doesn't bother me per se, but the lack of choice-of-payment-methods *DOES*! Tom NU4G On Aug 26, 2008, at 10:52 AM, jcoward5452@aol.com wrote: > > Maybe we will see a resurgence of the good old Ham swap meets. > Jay KE6PPF > From jklotz77 at verizon.net Tue Aug 26 16:23:26 2008 From: jklotz77 at verizon.net (2ndjimmy) Date: Tue Aug 26 16:31:24 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] eBay does it References: <3645980.1219770110486.JavaMail.root@elwamui-ovcar.atl.sa.earthlink.net> <001101c907a4$60e79330$0901a8c0@autooutlet> Message-ID: All... My (40 year old) daughter saw me write a check at the grocery store the other day. She said, "Dad, only OLD people write checks!" - Jim Klotz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Revcom" To: "Ben Dover" ; "J Forster" ; Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 10:51 AM Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] eBay does it > One can only say it is coming! We run a business and take a multitude of > credit cards, including PayPal. Local bank, and am sure others are doing > the same, is now issuing "traverler's cards". These are plastic > traveler's check devices that are 'preloaded' at the bank and processed > just like any credit card. > > Now, big thing for us, we get "dinged" anywhere from 2.8-3.4 % on each > transaction, depending on the card issuer. Bank says it is a sign of the > times and they predict they will NOT process paper checks in 5 years or > less. Of course there will always be CASH transactions but they forsee no > paper drafts for payment being accepted by anyplace hardly. They prefer > ACH, automatic drafts, and everything electronic transfers. I don't like > it particularly in that if we have a lot of plastic transactions, it > reduces our take by about 3%, that is an automatic overhead you can't > escape. Thinking about not taking them, but banker says no. > > The younger generation is all for this, have a daughter, 20+ generation, > and she does NOT carry cash nor a checkbook. And says that none of her > friends do either. Sigh! Long for $20 bills at swapfests!! > > E Pay might be ahead of the curve on this. Of course they own PayPal, > financed by GE Money Bank. As the ad says, "Whats in your wallet?". > > Rod > K0EQH > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ben Dover" > To: "J Forster" ; ; > ; ; > ; > Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 12:01 PM > Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] eBay does it > > >> Yeah... I saw this one come out late last week. >> >> The interesting part of it... they claim PayPal will make it easier and >> safer to deal? >> >> Since Friday I've been trying to pay for a purchase through PayPal, and >> after NUMEROUS attempts >> (as of this morning, 15 tries) the system is refusing to pay the seller! >> >> So far I've got one PayPal person corresponding by E-mail, and spent a >> half hour with another >> one on the phone... SHE was called to explain two mysterious $1.00 >> charges that appeared on >> my account on Saturday! >> >> She found no plausable reason for the problem... and begged off with >> "intermittent system >> glitch that we're chasing down now. It should be resolved shortly". >> >> That was on Sunday. >> >> So far, on Tuesday, no resolution... and they want to force EVERYBODY >> to give up the option of >> paying by other means, and deal with this "Charlie Foxtrot" of a computer >> system??? >> >> OMG... >> >> >> >> Mr. T., W9LBB >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >>>From: J Forster >>>Sent: Aug 25, 2008 10:45 PM >>>To: milsurplus@mailman.qth.net, hp_agilent_equipment@yahoogroups.com, >>>GenRad@yahoogroups.com, AILtech@yahoogroups.com, >>>armyradios@yahoogroups.com >>>Subject: [Milsurplus] eBay does it >>> >>>http://pages.ebay.com/sell/August2008Update/Payments/ >>> >>>-John >>> >>>=============== >>> >>>______________________________________________________________ >>>Milsurplus mailing list >>>Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/milsurplus >>>Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >>>Post: mailto:Milsurplus@mailman.qth.net >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Milsurplus mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/milsurplus >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:Milsurplus@mailman.qth.net > > ______________________________________________________________ > Milsurplus mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/milsurplus > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Milsurplus@mailman.qth.net From jfor at quik.com Tue Aug 26 16:31:36 2008 From: jfor at quik.com (J Forster) Date: Tue Aug 26 16:37:51 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] eBay does it References: <3645980.1219770110486.JavaMail.root@elwamui-ovcar.atl.sa.earthlink.net> <001101c907a4$60e79330$0901a8c0@autooutlet> Message-ID: <48B46828.F5FD7BD5@quik.com> I'll be laughing when thoise addicted to plastic need a paper trail for some reason. The computers are NOT always right. Been there. FWIW, -John ==================== 2ndjimmy wrote: > All... > > My (40 year old) daughter saw me write a check at the grocery store the > other day. > > She said, "Dad, only OLD people write checks!" > > - Jim Klotz From jfor at quik.com Tue Aug 26 16:37:19 2008 From: jfor at quik.com (J Forster) Date: Tue Aug 26 16:43:30 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] eBay does it.. MORE References: <3645980.1219770110486.JavaMail.root@elwamui-ovcar.atl.sa.earthlink.net> <001101c907a4$60e79330$0901a8c0@autooutlet> Message-ID: <48B4697F.6A1E2D4@quik.com> I had an issue with an idiot who swore under oath I'd not paid anything, and was mighty red faced when I produced hard copy original canceled checks for over $19,000 showing I'd not only PAID the guy, but he owed me over $9000. He sputtered his computer was never wrong. Had I not the PROOF, I'd have gotten badly defrauded. BS, -John ==================== 2ndjimmy wrote: > All... > > My (40 year old) daughter saw me write a check at the grocery store the > other day. > > She said, "Dad, only OLD people write checks!" > > - Jim Klotz From bsugarberg at core.com Tue Aug 26 17:53:27 2008 From: bsugarberg at core.com (BSugarberg) Date: Tue Aug 26 17:01:22 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] eBay does it In-Reply-To: References: <3645980.1219770110486.JavaMail.root@elwamui-ovcar.atl.sa.earthlink.net> <001101c907a4$60e79330$0901a8c0@autooutlet> Message-ID: <48B47B57.6070608@core.com> Hello, "does NOT carry cash...". While, I guess none of them: Drive on a highway or bridge where you have to pay a toll. Park in a parking lot or garage where you have to pay. Use a parking meter. Buy anything from a vending machine. Buy anything at a garage sale, flea market, rummage sale. Etc. 73, Bruce WA8TNC ============================== > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Revcom" > To: > Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 10:51 AM > Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] eBay does it > >> >> The younger generation is all for this, have a daughter, 20+ >> generation, and she does NOT carry cash nor a checkbook. And says >> that none of her friends do either. Sigh! Long for $20 bills at >> swapfests!! >> >> Rod >> K0EQH From murphy at cts.com Tue Aug 26 17:00:17 2008 From: murphy at cts.com (mike murphy) Date: Tue Aug 26 17:08:11 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Re: Milsurplus Digest, Vol 52, Issue 29 In-Reply-To: <20080826210140.9C016859C26@mailman.qth.net> References: <20080826210140.9C016859C26@mailman.qth.net> Message-ID: > and they want to force EVERYBODY to give up the option of paying by other means, I bet the gov is all for using tracable transactions, and doing away with cash. wonder what the corner durg dealers will do ( probably get by as long as they pay their taxes)\\ Mike -- IMURPHY'S SURPLUS WAREHOUSE 401 NORTH JOHNSON AVE EL CAJON, CA. 92020 619 444-7717 (VOICE) FAX (619) 444-6750 (24 hour) HOURS: M-F 9-6 SAT. 9-5 CLOSED SUNDAY email: murphy@cts.com *********NEW WEB SITE LOCATION http://murphyjunk.bizland.com/ ********** Goals are deceptive. The unaimed arrow never misses. The best things in life are not things NOTICE: This communication may contain privileged or other confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, or believe that you have received this communication in error, please do not print, copy, retransmit, disseminate, or otherwise use the information. Also, please indicate to the sender that you have received this communication in error, and delete the copy you received. From gzook at yahoo.com Tue Aug 26 17:04:07 2008 From: gzook at yahoo.com (Glen Zook) Date: Tue Aug 26 17:11:56 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] eBay does it In-Reply-To: <48B47B57.6070608@core.com> Message-ID: <688041.83352.qm@web52909.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Many vending machines in this area (Dallas, Texas) now accept credit and debit cards! The toll roads in this area are doing away with toll booths. You either have a "toll tag" (device that goes in your window that automatically records the toll) or they send you a bill (the system takes a photo of your license plate for this). On those roads which still have toll booths if you have a "toll tag" you get a substantial reduction in fees. For example, if the fee is $1.00 those with "toll tags" get charged $0.70. My "toll tag" will work anywhere in the State of Texas. Glen, K9STH Website: http://k9sth.com --- On Tue, 8/26/08, BSugarberg wrote: From: BSugarberg "does NOT carry cash...". While, I guess none of them: Drive on a highway or bridge where you have to pay a toll. Park in a parking lot or garage where you have to pay. Use a parking meter. Buy anything from a vending machine. Buy anything at a garage sale, flea market, rummage sale. Etc. From revcom at wbsnet.org Tue Aug 26 17:18:26 2008 From: revcom at wbsnet.org (Revcom) Date: Tue Aug 26 17:26:28 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] eBay does it References: <688041.83352.qm@web52909.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <000601c907c1$47f6d0d0$0901a8c0@autooutlet> Glen, Beat me to it. Yes, where daughter lives, toll booths take debit/credit cards, vending machines (college town) accept them and they have -cash cards- sold at the University. Turnpike uses a "pass card" magnetic hanging from rearview mirror and you just drive right on through. Even Wendy's, McDonalds, and a plethora of eating places have card terminals where she lives. I know it is a pain when they accompany us on flea market treks and farmers markets, Dad has to fork over the CASH as they don't carry any, hi. She said "cuts down on junk we buy". Not sure this is all good. All this technology, somebody has to pay for it. (seems to be me!) Rod K0EQH ----- Original Message ----- From: "Glen Zook" To: ; "BSugarberg" Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 4:04 PM Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] eBay does it > Many vending machines in this area (Dallas, Texas) now accept credit and > debit cards! > > The toll roads in this area are doing away with toll booths. You either > have a "toll tag" (device that goes in your window that automatically > records the toll) or they send you a bill (the system takes a photo of > your license plate for this). On those roads which still have toll booths > if you have a "toll tag" you get a substantial reduction in fees. For > example, if the fee is $1.00 those with "toll tags" get charged $0.70. > > My "toll tag" will work anywhere in the State of Texas. > > Glen, K9STH > > Website: http://k9sth.com > > > --- On Tue, 8/26/08, BSugarberg wrote: > > From: BSugarberg > > "does NOT carry cash...". While, I guess none of them: > > Drive on a highway or bridge where you have to pay a toll. > Park in a parking lot or garage where you have to pay. > Use a parking meter. > Buy anything from a vending machine. > Buy anything at a garage sale, flea market, rummage sale. > Etc. > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Milsurplus mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/milsurplus > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Milsurplus@mailman.qth.net From YoungFamily at glwb.net Tue Aug 26 17:24:35 2008 From: YoungFamily at glwb.net (James Young) Date: Tue Aug 26 17:32:24 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] WTB R-105A/ARR-15A Message-ID: Hello to the MilSurplus group! I'd like to purchase an R-105A/ARR-15A. It preferably should be complete, unmolested and in operable condition. Please respond off-list; pictures a plus. Thanks and 73's Jim Young From ramcam at magma.ca Tue Aug 26 17:25:41 2008 From: ramcam at magma.ca (Ralph Cameron) Date: Tue Aug 26 17:33:38 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Nuts to eBay Message-ID: <5F6817D6FD114D088030554A652CBFE7@CAMERON> I just received a 20 pound sterling note from Ben Nock for a transaction and will keep it as a souvenir. Nothing beats coin of the realm. And you all know you can go into a grocery store , pay for the grub and come out way ahead by debiting the account. I always said some day we'd have an IEEE 488 connector on the back of our head. Cheers Ralph VE3BBM -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/milsurplus/attachments/20080826/17e3cbf1/attachment.htm From wrcromwell at gmail.com Tue Aug 26 17:24:32 2008 From: wrcromwell at gmail.com (Bill Cromwell) Date: Tue Aug 26 17:36:46 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] eBay does it Message-ID: <1219785873.16978.37.camel@localhost.localdomain> Hi Everybody, This thread is partly on topic so here goes... I already got frustrated with the Bay. First I stopped listing things for sale there. Now I have stopped buying things there. I have shifted my focus to craigslist, local garage sales and flea markets, and of course, mail lists like this one. The market exposure isn't as good as the Bay. Oh well. There are fewer hassles and fewer scammers. I wish I could say NO scammers. I have even offered some stuff for free but when I ask the recipient to make arrangements to pay for shipping it to them...nothing happens. End of story. Kinda disappointing. I thought items like power supply iron were hard to get. But free for shipping costs seems too expensive? We all know how much USPS Flat Rate boxes cost...just not that much. But I will keep looking on the mail lists and posting some things on the lists, too. I'm moving and I'd rather sell (cheaply) to somebody who can use the stuff than to send it along to the landfill. milsurplus connection... some of the things I have bid on and some of the things I will be offering are military surplus. 73, Bill KU8H From WA5CAB at cs.com Tue Aug 26 18:02:26 2008 From: WA5CAB at cs.com (WA5CAB@cs.com) Date: Tue Aug 26 18:10:27 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Nuts to eBay Message-ID: No, the jack will be on the side of the head under the ear, so you can plug yourself in. :-) In a message dated 8/26/2008 4:26:29 PM Central Daylight Time, ramcam@magma.ca writes: > I just received a 20 pound sterling note from Ben Nock for a transaction > and will keep it as a souvenir. Nothing beats coin of the realm. And you all > know you can go into a grocery store , pay for the grub and come out way ahead > by debiting the account. > > I always said some day we'd have an IEEE 488 connector on the back of our > head. > > Cheers > > Robert & Susan Downs - Houston wa5cab dot com (Web Store) MVPA 9480 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/milsurplus/attachments/20080826/78fba2c8/attachment.htm From ron.k3pid at sbcglobal.net Tue Aug 26 18:24:42 2008 From: ron.k3pid at sbcglobal.net (Ron.K3PID) Date: Tue Aug 26 18:32:31 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Nuts to eBay References: <5F6817D6FD114D088030554A652CBFE7@CAMERON> Message-ID: More than likely it will be an RJ45 connector Ralph with a 100 GB transfer rate!!! Hi Hi K3PID Ron H -- This outgoing email was scanned by Norton Antivirus Corp. Edition and found to be virus free! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/milsurplus/attachments/20080826/a658887e/attachment.htm From kim.herron at sbcglobal.net Tue Aug 26 19:51:16 2008 From: kim.herron at sbcglobal.net (kim.herron@sbcglobal.net) Date: Tue Aug 26 19:59:05 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] eBay does it References: <3645980.1219770110486.JavaMail.root@elwamui-ovcar.atl.sa.earthlink.net> <001101c907a4$60e79330$0901a8c0@autooutlet> Message-ID: <005801c907d6$a1b836d0$02b9eb4c@HPa550y> Hi Rod!! Ditto on the credit card transactions. I cancelled my merchants credit card service when I sold my mobile tool service. But since my wife's pet grooming salon is now at the house and is all but set up to go here, we're in process of restoring the credit card service. You're right on the transaction fee, so the prices reflect it. I predict that Wal-Mart/Sam's are going to get a FLOOD of people signing up for their card service, just to deal with E-Bay's/Paypal's Bovine Manure. I will say this about the credit card service. IF a buyer has any doubts about a person doing business (at least here in MI) with you, the business checking account and the VISA/MasterCard warrantee that's attached to the service usually gets me past the questions. I WOULD MUCH rather deal with VISA, MasterCard, or American Express on a disputed purchase, than E-Bay. Paypal shoots first and doesn't bother to ask any questions, or return your money without loads of the above-mentioned brown fecal matter. VISA, MasterCard, AMEX and Discover can't tie up my whole checking account and Paypal somehow can manage to do just that. Kim Herron W8ZV Golden Radio Service Kenowa Tool Service. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Revcom" To: "Ben Dover" ; "J Forster" ; Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 1:51 PM Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] eBay does it > One can only say it is coming! We run a business and take a multitude > of credit cards, including PayPal. Local bank, and am sure others are > doing the same, is now issuing "traverler's cards". These are plastic > traveler's check devices that are 'preloaded' at the bank and > processed just like any credit card. > > Now, big thing for us, we get "dinged" anywhere from 2.8-3.4 % on each > transaction, depending on the card issuer. Bank says it is a sign of > the times and they predict they will NOT process paper checks in 5 > years or less. Of course there will always be CASH transactions but > they forsee no paper drafts for payment being accepted by anyplace > hardly. They prefer ACH, automatic drafts, and everything electronic > transfers. I don't like it particularly in that if we have a lot of > plastic transactions, it reduces our take by about 3%, that is an > automatic overhead you can't escape. Thinking about not taking them, > but banker says no. > > The younger generation is all for this, have a daughter, 20+ > generation, and she does NOT carry cash nor a checkbook. And says > that none of her friends do either. Sigh! Long for $20 bills at > swapfests!! > > E Pay might be ahead of the curve on this. Of course they own PayPal, > financed by GE Money Bank. As the ad says, "Whats in your wallet?". > > Rod > K0EQH > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ben Dover" > To: "J Forster" ; ; > ; ; > ; > Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 12:01 PM > Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] eBay does it > > >> Yeah... I saw this one come out late last week. >> >> The interesting part of it... they claim PayPal will make it easier >> and safer to deal? >> >> Since Friday I've been trying to pay for a purchase through PayPal, >> and after NUMEROUS attempts >> (as of this morning, 15 tries) the system is refusing to pay the >> seller! >> >> So far I've got one PayPal person corresponding by E-mail, and spent >> a half hour with another >> one on the phone... SHE was called to explain two mysterious $1.00 >> charges that appeared on >> my account on Saturday! >> >> She found no plausable reason for the problem... and begged off >> with "intermittent system >> glitch that we're chasing down now. It should be resolved shortly". >> >> That was on Sunday. >> >> So far, on Tuesday, no resolution... and they want to force >> EVERYBODY to give up the option of >> paying by other means, and deal with this "Charlie Foxtrot" of a >> computer system??? >> >> OMG... >> >> >> >> Mr. T., W9LBB >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >>>From: J Forster >>>Sent: Aug 25, 2008 10:45 PM >>>To: milsurplus@mailman.qth.net, hp_agilent_equipment@yahoogroups.com, >>>GenRad@yahoogroups.com, AILtech@yahoogroups.com, >>>armyradios@yahoogroups.com >>>Subject: [Milsurplus] eBay does it >>> >>>http://pages.ebay.com/sell/August2008Update/Payments/ >>> >>>-John >>> >>>=============== >>> >>>______________________________________________________________ >>>Milsurplus mailing list >>>Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/milsurplus >>>Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >>>Post: mailto:Milsurplus@mailman.qth.net >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Milsurplus mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/milsurplus >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:Milsurplus@mailman.qth.net > > ______________________________________________________________ > Milsurplus mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/milsurplus > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Milsurplus@mailman.qth.net From ewinde at sc.rr.com Tue Aug 26 20:45:27 2008 From: ewinde at sc.rr.com (Eric Winder) Date: Tue Aug 26 20:53:19 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Nuts to eBay Message-ID: Maybe its there aleady... Think about the "Matrix"... ;-) Eric WB4QOV Message: 8 Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:24:42 -0500 From: "Ron.K3PID" More than likely it will be an RJ45 connector Ralph with a 100 GB transfer rate!!! Hi Hi K3PID Ron H -- From boatguy at hughes.net Tue Aug 26 20:51:47 2008 From: boatguy at hughes.net (Carl@hughes.net) Date: Tue Aug 26 20:59:59 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] eBay does it References: <3645980.1219770110486.JavaMail.root@elwamui-ovcar.atl.sa.earthlink.net><001101c907a4$60e79330$0901a8c0@autooutlet> <005801c907d6$a1b836d0$02b9eb4c@HPa550y> Message-ID: <012101c907df$2024bdb0$6601a8c0@pavilion> Well its time to tell my story about Pay Pal I so;d a Collins KWM 2 A last August about this time shipped very fast (next day) had it pro packed at UPS Store it arrived 2 days later.In Oct last fall I get a notice that the buyer stopped payment on Pay Pal tru his credit card.I faught it to no availe.They tied up my pay pal account and in Jan of this year I got my Radio and power supply back total out of pocket cost to me was a shade over 300.00 and I had to contact police in this guys home town .Guess what he is a lawyer.PAY PAL SUCKS Whats this wal mart thing Carl ----- Original Message ----- From: To: "Revcom" ; "Ben Dover" ; "J Forster" ; Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 6:51 PM Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] eBay does it > Hi Rod!! > > Ditto on the credit card transactions. I cancelled my merchants credit > card service when I sold my mobile tool service. But since my wife's pet > grooming salon is now at the house and is all but set up to go here, we're > in process of restoring the credit card service. You're right on the > transaction fee, so the prices reflect it. I predict that Wal-Mart/Sam's > are going to get a FLOOD of people signing up for their card service, just > to deal with E-Bay's/Paypal's Bovine Manure. I will say this about the > credit card service. IF a buyer has any doubts about a person doing > business (at least here in MI) with you, the business checking account and > the VISA/MasterCard warrantee that's attached to the service usually gets > me past the questions. I WOULD MUCH rather deal with VISA, MasterCard, or > American Express on a disputed purchase, than E-Bay. Paypal shoots first > and doesn't bother to ask any questions, or return your money without > loads of the above-mentioned brown fecal matter. VISA, MasterCard, AMEX > and Discover can't tie up my whole checking account and Paypal somehow can > manage to do just that. > > Kim Herron W8ZV > Golden Radio Service > Kenowa Tool Service. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Revcom" > To: "Ben Dover" ; "J Forster" ; > > Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 1:51 PM > Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] eBay does it > > >> One can only say it is coming! We run a business and take a multitude of >> credit cards, including PayPal. Local bank, and am sure others are doing >> the same, is now issuing "traverler's cards". These are plastic >> traveler's check devices that are 'preloaded' at the bank and processed >> just like any credit card. >> >> Now, big thing for us, we get "dinged" anywhere from 2.8-3.4 % on each >> transaction, depending on the card issuer. Bank says it is a sign of the >> times and they predict they will NOT process paper checks in 5 years or >> less. Of course there will always be CASH transactions but they forsee >> no paper drafts for payment being accepted by anyplace hardly. They >> prefer ACH, automatic drafts, and everything electronic transfers. I >> don't like it particularly in that if we have a lot of plastic >> transactions, it reduces our take by about 3%, that is an automatic >> overhead you can't escape. Thinking about not taking them, but banker >> says no. >> >> The younger generation is all for this, have a daughter, 20+ generation, >> and she does NOT carry cash nor a checkbook. And says that none of her >> friends do either. Sigh! Long for $20 bills at swapfests!! >> >> E Pay might be ahead of the curve on this. Of course they own PayPal, >> financed by GE Money Bank. As the ad says, "Whats in your wallet?". >> >> Rod >> K0EQH >> >> >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Ben Dover" >> To: "J Forster" ; ; >> ; ; >> ; >> Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 12:01 PM >> Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] eBay does it >> >> >>> Yeah... I saw this one come out late last week. >>> >>> The interesting part of it... they claim PayPal will make it easier and >>> safer to deal? >>> >>> Since Friday I've been trying to pay for a purchase through PayPal, and >>> after NUMEROUS attempts >>> (as of this morning, 15 tries) the system is refusing to pay the seller! >>> >>> So far I've got one PayPal person corresponding by E-mail, and spent a >>> half hour with another >>> one on the phone... SHE was called to explain two mysterious $1.00 >>> charges that appeared on >>> my account on Saturday! >>> >>> She found no plausable reason for the problem... and begged off with >>> "intermittent system >>> glitch that we're chasing down now. It should be resolved shortly". >>> >>> That was on Sunday. >>> >>> So far, on Tuesday, no resolution... and they want to force EVERYBODY >>> to give up the option of >>> paying by other means, and deal with this "Charlie Foxtrot" of a >>> computer system??? >>> >>> OMG... >>> >>> >>> >>> Mr. T., W9LBB >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>>>From: J Forster >>>>Sent: Aug 25, 2008 10:45 PM >>>>To: milsurplus@mailman.qth.net, hp_agilent_equipment@yahoogroups.com, >>>>GenRad@yahoogroups.com, AILtech@yahoogroups.com, >>>>armyradios@yahoogroups.com >>>>Subject: [Milsurplus] eBay does it >>>> >>>>http://pages.ebay.com/sell/August2008Update/Payments/ >>>> >>>>-John >>>> >>>>=============== >>>> >>>>______________________________________________________________ >>>>Milsurplus mailing list >>>>Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/milsurplus >>>>Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >>>>Post: mailto:Milsurplus@mailman.qth.net >>> >>> ______________________________________________________________ >>> Milsurplus mailing list >>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/milsurplus >>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >>> Post: mailto:Milsurplus@mailman.qth.net >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Milsurplus mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/milsurplus >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:Milsurplus@mailman.qth.net > > ______________________________________________________________ > Milsurplus mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/milsurplus > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Milsurplus@mailman.qth.net > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: > 270.6.9/1636 - Release Date: 8/26/2008 7:09 PM > > > From jupete at bigpond.net.au Wed Aug 27 14:23:27 2008 From: jupete at bigpond.net.au (Pete Williams) Date: Tue Aug 26 21:33:24 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] FOR SALE Message-ID: <2B1992769553457FA9CF28E756C9BB5E@redooffice> G'day... g'teed Ebay free. 1.Collection of front panel knobs for the AN/ARC-2 plus the dial mask assembly.. not included are the 2 crank knobs all in exclnt condx. $35 2. PTO Collins 70-H12 for the R-390A rx. End points adjusted.$85. AIRMAIL Postage included.- In all the above . Cheers Pete VK3IZ jupete@bigpond.net.au From olegerityincj at austin.rr.com Tue Aug 26 21:46:19 2008 From: olegerityincj at austin.rr.com (John Hutchins) Date: Tue Aug 26 21:53:30 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] eBay does it In-Reply-To: <1219785873.16978.37.camel@localhost.localdomain> References: <1219785873.16978.37.camel@localhost.localdomain> Message-ID: <48B4B1EB.1020100@austin.rr.com> All - As one person on this list duly noted; when I complained about GOVL......ATION placing a $150.00 minimum bid on any lot, get on board with it, or opt out, or do some thing about it. I googled "petition ebay" found these 2 sites; http://www.petitiononline.com/ebayau/petition.html 13,815 Total Signatures! http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/ebay-buyers-concerned-re-feedback-changes only 2,803 signatures Who starts the petition? Just off the wire, Auction News : Band of eBay Sellers Petition Google to Open Auction Site Later Hutch Bill Cromwell wrote: > Hi Everybody, > > This thread is partly on topic so here goes... > > I already got frustrated with the Bay. First I stopped listing things > for sale there. Now I have stopped buying things there. I have shifted > my focus to craigslist, local garage sales and flea markets, and of > course, mail lists like this one. The market exposure isn't as good as > the Bay. Oh well. There are fewer hassles and fewer scammers. I wish I > could say NO scammers. I have even offered some stuff for free but when > I ask the recipient to make arrangements to pay for shipping it to > them...nothing happens. End of story. Kinda disappointing. I thought > items like power supply iron were hard to get. But free for shipping > costs seems too expensive? We all know how much USPS Flat Rate boxes > cost...just not that much. > > But I will keep looking on the mail lists and posting some things on the > lists, too. I'm moving and I'd rather sell (cheaply) to somebody who can > use the stuff than to send it along to the landfill. > > milsurplus connection... some of the things I have bid on and some of > the things I will be offering are military surplus. > > 73, > > Bill KU8H > > ______________________________________________________________ > Milsurplus mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/milsurplus > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Milsurplus@mailman.qth.net > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > From jfor at quik.com Tue Aug 26 22:19:58 2008 From: jfor at quik.com (J Forster) Date: Tue Aug 26 22:25:56 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Nuts to eBay References: Message-ID: <48B4B9CD.B75CAEA1@quik.com> Anyone remember "The President's Analyst" with James Colburn. Think of the last scene with all the TPC employees with phone jacks to their heels. Problem is, this eBay crap hurts people. FWIW, -John =============== Eric Winder wrote: > Maybe its there aleady... > > Think about the "Matrix"... ;-) > > Eric > WB4QOV From jfor at quik.com Tue Aug 26 22:23:58 2008 From: jfor at quik.com (J Forster) Date: Tue Aug 26 22:29:58 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] eBay does it References: <1219785873.16978.37.camel@localhost.localdomain> <48B4B1EB.1020100@austin.rr.com> Message-ID: <48B4BABE.8CEBE2AA@quik.com> Good moves. Maybe there is an angle to attack this via either the credit card companies, or the federal banking regulators. Trouble is, Cong. Barney Frank (D, MA) is busy with elections.... but maybe that's not a bad time to contact him. Best, -John ==================== John Hutchins wrote: > All - > As one person on this list duly noted; when I complained about > GOVL......ATION placing a $150.00 minimum bid on any lot, > get on board with it, or opt out, or do some thing about it. > > I googled "petition ebay" found these 2 sites; > http://www.petitiononline.com/ebayau/petition.html 13,815 Total Signatures! > http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/ebay-buyers-concerned-re-feedback-changes > only 2,803 signatures > > Who starts the petition? > > Just off the wire, Auction News : Band of eBay Sellers Petition Google > to Open Auction Site > > Later > Hutch > > Bill Cromwell wrote: > > Hi Everybody, > > > > This thread is partly on topic so here goes... > > > > I already got frustrated with the Bay. First I stopped listing things > > for sale there. Now I have stopped buying things there. I have shifted > > my focus to craigslist, local garage sales and flea markets, and of > > course, mail lists like this one. The market exposure isn't as good as > > the Bay. Oh well. There are fewer hassles and fewer scammers. I wish I > > could say NO scammers. I have even offered some stuff for free but when > > I ask the recipient to make arrangements to pay for shipping it to > > them...nothing happens. End of story. Kinda disappointing. I thought > > items like power supply iron were hard to get. But free for shipping > > costs seems too expensive? We all know how much USPS Flat Rate boxes > > cost...just not that much. > > > > But I will keep looking on the mail lists and posting some things on the > > lists, too. I'm moving and I'd rather sell (cheaply) to somebody who can > > use the stuff than to send it along to the landfill. > > > > milsurplus connection... some of the things I have bid on and some of > > the things I will be offering are military surplus. > > > > 73, > > > > Bill KU8H > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Milsurplus mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/milsurplus > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto:Milsurplus@mailman.qth.net > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Milsurplus mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/milsurplus > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Milsurplus@mailman.qth.net From jmccarty at alcatel-lucent.com Wed Aug 27 00:11:28 2008 From: jmccarty at alcatel-lucent.com (John J Mccarty) Date: Wed Aug 27 00:19:24 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Nuts to eBay References: Message-ID: <48B4D3F0.2090004@lucent.com> I always thought it was supposed to be a jack for a 310 cord that the phone company put in the back of the heal of your shoe....... On 8/26/2008 7:45 PM, Eric Winder wrote: > Maybe its there aleady... > > Think about the "Matrix"... ;-) > > Eric > WB4QOV > > > > > > Message: 8 > Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:24:42 -0500 > From: "Ron.K3PID" > > > More than likely it will be an RJ45 connector Ralph with a 100 GB transfer > rate!!! Hi Hi > > K3PID > Ron H > -- > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Milsurplus mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/milsurplus > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Milsurplus@mailman.qth.net From mcenfalz at humboldt1.com Wed Aug 27 00:52:32 2008 From: mcenfalz at humboldt1.com (Laura and Jim) Date: Wed Aug 27 01:00:33 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] eBay does it Message-ID: <7165A50A4E4E4A0B8A066271A00C4155@HomePC> Bruce WA8TNC said: ""does NOT carry cash...". While, I guess none of them: Drive on a highway or bridge where you have to pay a toll. Park in a parking lot or garage where you have to pay. Use a parking meter. Buy anything from a vending machine. Buy anything at a garage sale, flea market, rummage sale. Etc." I was in downtown Seattle recently and they have parking meters that take ATM cards. Was it Bennie Maupin, a jazz sax player that had a song: "Watch your money go"? Cheers! Jim Falls KG6FWT Eureka, CA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/milsurplus/attachments/20080826/52c0a040/attachment-0001.htm From WA5CAB at cs.com Wed Aug 27 01:36:05 2008 From: WA5CAB at cs.com (WA5CAB@cs.com) Date: Wed Aug 27 01:43:58 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] eBay does it Message-ID: Personally, I can't get too choked up about this. We've always accepted checks and money orders (and for that matter currency after a few back and forths telling the prospective buyer that if the payment never arrived they would play Hell trying to blame us for it). And I personally hate encountering a seller who won't take some form of electronic payment. Writing a check, addressing an envelope and mailing it all take time which is in chronically short supply here. And it would have to be a damned rare part that I had been looking for years to locate before I would spend an hour and a half driving to the PO to buy an MO to pay for. So basically I only object to eBay doing this because some of Susie's customers aren't too smart and haven't been able to maintain a secure PayPal or credit card account. But realistically, if we get six MO's a month it's a bumper crop. And invariably, thanks to the poor reliability of First Class Mail these days (which should be renamed as Last Class Mail), at least one will take two weeks to arrive. So we waste a lot of time asking the buyer whether they've actually sent payment. And waiting for a response which we seldom get thanks to virulent spam blockers. Which is another subject entirely. In a message dated 8/26/2008 11:52:56 PM Central Daylight Time, mcenfalz@humboldt1.com writes: > Bruce WA8TNC said: > > ""does NOT carry cash...". While, I guess none of them: > > Drive on a highway or bridge where you have to pay a toll. > Park in a parking lot or garage where you have to pay. > Use a parking meter. > Buy anything from a vending machine. > Buy anything at a garage sale, flea market, rummage sale. > Etc." > > I was in downtown Seattle recently and they have parking meters that take > ATM cards. > > Was it Bennie Maupin, a jazz sax player that had a song: "Watch your money > go"? > > > Robert & Susan Downs - Houston wa5cab dot com (Web Store) MVPA 9480 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/milsurplus/attachments/20080827/ea371b7a/attachment.htm From wh7hg.hi at gmail.com Wed Aug 27 09:07:43 2008 From: wh7hg.hi at gmail.com (Michael Tauson) Date: Wed Aug 27 09:15:39 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] eBay does it In-Reply-To: <8CAD5AADCDD3D5C-E20-5B3E@webmail-nf13.sim.aol.com> References: <48B36E58.F4541022@quik.com> <8CAD5AADCDD3D5C-E20-5B3E@webmail-nf13.sim.aol.com> Message-ID: On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 5:52 AM, wrote: > Maybe we will see a resurgence of the good old Ham swap meets. Here in Hawaii, we have one or two major ones each year, one each on Oahu and the Big Island. "Major" is something like your basic yard sale, not like the fests on the mainland. As a result, I have to depend on people on the lists and *shudder* eBay for what I need/want. For eBay, while I use PP, I prefer having my bank cut a check just like I do for folks I've bought from here - not for the paper trail but for trust issues. Losing that option makes things like Craiglist that much more inviting. An ideal situation for me would be to have someone who does go to the hamfests have available cash from a fund set up for the purpose of picking up things for me while [s]he's wandering around. But here again are problems, some obvious and some not so obvious. One of those problems - a major one, in fact - is *who*. The rest trickle down from there. I guess I should post a needs & wants list somewhere. The needs for the displays is on my A.R.C. blog but it's incomplete and I need to update it a bit. Wants will go to the other blog when I remember to put it up. Anyway, now that I've muddied the waters some, I'll go back to sorting tools and watch parts. Best regards, Michael, WH7HG From jfor at quik.com Wed Aug 27 09:21:04 2008 From: jfor at quik.com (J Forster) Date: Wed Aug 27 09:27:20 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] eBay does it References: Message-ID: <48B554C0.12725043@quik.com> I disagree w/ you on this one. If you really add up all the time it takes to reconcile electronic transactions and look for fraudulent billings and such, it takes FAR more time. With MOs and cash, you do the checking when you have everything right in front of you. There is no having to go back and trying to figure out what really happened. Also, if someone screws up, it can be fixed then and there, or you can walk away, before the problem propagates. As to time, I go to the PO to pick up my mail anyway, having had far too much of it stolen over the years. It's a small PO and it takes less than a minute to get a MO. If I need to cash one, I get my $$$ right then and there. I am not concerned about latency in transactions, because if I have to wait even a couple of weeks for something, it's no big deal. I may well have already waited ten years or more. So what's the big deal? I can play with my new toy in two weeks just as well as tomorrow. FWIW, -John ======================= WA5CAB@cs.com wrote: > Personally, I can't get too choked up about this. We've always > accepted checks and money orders (and for that matter currency after a > few back and forths telling the prospective buyer that if the payment > never arrived they would play Hell trying to blame us for it). And I > personally hate encountering a seller who won't take some form of > electronic payment. Writing a check, addressing an envelope and > mailing it all take time which is in chronically short supply here. > And it would have to be a damned rare part that I had been looking for > years to locate before I would spend an hour and a half driving to the > PO to buy an MO to pay for. So basically I only object to eBay doing > this because some of Susie's customers aren't too smart and haven't > been able to maintain a secure PayPal or credit card account. > > But realistically, if we get six MO's a month it's a bumper crop. And > invariably, thanks to the poor reliability of First Class Mail these > days (which should be renamed as Last Class Mail), at least one will > take two weeks to arrive. So we waste a lot of time asking the buyer > whether they've actually sent payment. And waiting for a response > which we seldom get thanks to virulent spam blockers. Which is > another subject entirely. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/milsurplus/attachments/20080827/13687f59/attachment.htm From nick at 3rdtech.com Wed Aug 27 11:44:57 2008 From: nick at 3rdtech.com (Nick England) Date: Wed Aug 27 11:58:33 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Shelby NC hamfest this weekend Message-ID: <004301c9085b$dc263f30$fd0212ac@Heathkit2> A whole bunch of us Boatanchor types will be flea-marketeering at the Dallas NC (formerly Shelby) hamfest this weekend. We'll be set up with a yellow "BOATANCHORS!" banner near the spot marked B on this aerial photo (entrance to the fest is off the top of the photo). http://www.virhistory.com/ham/photos/dallas-31.JPG Hope to see you there! Nick KD4CPL lookin' for 50's-60's Navy communications gear www.virhistory.com/navy From N1UDI at att.net Wed Aug 27 13:05:59 2008 From: N1UDI at att.net (N1UDI@att.net) Date: Wed Aug 27 13:13:57 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] F.S. BC-603-D radios Message-ID: <082720081705.21160.48B58977000B89E4000052A822218801869B0A02D29B9B0EBFB7BBAACEB2@att.net> I have a pair of BC-603-D tanks radios. They have no dynomotors. Asking $50 for the pair + shipping or p/u in Connecticut, there a little on the heavy side. Rock -------------- next part -------------- Skipped content of type multipart/related From jfor at quik.com Wed Aug 27 13:22:13 2008 From: jfor at quik.com (J Forster) Date: Wed Aug 27 13:28:20 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] eBay does it References: <1219785873.16978.37.camel@localhost.localdomain> <48B4B1EB.1020100@austin.rr.com> Message-ID: <48B58D45.8E609FA5@quik.com> John Hutchins wrote: > All - > [snip] > > I googled "petition ebay" found these 2 sites; > http://www.petitiononline.com/ebayau/petition.html 13,815 Total Signatures! [snip] This is the eBay Australia petition. AFAIK eBay totally ignored it. The remaining two are about feedback policies, which are not at issue here. Thanks, -John =================== From kb1fqg at yahoo.com Wed Aug 27 15:04:50 2008 From: kb1fqg at yahoo.com (John Flood) Date: Wed Aug 27 15:12:45 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] eBay does it Message-ID: <139354.43543.qm@web84101.mail.mud.yahoo.com> IIRC Didn't the Australian Gov. put the quash on this down there?? Good to see some of you guys at the Boxboro MA flea and convention. John Flood KB1FQG PS? ----- Original Message ---- From: J Forster To: John Hutchins ; milsurplus@mailman.qth.net Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 1:22:13 PM Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] eBay does it John Hutchins wrote: > All - > [snip] > > I googled "petition ebay"? found these 2 sites; > http://www.petitiononline.com/ebayau/petition.html 13,815 Total Signatures!? [snip] This is the eBay Australia petition. AFAIK eBay totally ignored it. The remaining two are about feedback policies, which are not at issue here. Thanks, -John =================== ______________________________________________________________ Milsurplus mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/milsurplus Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Milsurplus@mailman.qth.net From Military1944 at aol.com Wed Aug 27 15:24:40 2008 From: Military1944 at aol.com (Military1944@aol.com) Date: Wed Aug 27 15:32:40 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Crypto listing Message-ID: Here's one for the crypto experts; listing (you know where) states: THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF PLASTIC MISSING OF THE BANDS SWITCH EASILY REPLACEABLE So, I ask just what is missing. I get back: Hi the bit is missing on the actual bandswitch knob,,where you it makes it easeir to turn the switch as i said they are easy to replace and it does not effect the radio because the switch still work very well. So, anyone care to guess what's missing? I have no idea. answers on a postcard to The Minister for Education, c/o 10 Downing St. Ben. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/milsurplus/attachments/20080827/1f59e1a6/attachment.htm From kargo_cult at msn.com Wed Aug 27 15:32:54 2008 From: kargo_cult at msn.com (Hue Miller) Date: Wed Aug 27 15:41:00 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Crypto listing In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Sounds like only part of the knob is broken off, leaving bandswitching to be accomplished by application of the Armstrong method. Good thing seller didn't write the instruction manual, anyway. -Hue K7HUE -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/milsurplus/attachments/20080827/2886742b/attachment.htm From mikea at mikea.ath.cx Wed Aug 27 15:36:42 2008 From: mikea at mikea.ath.cx (Mike Andrews W5EGO) Date: Wed Aug 27 15:44:43 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Crypto listing In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <20080827193642.GA60740@mikea.ath.cx> On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 03:24:40PM -0400, Military1944@aol.com wrote: > Here's one for the crypto experts; > > listing (you know where) states: > > THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF PLASTIC MISSING OF THE BANDS SWITCH EASILY > REPLACEABLE > > So, I ask just what is missing. I get back: > > Hi the bit is missing on the actual bandswitch knob,,where you it makes it > easeir to turn the switch as i said they are easy to replace and it does not > effect the radio because the switch still work very well. > > So, anyone care to guess what's missing? I have no idea. > > answers on a postcard to The Minister for Education, c/o 10 Downing St. What's missing? Literacy. *sigh* All of a piece with what my wife W5DNA, a teacher, sees from the students and their parents most every day. Is that for a No. 19 Wireless? I've a friend in the UK who has been looking for some bits. I'll tip him off. TU & 73, de -- Mike Andrews, W5EGO mikea@mikea.ath.cx Tired old sysadmin From n7rk at cox.net Wed Aug 27 16:03:47 2008 From: n7rk at cox.net (David Hollander) Date: Wed Aug 27 16:11:42 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] eBay does it In-Reply-To: <139354.43543.qm@web84101.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <139354.43543.qm@web84101.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <48B5B323.1090307@cox.net> Ebay did lose this one in VK last month. http://www.news.com.au/technology/story/0,25642,23856406-5014108,00.html This is some additional info http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSSYD30965320080820 73, Dave N7RK -- *********************************************************** Dave N7RK Boatanchors Home Page: http://members.cox.net/n7rk Phoenix, Arizona *DXCC Honor Roll* *WAZ#22 - 75 Meter SSB* ex-XE2/N7RK, N7RK/ZB2, VK2ERK, ZM0AJN, WB6NRK, WN6IWX Boatanchor and Antique Radio Collector From jfor at quik.com Wed Aug 27 16:15:54 2008 From: jfor at quik.com (J Forster) Date: Wed Aug 27 16:21:56 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Crypto listing References: <20080827193642.GA60740@mikea.ath.cx> Message-ID: <48B5B5FA.B20E0701@quik.com> The word is CRYPTIC not crypto. Two ENTIRELY different animules. BTW, what's the item number? Best, John ====================== Mike Andrews W5EGO wrote: > On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 03:24:40PM -0400, Military1944@aol.com wrote: > > Here's one for the crypto experts; > > > > listing (you know where) states: > > > > THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF PLASTIC MISSING OF THE BANDS SWITCH EASILY > > REPLACEABLE > > > > So, I ask just what is missing. I get back: > > > > Hi the bit is missing on the actual bandswitch knob,,where you it makes it > > easeir to turn the switch as i said they are easy to replace and it does not > > effect the radio because the switch still work very well. > > > > So, anyone care to guess what's missing? I have no idea. > > > > answers on a postcard to The Minister for Education, c/o 10 Downing St. > > What's missing? Literacy. *sigh* > > All of a piece with what my wife W5DNA, a teacher, sees from the > students and their parents most every day. > > Is that for a No. 19 Wireless? I've a friend in the UK who has been > looking for some bits. I'll tip him off. TU & 73, de > > -- > Mike Andrews, W5EGO > mikea@mikea.ath.cx > Tired old sysadmin > ______________________________________________________________ > Milsurplus mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/milsurplus > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Milsurplus@mailman.qth.net From nick at 3rdtech.com Wed Aug 27 17:55:56 2008 From: nick at 3rdtech.com (Nick England) Date: Wed Aug 27 18:04:11 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Barry #104 shock mounts needed Message-ID: <01ee01c9088f$af3b1480$fd0212ac@Heathkit2> In case you come across these in your junk box - I need a couple of old Barry type 104 conical shock mounts Two hole mount (spaced about 2"), and 1.5" tall rubber cone. 1/4-20 equipment bolt. photos at http://www.virhistory.com/ham/frr24/rest7/barry-01.JPG http://www.virhistory.com/ham/frr24/rest7/barry-02.JPG These hold the fan assembly in my FRR-24 receiver racks. thanks, Nick www.virhistory.com/navy From olegerityincj at austin.rr.com Wed Aug 27 18:44:32 2008 From: olegerityincj at austin.rr.com (John Hutchins) Date: Wed Aug 27 18:51:57 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] tubes - how to check calibration of a tube tester? Message-ID: <48B5D8D0.8050002@austin.rr.com> Any one - I have read that a new or good 6L6 is the tube to use to check calibration of a tube tester? If the above is not acceptable then what? Have a TV2-C/U and I-77B tube testers. Thanks hutch From merrijoy at frontiernet.net Wed Aug 27 18:47:31 2008 From: merrijoy at frontiernet.net (Dave And Merrijoy) Date: Wed Aug 27 18:55:26 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] eBay does it References: <3645980.1219770110486.JavaMail.root@elwamui-ovcar.atl.sa.earthlink.net> <001101c907a4$60e79330$0901a8c0@autooutlet> Message-ID: <002601c90896$e4780fc0$02fea8c0@davehdv6x9zkbd> I guess I've been fortunate in regard to PayPal. It's worked good for me. On the other hand, I was scammed last year with a bad check that followed up a bogus bid. EBay and PayPal, for all their faults, still provide auctions of things I'd never find anywhere else. Dave w9ocm ----- Original Message ----- From: "Revcom" To: "Ben Dover" ; "J Forster" ; Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 1:51 PM Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] eBay does it > One can only say it is coming! We run a business and take a multitude of > credit cards, including PayPal. Local bank, and am sure others are doing > the same, is now issuing "traverler's cards". These are plastic > traveler's check devices that are 'preloaded' at the bank and processed > just like any credit card. > > Now, big thing for us, we get "dinged" anywhere from 2.8-3.4 % on each > transaction, depending on the card issuer. Bank says it is a sign of the > times and they predict they will NOT process paper checks in 5 years or > less. Of course there will always be CASH transactions but they forsee no > paper drafts for payment being accepted by anyplace hardly. They prefer > ACH, automatic drafts, and everything electronic transfers. I don't like > it particularly in that if we have a lot of plastic transactions, it > reduces our take by about 3%, that is an automatic overhead you can't > escape. Thinking about not taking them, but banker says no. > > The younger generation is all for this, have a daughter, 20+ generation, > and she does NOT carry cash nor a checkbook. And says that none of her > friends do either. Sigh! Long for $20 bills at swapfests!! > > E Pay might be ahead of the curve on this. Of course they own PayPal, > financed by GE Money Bank. As the ad says, "Whats in your wallet?". > > Rod > K0EQH > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ben Dover" > To: "J Forster" ; ; > ; ; > ; > Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 12:01 PM > Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] eBay does it > > >> Yeah... I saw this one come out late last week. >> >> The interesting part of it... they claim PayPal will make it easier and >> safer to deal? >> >> Since Friday I've been trying to pay for a purchase through PayPal, and >> after NUMEROUS attempts >> (as of this morning, 15 tries) the system is refusing to pay the seller! >> >> So far I've got one PayPal person corresponding by E-mail, and spent a >> half hour with another >> one on the phone... SHE was called to explain two mysterious $1.00 >> charges that appeared on >> my account on Saturday! >> >> She found no plausable reason for the problem... and begged off with >> "intermittent system >> glitch that we're chasing down now. It should be resolved shortly". >> >> That was on Sunday. >> >> So far, on Tuesday, no resolution... and they want to force EVERYBODY >> to give up the option of >> paying by other means, and deal with this "Charlie Foxtrot" of a computer >> system??? >> >> OMG... >> >> >> >> Mr. T., W9LBB >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >>>From: J Forster >>>Sent: Aug 25, 2008 10:45 PM >>>To: milsurplus@mailman.qth.net, hp_agilent_equipment@yahoogroups.com, >>>GenRad@yahoogroups.com, AILtech@yahoogroups.com, >>>armyradios@yahoogroups.com >>>Subject: [Milsurplus] eBay does it >>> >>>http://pages.ebay.com/sell/August2008Update/Payments/ >>> >>>-John >>> >>>=============== >>> >>>______________________________________________________________ >>>Milsurplus mailing list >>>Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/milsurplus >>>Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >>>Post: mailto:Milsurplus@mailman.qth.net >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Milsurplus mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/milsurplus >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:Milsurplus@mailman.qth.net > > ______________________________________________________________ > Milsurplus mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/milsurplus > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Milsurplus@mailman.qth.net > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.6.9/1635 - Release > Date: 8/26/2008 7:29 AM > > From merrijoy at frontiernet.net Wed Aug 27 18:54:35 2008 From: merrijoy at frontiernet.net (Dave And Merrijoy) Date: Wed Aug 27 19:02:30 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Shelby NC hamfest this weekend References: <004301c9085b$dc263f30$fd0212ac@Heathkit2> Message-ID: <003a01c90897$e0f11670$02fea8c0@davehdv6x9zkbd> My days of driving 10-12 hours one-way for a hamfest are over. However, it would sure be nice to attend that one!! Good luck, Guys!! Don't forget to have a $1.00 table...that's always fun and the hamfest goers love it!!!! Dave w9ocm ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nick England" To: Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 11:44 AM Subject: [Milsurplus] Shelby NC hamfest this weekend > > A whole bunch of us Boatanchor types will be flea-marketeering at the > Dallas > NC (formerly Shelby) hamfest this weekend. We'll be set up with a yellow > "BOATANCHORS!" banner near the spot marked B on this aerial photo > (entrance > to the fest is off the top of the photo). > http://www.virhistory.com/ham/photos/dallas-31.JPG > > Hope to see you there! > Nick KD4CPL > lookin' for 50's-60's Navy communications gear > www.virhistory.com/navy > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Milsurplus mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/milsurplus > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Milsurplus@mailman.qth.net > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.6.9/1635 - Release Date: 8/26/2008 > 7:29 AM > > From merrijoy at frontiernet.net Wed Aug 27 19:10:22 2008 From: merrijoy at frontiernet.net (Dave And Merrijoy) Date: Wed Aug 27 19:18:17 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Radio Site (was eBay does it) References: <48B36E58.F4541022@quik.com><8CAD5AADCDD3D5C-E20-5B3E@webmail-nf13.sim.aol.com> Message-ID: <00a201c9089a$1597de70$02fea8c0@davehdv6x9zkbd> If anyone is interested in posting your "radio for sale", etc., take a look at http://radioexchange.tripod.com Dave w9ocm ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Tauson" To: Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 9:07 AM Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] eBay does it > On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 5:52 AM, wrote: > >> Maybe we will see a resurgence of the good old Ham swap meets. > > Here in Hawaii, we have one or two major ones each year, one each on > Oahu and the Big Island. "Major" is something like your basic yard > sale, not like the fests on the mainland. As a result, I have to > depend on people on the lists and *shudder* eBay for what I need/want. > For eBay, while I use PP, I prefer having my bank cut a check just > like I do for folks I've bought from here - not for the paper trail > but for trust issues. Losing that option makes things like Craiglist > that much more inviting. > > An ideal situation for me would be to have someone who does go to the > hamfests have available cash from a fund set up for the purpose of > picking up things for me while [s]he's wandering around. But here > again are problems, some obvious and some not so obvious. One of > those problems - a major one, in fact - is *who*. The rest trickle > down from there. > > I guess I should post a needs & wants list somewhere. The needs for > the displays is on my A.R.C. blog but it's incomplete and I need to > update it a bit. Wants will go to the other blog when I remember to > put it up. > > Anyway, now that I've muddied the waters some, I'll go back to sorting > tools and watch parts. > > Best regards, > > Michael, WH7HG > ______________________________________________________________ > Milsurplus mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/milsurplus > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Milsurplus@mailman.qth.net > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.6.9/1635 - Release Date: 8/26/2008 > 7:29 AM > From jfor at quik.com Wed Aug 27 21:18:59 2008 From: jfor at quik.com (J Forster) Date: Wed Aug 27 21:25:10 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] eBay does it Message-ID: <48B5FD03.F5EE69A8@quik.com> Subject: [BOATANCHORS-TEMPE] Ebay Problems Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:16:40 -0700 From: Lloyd KK7IZ To: BOATANCHORS@LISTS.TEMPE.GOV I just got off the phone with the Federal Trade Commission. They want to hear from you. You can file a complaint by calling 1-877-382-4357 or go to their web site www.ftc.gov home page---quick find---consumer complaints. Stand up and shout. I understand it does not take many voices to make them pay attention, after all they have to justify their existence. Scream, shout, jump up and down. Do something besides complain. Pass this on to any reflector you can. And I dam well got 'nads 'nuf to sign my name to it. Thanx Lloyd KK7IZ kk7iz@cox.net ==================== -John From olegerityincj at austin.rr.com Wed Aug 27 22:18:21 2008 From: olegerityincj at austin.rr.com (John Hutchins) Date: Wed Aug 27 22:25:18 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] eBay does it In-Reply-To: <48B5FD03.F5EE69A8@quik.com> References: <48B5FD03.F5EE69A8@quik.com> Message-ID: <48B60AED.7070004@austin.rr.com> http://www2.ebay.com/aw/core/200808.shtml Guise of "*Getting Ready for Paperless Payments"* http://www2.ebay.com/aw/core/200808.shtml Failed to mention the extra bucks sucked off your transaction to "cover costs". Done just completed the form. Thanks for the Link J! Hutch J Forster wrote: > Subject: [BOATANCHORS-TEMPE] Ebay Problems > Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:16:40 -0700 > From: Lloyd KK7IZ > To: BOATANCHORS@LISTS.TEMPE.GOV > > > I just got off the phone with the Federal Trade Commission. They want to > hear from you. > You can file a complaint by calling > 1-877-382-4357 > or go to their web site > www.ftc.gov > home page---quick find---consumer complaints. > > Stand up and shout. I understand it does not take many voices to make > them > pay attention, after all they have to justify their existence. > Scream, shout, jump up and down. Do something besides complain. > > Pass this on to any reflector you can. > And I dam well got 'nads 'nuf to sign my name to it. > Thanx > Lloyd KK7IZ > kk7iz@cox.net > > ==================== > > -John > ______________________________________________________________ > Milsurplus mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/milsurplus > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Milsurplus@mailman.qth.net > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > From kim.herron at sbcglobal.net Wed Aug 27 23:00:22 2008 From: kim.herron at sbcglobal.net (kim.herron@sbcglobal.net) Date: Wed Aug 27 23:08:15 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Fw: [ForSale-Swap] Tube manuals for sale Message-ID: <000f01c908ba$369b0c80$2cb0eb4c@HPa550y> > Hi Gang! > > Need to find a home for all these extra tube manuals I have. Each > book gets a copy of a tube sub handbook with it. > Prices do not include shipping and all can be shipped media mail. We > will combine manuals for postage. > > 1. Tung-Sol tube basing diagram book. Nice shape, small book > $3.00. May ship First class > > 2. Tung-Sol tube basing diagram book. Same as above but fair shape > $2.00. May ship first class > > 3. GE Essential Tube Characteristics. ETR-15H no date found > $10.00 > > 4. GE Essential Tube Characteristics. ETR-15M '67. Basing > diagrams at bottom of pages $12.00 > > 5. Tung-Sol Tube Characteristics manual '54. Has diodes and other > parts in back. Missing cover $7.00 > > 6. RCA RC-20 1960 tube manual. All there but binding loose. $7.00 > > 7. RCA RC-21 1961 Tube Manual. Nice shape $10.00 > > 8. GE Essential Characteristics 1969 $10.00 > > 9. Antique Electronic Supply Tube manual. Early tubes through > Loctals $4.00 > > 10 Sylvania Technical manual. early tubes through compactrons > $10.00 > > 12 Radiotron Designers Handbook, 3rd edition. $25.00 > > I will accept Paypal, checks or MO's. If paying by check or MO, > payment must be here in 7 days or the item goes to the next person > that is interested. Please send your address in your reply so I can > figure the postage and give you the final price. > Thanks for reading the mail!! > Kim Herron W8ZV > 1-616-677-3706 > kim.herron at sbcglobal dot net > Looking for GE E-129 > > ______________________________________________________________ > ForSale-Swap mailing list > FAQ: http://mailman.qth.net/swap/swap.htm > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/forsale-swap > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Post: mailto:ForSale-Swap@mailman.qth.net From dxguy at earthlink.net Thu Aug 28 02:32:28 2008 From: dxguy at earthlink.net (Don Davis) Date: Thu Aug 28 02:41:29 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Radio Site (was eBay does it) References: <48B36E58.F4541022@quik.com><8CAD5AADCDD3D5C-E20-5B3E@webmail-nf13.sim.aol.com> <00a201c9089a$1597de70$02fea8c0@davehdv6x9zkbd> Message-ID: Great site! Except for the fact that it has exactly two (2) radios listed. Yes, eBay is evil and bad, but they have over 1,000 radios listed, and somewhere around 12,000 listings in "Ham Radio". 73 deDon AD6PB ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave And Merrijoy" To: Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 4:10 PM Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] Radio Site (was eBay does it) > If anyone is interested in posting your "radio for sale", etc., take a > look at http://radioexchange.tripod.com > Dave w9ocm From merrijoy at frontiernet.net Thu Aug 28 05:37:36 2008 From: merrijoy at frontiernet.net (Dave And Merrijoy) Date: Thu Aug 28 05:45:34 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Radio Site (was eBay does it) References: <48B36E58.F4541022@quik.com><8CAD5AADCDD3D5C-E20-5B3E@webmail-nf13.sim.aol.com> <00a201c9089a$1597de70$02fea8c0@davehdv6x9zkbd> Message-ID: <001a01c908f1$b517dbb0$02fea8c0@davehdv6x9zkbd> My intent is not to compete with eBay; rather, to provide a "hamfest-like" atmosphere for hams and radio people to have a site to sell. I have just recently resurrected the site and the (2) listed radio ads you mentioned are only days old. It's entirely voluntary and entirely free. Only those who are interested need to post. Dave w9ocm http://radioexchange.tripod.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Davis" To: "Dave And Merrijoy" ; Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2008 2:32 AM Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] Radio Site (was eBay does it) > Great site! Except for the fact that it has exactly two (2) radios > listed. Yes, eBay is evil and bad, but they have over 1,000 radios > listed, and somewhere around 12,000 listings in "Ham Radio". > > 73 deDon AD6PB > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dave And Merrijoy" > To: > Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 4:10 PM > Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] Radio Site (was eBay does it) > > >> If anyone is interested in posting your "radio for sale", etc., take a >> look at http://radioexchange.tripod.com >> Dave w9ocm > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.6.9/1635 - Release > Date: 8/26/2008 7:29 AM > > From kim.herron at sbcglobal.net Thu Aug 28 09:03:09 2008 From: kim.herron at sbcglobal.net (kim.herron@sbcglobal.net) Date: Thu Aug 28 09:11:06 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] eBay does it References: <3645980.1219770110486.JavaMail.root@elwamui-ovcar.atl.sa.earthlink.net><001101c907a4$60e79330$0901a8c0@autooutlet> <005801c907d6$a1b836d0$02b9eb4c@HPa550y> <012101c907df$2024bdb0$6601a8c0@pavilion> Message-ID: <001f01c9090e$6c5b88a0$7ddceb4c@HPa550y> Hi Carl, If you own a small business you can get credit card service through Wal-Mart/Sam's Club. They can set it up several ways. I won't go into all the details here, but just about anybody can do this. Sam's club is aimed at the business owner and they have decided that they can provide some services (and make money on them) to small enterprises. Just about any of us that buy and sell ham gear, antique radios, etc, can qualify. If you look around when you're in Sam's you'll find the advertising. This would provide you with the work-around from Paypal and get your money fast. I'm guessing that the FTC will get involved and put a stop to this. Kim Herron W8ZV 1-616-677-3706 kim.herron at sbcglobal dot net Looking for GE E-129 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carl@hughes.net" To: ; "Revcom" ; "Ben Dover" ; "J Forster" ; Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 8:51 PM Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] eBay does it > Well its time to tell my story about Pay Pal I so;d a Collins KWM 2 A > last August about this time shipped very fast (next day) had it pro > packed at UPS Store it arrived 2 days later.In Oct last fall I get a > notice that the buyer stopped payment on Pay Pal tru his credit card.I > faught it to no availe.They tied up my pay pal account and in Jan of > this year I got my Radio and power supply back total out of pocket > cost to me was a shade over 300.00 and I had to contact police in this > guys home town .Guess what he is a lawyer.PAY PAL SUCKS > Whats this wal mart thing > Carl > ----- Original Message ----- > From: > To: "Revcom" ; "Ben Dover" > ; "J Forster" ; > > Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 6:51 PM > Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] eBay does it > > >> Hi Rod!! >> >> Ditto on the credit card transactions. I cancelled my merchants >> credit card service when I sold my mobile tool service. But since my >> wife's pet grooming salon is now at the house and is all but set up >> to go here, we're in process of restoring the credit card service. >> You're right on the transaction fee, so the prices reflect it. I >> predict that Wal-Mart/Sam's are going to get a FLOOD of people >> signing up for their card service, just to deal with E-Bay's/Paypal's >> Bovine Manure. I will say this about the credit card service. IF a >> buyer has any doubts about a person doing business (at least here in >> MI) with you, the business checking account and the VISA/MasterCard >> warrantee that's attached to the service usually gets me past the >> questions. I WOULD MUCH rather deal with VISA, MasterCard, or >> American Express on a disputed purchase, than E-Bay. Paypal shoots >> first and doesn't bother to ask any questions, or return your money >> without loads of the above-mentioned brown fecal matter. VISA, >> MasterCard, AMEX and Discover can't tie up my whole checking account >> and Paypal somehow can manage to do just that. >> >> Kim Herron W8ZV >> Golden Radio Service >> Kenowa Tool Service. >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Revcom" >> To: "Ben Dover" ; "J Forster" >> ; >> Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 1:51 PM >> Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] eBay does it >> >> >>> One can only say it is coming! We run a business and take a >>> multitude of credit cards, including PayPal. Local bank, and am >>> sure others are doing the same, is now issuing "traverler's cards". >>> These are plastic traveler's check devices that are 'preloaded' at >>> the bank and processed just like any credit card. >>> >>> Now, big thing for us, we get "dinged" anywhere from 2.8-3.4 % on >>> each transaction, depending on the card issuer. Bank says it is a >>> sign of the times and they predict they will NOT process paper >>> checks in 5 years or less. Of course there will always be CASH >>> transactions but they forsee no paper drafts for payment being >>> accepted by anyplace hardly. They prefer ACH, automatic drafts, and >>> everything electronic transfers. I don't like it particularly in >>> that if we have a lot of plastic transactions, it reduces our take >>> by about 3%, that is an automatic overhead you can't escape. >>> Thinking about not taking them, but banker says no. >>> >>> The younger generation is all for this, have a daughter, 20+ >>> generation, and she does NOT carry cash nor a checkbook. And says >>> that none of her friends do either. Sigh! Long for $20 bills at >>> swapfests!! >>> >>> E Pay might be ahead of the curve on this. Of course they own >>> PayPal, financed by GE Money Bank. As the ad says, "Whats in your >>> wallet?". >>> >>> Rod >>> K0EQH >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Ben Dover" >>> To: "J Forster" ; ; >>> ; ; >>> ; >>> Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 12:01 PM >>> Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] eBay does it >>> >>> >>>> Yeah... I saw this one come out late last week. >>>> >>>> The interesting part of it... they claim PayPal will make it easier >>>> and safer to deal? >>>> >>>> Since Friday I've been trying to pay for a purchase through PayPal, >>>> and after NUMEROUS attempts >>>> (as of this morning, 15 tries) the system is refusing to pay the >>>> seller! >>>> >>>> So far I've got one PayPal person corresponding by E-mail, and >>>> spent a half hour with another >>>> one on the phone... SHE was called to explain two mysterious >>>> $1.00 charges that appeared on >>>> my account on Saturday! >>>> >>>> She found no plausable reason for the problem... and begged off >>>> with "intermittent system >>>> glitch that we're chasing down now. It should be resolved shortly". >>>> >>>> That was on Sunday. >>>> >>>> So far, on Tuesday, no resolution... and they want to force >>>> EVERYBODY to give up the option of >>>> paying by other means, and deal with this "Charlie Foxtrot" of a >>>> computer system??? >>>> >>>> OMG... >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Mr. T., W9LBB >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>From: J Forster >>>>>Sent: Aug 25, 2008 10:45 PM >>>>>To: milsurplus@mailman.qth.net, >>>>>hp_agilent_equipment@yahoogroups.com, GenRad@yahoogroups.com, >>>>>AILtech@yahoogroups.com, armyradios@yahoogroups.com >>>>>Subject: [Milsurplus] eBay does it >>>>> >>>>>http://pages.ebay.com/sell/August2008Update/Payments/ >>>>> >>>>>-John >>>>> >>>>>=============== >>>>> >>>>>______________________________________________________________ >>>>>Milsurplus mailing list >>>>>Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/milsurplus >>>>>Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >>>>>Post: mailto:Milsurplus@mailman.qth.net >>>> >>>> ______________________________________________________________ >>>> Milsurplus mailing list >>>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/milsurplus >>>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >>>> Post: mailto:Milsurplus@mailman.qth.net >>> >>> ______________________________________________________________ >>> Milsurplus mailing list >>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/milsurplus >>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >>> Post: mailto:Milsurplus@mailman.qth.net >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Milsurplus mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/milsurplus >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:Milsurplus@mailman.qth.net >> >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.138 / Virus >> Database: 270.6.9/1636 - Release Date: 8/26/2008 7:09 PM >> >> >> > From jfor at quik.com Thu Aug 28 09:16:56 2008 From: jfor at quik.com (J Forster) Date: Thu Aug 28 09:23:15 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] eBay does it References: <3645980.1219770110486.JavaMail.root@elwamui-ovcar.atl.sa.earthlink.net><001101c907a4$60e79330$0901a8c0@autooutlet> <005801c907d6$a1b836d0$02b9eb4c@HPa550y> <012101c907df$2024bdb0$6601a8c0@pavilion> <001f01c9090e$6c5b88a0$7ddceb4c@HPa550y> Message-ID: <48B6A548.8F4A3035@quik.com> Interesting about the credit card at Sam's Club, but it does not help the buyer who wants to buy something and the seller has not / will not set something like that up. With radios, it's often an estate selling some one-off things in my experience. Of my 1000+ purchases, I would guess that 95+% were from sellers I've only dealt with once. Best, -John ======================= kim.herron@sbcglobal.net wrote: > Hi Carl, > If you own a small business you can get credit card service through > Wal-Mart/Sam's Club. They can set it up several ways. I won't go into > all the details here, but just about anybody can do this. Sam's club is > aimed at the business owner and they have decided that they can provide > some services (and make money on them) to small enterprises. Just about > any of us that buy and sell ham gear, antique radios, etc, can qualify. > If you look around when you're in Sam's you'll find the advertising. > This would provide you with the work-around from Paypal and get your > money fast. I'm guessing that the FTC will get involved and put a stop > to this. > > Kim Herron W8ZV > 1-616-677-3706 > kim.herron at sbcglobal dot net > Looking for GE E-129 From n7rk at cox.net Thu Aug 28 11:10:08 2008 From: n7rk at cox.net (David Hollander) Date: Thu Aug 28 11:18:20 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Re: [Boatanchors] Ebay problems In-Reply-To: <009e01c90911$b9fadf90$6500a8c0@KITTYMA123> References: <001501c908bc$8d1c3640$6401a8c0@CONFUSER><48B6A9A2.1070309@gwltd.com> <003501c90908$ee8b8880$ac21334a@SwynarComputer> <009e01c90911$b9fadf90$6500a8c0@KITTYMA123> Message-ID: <48B6BFD0.60106@cox.net> Ebay has definitely become impossible and appears to be in a death spiral caused by the new CEO John Donahoe who took over in March. He worked for Bain in the past which is a company that send's it's people in to "fix" and restructure other companies i.e layoff, sell-off, etc. Mitt Romney is another from Bain and that was how he made his fortune. The company I was laid off from in 2001 (a spin off of Motorola Semiconductor) was also was also "worked over by people from Bain. Here are some sites to look at with regards to what is going on with news with ebay. http://www.powersellersunite.com/portal.php http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl http://seekingalpha.com/article/91872-ebay-introduces-new-listing-type?source=yahoo http://www.200westmain.com/eBay/Tying.htm Not related to the above but very useful. To look at a person's negative/neutral feedback only without having to dig through all feedback, use this link http://toolhaus.org/ Ebay is driving off sellers to turn it into an Amazon. John Donahoe said back earlier this year that small sellers were "noise". Every price reduction they have announced has resulted in higher fees. They news stories tout lower listing fees but never mention that the final value fees have increased significantly. As of this year, the site is full of glitches and things do not work. Changes have been put in place without telling anyone and they don't always work. My biggest issue is the "forced paypal" which is coming in October. I have never trusted paypal after all of the horror stories I have heard. Money orders, cashier's check and personal checks have worked fine for me for 10 years. They tried to force paypal only on the Australian Sellers a few months ago. The Aussies took it to their government and ebay lost big time. Dave N7RK -- *********************************************************** Dave N7RK Boatanchors Home Page: http://members.cox.net/n7rk Phoenix, Arizona *DXCC Honor Roll* *WAZ#22 - 75 Meter SSB* ex-XE2/N7RK, N7RK/ZB2, VK2ERK, ZM0AJN, WB6NRK, WN6IWX Boatanchor and Antique Radio Collector From baldi.1 at www.dottorbaldi.it Thu Aug 28 11:19:48 2008 From: baldi.1 at www.dottorbaldi.it (federico) Date: Thu Aug 28 12:00:26 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] HARRIS ANTENNA RF-1912 In-Reply-To: <001f01c9090e$6c5b88a0$7ddceb4c@HPa550y> References: <3645980.1219770110486.JavaMail.root@elwamui-ovcar.atl.sa.earthlink.net><001101c907a4$60e79330$0901a8c0@autooutlet> <005801c907d6$a1b836d0$02b9eb4c@HPa550y> <012101c907df$2024bdb0$6601a8c0@pavilion> <001f01c9090e$6c5b88a0$7ddceb4c@HPa550y> Message-ID: <20080828151843.M71140@www.dottorbaldi.it> Hi my Friends I made the scan of the RF-1912 Tech. Manual I shall upload in my web-site in the HARRIS EQUIPMENTS folder this evening or tomorrow evening, simply follow this link : http://www.dottorbaldi.it/militaryradio/MILITARY%20RADIOS/HARRIS% 20EQUIPMENTS/ 73 de Federico IZ1FID Federico BALDI -Direttore S.C. Malattie Metaboliche e Diabetologia A.S.L. 11 - Vc -Direttore del Dipartimento per la Cura delle Malattie di Lunga Durata A.S.L. 11 - Vercelli Visit my website entirely devoted to military radio, military handguns and aircraft clocks : http://www.dottorbaldi.it/militaryradio From K4elv at bellsouth.net Thu Aug 28 15:36:53 2008 From: K4elv at bellsouth.net (K4elv@bellsouth,net) Date: Thu Aug 28 15:44:54 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Marine Radio Manual published by Cornell Press Message-ID: By chance would anyone in the group have a copy of the Marine Radio Manual published by Cornell Press that you'd be interested in parting with? Thanks. MIke -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/milsurplus/attachments/20080828/ea1f62a6/attachment.htm From skynite000 at yahoo.com Thu Aug 28 20:44:29 2008 From: skynite000 at yahoo.com (Skywarrior) Date: Thu Aug 28 20:52:31 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Manuals for sale Message-ID: <801633.22043.qm@web35703.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Hi All, I have the following manuals and product brochures for sale: 1. INSTRUCTION BOOK FOR OHMMETER ZM-21/U new condition $5.00 incl postage 2. TO 31S3-2TNH3-1 SOUND RECORDER-REPRODUCER ST AN/TNH-3 new condition $5.00 includes postage 3. COLLINS TECHNICAL DATA SHEET FOR THE PRC-66/B, this was sent to me by a Collins engineer many years ago, it is a photocopy of the company's original, which according to the engineer was long ago destroyed. It probably is 10 pages front and back. This is a very rare product sheet Collins produced to sell the radio to the military. $10.00 includes postage 4. COLLINS TECHNICAL DATA SHEET & PRODUCT DESCRIPTION FOR THE PRC-75. This is the same as the PRC-66, I received them at the same time. $10.00 includes postage 5. TO 11-5820-334-35 FIELD & DEPOT MAINTENANCE MANUAL RADIO RECEIVER R-392/URR. This is a decent copy of the original manual complete with schematics. $12.00 includes postage 6. TM 03816-B12/1 INSTALLATION & OPERATION TECHNICAL MANUAL INCLUDING REPAIR PARTS AND SPECIAL TOOLS LISTS RADIO SET AN/PRC-41A - NEW CONDITION $8.00 includes postage (I have 2 of these) 7. COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVERS THE VACUUM TUBE ERA 1932-1981 LIKE NEW, SLIGHT DISCOLORATION ON 2 SPOTS ON THE COVER $15.00 M From skynite000 at yahoo.com Thu Aug 28 20:47:04 2008 From: skynite000 at yahoo.com (Skywarrior) Date: Thu Aug 28 20:55:07 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] FOR SALE MANUALS ADDITION Message-ID: <311049.17663.qm@web35707.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Hi All, I hit the send key by mistake prior to ending the listing, The final item, Communications Receivers by Raymond S. Moore is for sale at $15.00 which includes shipping Please contact me at skywarrior01@msn.com. TIA Bruce From ewinde at sc.rr.com Thu Aug 28 22:05:42 2008 From: ewinde at sc.rr.com (Eric Winder) Date: Thu Aug 28 22:13:48 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] eBay does it Message-ID: WOW!! Just went through a couple of Ebay transactions and when it came time to fork over the cash to close the deal I was informed that the "Seller will not sell to anyone who does not have a registered account with Paypal"! One of the sellers even had it in BIG BOLD LETTERS that he would accept M.O.'s but the transaction would not continue unless I acknowledged that I had a Paypal account and proceeded to pay through it! Eric WB4QOV From WA5CAB at cs.com Thu Aug 28 22:21:49 2008 From: WA5CAB at cs.com (WA5CAB@cs.com) Date: Thu Aug 28 22:29:58 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] eBay does it Message-ID: Sounds like some sellers are as dumb as the gnomes at eBay. Even eBay hasn't said that you can't buy if you don't have a PayPal account. And in any case the rules change hasn't gone into effect yet. As I've often said, there is more disinformation than information on the internet. In a message dated 8/28/2008 9:06:06 PM Central Daylight Time, ewinde@sc.rr.com writes: > WOW!! > Just went through a couple of Ebay transactions and when it came time to > fork over the cash to close the deal I was informed that the "Seller will > not sell to anyone who does not have a registered account with Paypal"! > One of the sellers even had it in BIG BOLD LETTERS that he would accept > M.O.'s but the transaction would not continue unless I acknowledged that I > had a Paypal account and proceeded to pay through it! > Robert Downs - Houston wa5cab dot com (Web Store) MVPA 9480 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Like new condition for $8 Operating and Maintenance instructions for Type 1803-B Vacuum-Tube Voltmeter, general Radio, May 1955. Like new condx. $8 A set of 3 manuals from the "Airlines War Training Institute". Radio Principles, Flight Principles and Navigation Principles. All three in excellent condition for $20. Postage is extra. Help clean out my file cabinets. Larry W0OGH -------------- next part -------------- Skipped content of type multipart/related From n7rk at cox.net Thu Aug 28 23:41:06 2008 From: n7rk at cox.net (David Hollander) Date: Thu Aug 28 23:49:10 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] eBay does it In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <48B76FD2.8050606@cox.net> You should be able to get around that by not going through the ebay checkout system. E-mail the seller directly. You should have his e-mail address when you receive the "sold" e-mail from ebay Dave N7RK -- *********************************************************** Dave N7RK Boatanchors Home Page: http://members.cox.net/n7rk Phoenix, Arizona *DXCC Honor Roll* *WAZ#22 - 75 Meter SSB* ex-XE2/N7RK, N7RK/ZB2, VK2ERK, ZM0AJN, WB6NRK, WN6IWX Boatanchor and Antique Radio Collector From WA5CAB at cs.com Fri Aug 29 00:15:52 2008 From: WA5CAB at cs.com (WA5CAB@cs.com) Date: Fri Aug 29 00:24:00 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] eBay does it Message-ID: Unfortunately, all that that is going to accomplish, at least after the new rules actually go into effect, is to get the seller in trouble with eBay if he agrees to it. And probably get him a Negative Feedback which he cannot do anything about if he refuses (eBay claims that they will remove any received for that reason but you know what their claims are worth). Ebay has already stated explicitly that sellers accepting checks or money orders outside the system will be charged with a policy violation. If the seller has Power Seller status, 5 such violations in 60 days will cause him to lose it. Further, I fully expect to see the button in My eBay where a seller can mark an item as PAID disappear. eBay's KGB computer will no doubt also be programmed to look for sales that are marked as shipped but not marked as paid. On the other hand, it is unfortunate that some sellers have jumped the gun. We don't intend to make any changes until the last week of October. And just for the record, I totally disagree with almost every rule change that they have made or announced this year. For one thing, until they came up with this check and MO thing, every one either hurt sellers but not buyers or hurt both. But I am not going to risk getting caught violating them, either. In a message dated 8/28/2008 10:41:26 PM Central Daylight Time, n7rk@cox.net writes: > You should be able to get around that by not going through the ebay > checkout system. E-mail the seller directly. You should have his e-mail > address when you receive the "sold" e-mail from ebay > > Dave N7RK Robert Downs - Houston wa5cab dot com (Web Store) MVPA 9480 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/milsurplus/attachments/20080829/e6a75bf8/attachment.htm From Military1944 at aol.com Fri Aug 29 04:52:23 2008 From: Military1944 at aol.com (Military1944@aol.com) Date: Fri Aug 29 05:00:30 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] eBay does it Message-ID: Never mind about ebay ripping us off, the sellers can do that. I wanted an external cd drive. Seller wanted ?19.99 postage. When I queried this his reply was: Thanks for your message Please understand postage include shipping and handling fee. Regards So, postage (within UK) would be ?4 so that's ?16 just for 'handling' ! Though it is also a rip off store I'd rather go to Comet. By the way, if going to Comet be advised their fault policy is if the thing breaks after 2 weeks they repair it, not replace it. So, if your new toy lasts all of 15 days they will send it away to be repaired rather than give you a replacement. Trading Standards are ok with this, or so they told me after my complaint to them after a new vcr failed on the 3rd week of use. Ben. G4BXD -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/milsurplus/attachments/20080829/e7381826/attachment.htm From robandpj at earthlink.net Fri Aug 29 05:05:53 2008 From: robandpj at earthlink.net (Robert Flory) Date: Fri Aug 29 05:14:08 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Wanted CR-1A/AR or CR-1B/AR crystals Message-ID: <410-220088529955315@earthlink.net> Looking for 7480kc. Cash deal or have ham band units of various types for trade. Rob Flory -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/milsurplus/attachments/20080829/a9ba4cfc/attachment.htm From cosmoline at aa4rm.ba-watch.org Fri Aug 29 07:19:02 2008 From: cosmoline at aa4rm.ba-watch.org (Marty Reynolds) Date: Fri Aug 29 07:30:57 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] eBay does it In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <15314.24.30.81.88.1220008742.squirrel@fracas.netboobie.org> Sort of reluctant to enter this largely emotional fray. I'm not a regular seller. A dozen + transactions per year But I do read the fine print. F'rinstance if the guy backs his paypal account with a credit card & the amount flows into same card. 5%(?) kicker. Real people get charged ~.7% by the card companies Then ebay commissions Then foreign xfrs that go at about 3x bank rates So you may be dinged by as much as 15% by the auction mill That's less than live auctions so not such a bummer BUT I note buyer will pay all but ebay commissions which chaps a few Sr cosmoline aka marty aka aa4rm From arc5 at ix.netcom.com Fri Aug 29 13:54:33 2008 From: arc5 at ix.netcom.com (David Stinson) Date: Fri Aug 29 14:02:48 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] test Message-ID: <7DD39DAD8168464B905BC76D370A44D0@boudreaux> asdf From boatguy at hughes.net Sat Aug 30 22:53:48 2008 From: boatguy at hughes.net (Carl@hughes.net) Date: Sat Aug 30 23:02:32 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Ebay-Pay Pal Message-ID: <017901c90b14$d86c56c0$6601a8c0@pavilion> Tjis AM I receieved a TX from my friend (yes I have a few)and he got a letter in the mail asking him to join in a class action law suite against Pay Pal amount 100 mil anybody else get this I have not as yet.I will let all know if I do great news if its true and I have no Idea why it would not Carl W9TAD From jfor at quik.com Sat Aug 30 23:06:40 2008 From: jfor at quik.com (J Forster) Date: Sat Aug 30 23:13:07 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Re: [armyradios] Ebay-Pay Pal References: <017901c90b14$d86c56c0$6601a8c0@pavilion> Message-ID: <48BA0AC0.8F7FBC4C@quik.com> That's wonderful news. I really hope it's backed by some really heavy duty legal resources. It's even possible that it might provoke a reaction from eBay that would get them in far deeper.... antitrust possibly? Thanks, -John =================== Carl@hughes.net wrote: > Tjis AM I receieved a TX from my friend (yes I have a few)and he got a > letter in the mail asking him to join in a class action law suite against > Pay Pal amount 100 mil anybody else get this I have not as yet.I will let > all know if I do great news if its true and I have no Idea why it would not > Carl W9TAD From mcenfalz at humboldt1.com Sun Aug 31 00:30:54 2008 From: mcenfalz at humboldt1.com (Laura and Jim) Date: Sun Aug 31 00:39:23 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] eBay does it Message-ID: <38D2A9CFEC1D4BF5AFF4E4FAEF7A3427@HomePC> To %^%$*& w/petitions. "Express yourself" w/your wallets. The Password Is: "Boycott"! Cheers! Jim Falls KG6FWT Eureka, CA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/milsurplus/attachments/20080830/e3858e3a/attachment.htm From WA5CAB at cs.com Sun Aug 31 01:57:24 2008 From: WA5CAB at cs.com (WA5CAB@cs.com) Date: Sun Aug 31 02:05:47 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] eBay does it Message-ID: I really don't see what the big deal is. I'm aware that eBay doesn't care whether we small sellers stay or go (the current CEO called us "noise"). They don't care whether military radio parts or vintage clothing get listed or not. But whether you have a PayPal account or not, 99% of you have credit cards and use them regularly. Probably half of the 1% who don't are on the FBI's Most Wanted list. Frankly, I'm not totally unhappy to see checks and MO's go away. We've always accepted them. But given the inefficency of the average buyer about getting it in the mail and the steadily increasing inefficiency of USPS First Class Mail (their claimed transit time is total BS), the average time between end of auction and receipt of a check or MO to pay for it is about 14 days domestic and 17 days international. So we accept them sorta reluctantly. Plus about 50% of our unpaid auctions are with buyers who said (sometimes several times) that they were sending a check or MO but never did. But boycott to your heart's content. The only people you are going to hurt are small sellers like us. > > To %^%$*& w/petitions. "Express yourself" w/your wallets. > > The Password Is: "Boycott"! > Robert & Susan Downs - Houston wa5cab dot com (Web Store) MVPA 9480 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/milsurplus/attachments/20080831/33a88cf1/attachment.htm From k2gkk at hotmail.com Sun Aug 31 07:32:02 2008 From: k2gkk at hotmail.com (D C *Mac* Macdonald) Date: Sun Aug 31 07:40:20 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] eBay does it In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Personally, I don't see the big problem with PayPal. I very seldom buy if I can't use PayPal for payment. I have bought an awful lot of stuff on eBay in the past few years, including two motorcycles! Actual final payment was through bank draft with normal payment procedures for a vehicle, but the "hold" confirmation was through PayPal. I have never sold on eBay (yet) but probably need to do so to clean out my garage, shack and hall leading to the shack! That would sure make my SWMBO (She Who Must Be Obeyed) happier! I believe that occasional sellers do not have to accept credit card, but are able to specify bank-to-bank transfers. I know that I have paid that way frequently. When it is obvious that the seller is not "in business" I use that method to save him/her the credit card processing fees. 73 - Mac, K2GKK/5 Oklahoma City, OK From: WA5CAB@cs.comDate: Sun, 31 Aug 2008 01:57:24 -0400Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] eBay does itTo: milsurplus@mailman.qth.netI really don't see what the big deal is. I'm aware that eBay doesn't care whether we small sellers stay or go (the current CEO called us "noise"). They don't care whether military radio parts or vintage clothing get listed or not. But whether you have a PayPal account or not, 99% of you have credit cards and use them regularly. Probably half of the 1% who don't are on the FBI's Most Wanted list.Frankly, I'm not totally unhappy to see checks and MO's go away. We've always accepted them. But given the inefficency of the average buyer about getting it in the mail and the steadily increasing inefficiency of USPS First Class Mail (their claimed transit time is total BS), the average time between end of auction and receipt of a check or MO to pay for it is about 14 days domestic and 17 days international. So we accept them sorta reluctantly. Plus about 50% of our unpaid auctions are with buyers who said (sometimes several times) that they were sending a check or MO but never did.But boycott to your heart's content. The only people you are going to hurt are small sellers like us. To %^%$*& w/petitions. "Express yourself" w/your wallets. The Password Is: "Boycott"!Robert & Susan Downs - Houstonwa5cab dot com (Web Store)MVPA 9480 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/milsurplus/attachments/20080831/9a314d59/attachment.htm From dufferjames at hotmail.com Sun Aug 31 07:51:52 2008 From: dufferjames at hotmail.com (James Duffer) Date: Sun Aug 31 08:00:09 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] eBay does it In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I have to agree with you Mac. I have used PayPal and been satisfied. Especially so when I purchased a Direct TV Satellite Receiver that the seller never shipped or even intended to ship. I submitted a dispute to PayPal, it took over 5 weeks, but PayPal returned the funds to my account. Money order or check might have been recouped sooner, but I doubt it. 73, Jim Duffer WD4AIR , (retired FAA) From: k2gkk@hotmail.com To: wa5cab@cs.com; milsurplus@mailman.qth.net Subject: RE: [Milsurplus] eBay does it Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2008 06:32:02 -0500 CC: Personally, I don't see the big problem with PayPal. I very seldom buy if I can't use PayPal for payment. I have bought an awful lot of stuff on eBay in the past few years, including two motorcycles! Actual final payment was through bank draft with normal payment procedures for a vehicle, but the "hold" confirmation was through PayPal. I have never sold on eBay (yet) but probably need to do so to clean out my garage, shack and hall leading to the shack! That would sure make my SWMBO (She Who Must Be Obeyed) happier! I believe that occasional sellers do not have to accept credit card, but are able to specify bank-to-bank transfers. I know that I have paid that way frequently. When it is obvious that the seller is not "in business" I use that method to save him/her the credit card processing fees. 73 - Mac, K2GKK/5 Oklahoma City, OK From: WA5CAB@cs.com Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2008 01:57:24 -0400 Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] eBay does it To: milsurplus@mailman.qth.net I really don't see what the big deal is. I'm aware that eBay doesn't care whether we small sellers stay or go (the current CEO called us "noise"). They don't care whether military radio parts or vintage clothing get listed or not. But whether you have a PayPal account or not, 99% of you have credit cards and use them regularly. Probably half of the 1% who don't are on the FBI's Most Wanted list. Frankly, I'm not totally unhappy to see checks and MO's go away. We've always accepted them. But given the inefficency of the average buyer about getting it in the mail and the steadily increasing inefficiency of USPS First Class Mail (their claimed transit time is total BS), the average time between end of auction and receipt of a check or MO to pay for it is about 14 days domestic and 17 days international. So we accept them sorta reluctantly. Plus about 50% of our unpaid auctions are with buyers who said (sometimes several times) that they were sending a check or MO but never did. But boycott to your heart's content. The only people you are going to hurt are small sellers like us. To %^%$*& w/petitions. "Express yourself" w/your wallets. The Password Is: "Boycott"! Robert & Susan Downs - Houston wa5cab dot com (Web Store) MVPA 9480 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/milsurplus/attachments/20080831/98c19f1e/attachment.htm From arc5 at ix.netcom.com Sun Aug 31 08:51:44 2008 From: arc5 at ix.netcom.com (David Stinson) Date: Sun Aug 31 09:00:03 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] eBay does it References: Message-ID: <528CF6E7EFFE4BEAA8A5400AADD66CE5@boudreaux> I'm also going to have to come down on the postive side for PayPal. I haven't had any trouble with them, though I know a few folks have. Frankly, I won't miss having to deal with checks and money orders- not a bit. They are archaic and a nuisance. As for PayPal "getting into my checking account-" I have a seperate account specifically linked to PayPal. So far, they've never tried to "charge back, " but if they do, they won't get very far. I don't care for Ebay's arrogance and dismissal of us as "noise" sellers; we who made them, but, sadly, have no effective way to break them. Like it or not, they are still the "800 pound gorilla" and they know it. Going back to hamfesting in your local area will not hurt them and, if you're hoping to recover anything close to the value of your family's assests invested in your stuff, it will hurt you. Selling at hamfest will get you pennies for your invested dollars. If that became the accepted answer, we will go back to the days when those rare pieces you delighted in finding for your collection end up going to the dump. I have items in my collection I never dreamed of even seeing. I don't know how to spank Ebay, but boycotts are never effective unless a corporation's PR people are both powerful and weak-willed. Ebay's people are neither, and they've already made it clear what they think of our protests. Our choices are clear- give up and leave, and therefore lose the investment of our family's assets, or accept Ebay's a-hole-ery as a cost of doing business. Regards, D.S. From dufferjames at hotmail.com Sun Aug 31 09:18:19 2008 From: dufferjames at hotmail.com (James Duffer) Date: Sun Aug 31 09:26:37 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Military Surplus Apex Electric In-Reply-To: <528CF6E7EFFE4BEAA8A5400AADD66CE5@boudreaux> References: <528CF6E7EFFE4BEAA8A5400AADD66CE5@boudreaux> Message-ID: I was watching a program on TV (a Direct TV Channel) referring to "Electric Machines". In a portion of the program they mentioned this huge "boneyard", I believe it was called "Apex Electronics Surplus. I am sorry I didn't pay more attention. Does anyone know where this huge surplus dump of electric machines called Apex? 73, Jim - WD4AIR -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/milsurplus/attachments/20080831/2cfd0cbe/attachment.htm From boatguy at hughes.net Sun Aug 31 09:36:42 2008 From: boatguy at hughes.net (Carl@hughes.net) Date: Sun Aug 31 09:45:12 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Emails Sent in PayPal Class-Action Lawsuit Message-ID: <00b301c90b6e$9fa10d90$6601a8c0@pavilion> http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2008/8/1220046494.html From boatguy at hughes.net Sun Aug 31 09:53:31 2008 From: boatguy at hughes.net (Carl@hughes.net) Date: Sun Aug 31 10:02:02 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Paypal Problems, Information, Issues, Class Action Lawsuits - PayPal Message-ID: <00b601c90b70$f82c8640$6601a8c0@pavilion> http://www.paypalwarning.com/ From jfor at quik.com Sun Aug 31 10:49:43 2008 From: jfor at quik.com (J Forster) Date: Sun Aug 31 10:56:12 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] eBay does it References: <528CF6E7EFFE4BEAA8A5400AADD66CE5@boudreaux> Message-ID: <48BAAF87.7CC7177B@quik.com> Well, if you don't protest, there is no chance of a change in their idiot policies. Sheep wind up as lamb chops. Best, -John ====================== David Stinson wrote: > [snip] > > I don't know how to spank Ebay, > but boycotts are never effective unless a corporation's > PR people are both powerful and weak-willed. > Ebay's people are neither, and they've already > made it clear what they think of our protests. > Our choices are clear- give up and leave, > and therefore lose the investment of our family's assets, > or accept Ebay's a-hole-ery as a cost of doing business. > Regards, D.S. From jfor at quik.com Sun Aug 31 11:00:11 2008 From: jfor at quik.com (J Forster) Date: Sun Aug 31 11:06:44 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Military Surplus Apex Electric References: <528CF6E7EFFE4BEAA8A5400AADD66CE5@boudreaux> Message-ID: <48BAB1FB.32CFF911@quik.com> Do you mean Apex Electronics in Sun Valley, California? Best, -John ================= James Duffer wrote: > I was watching a program on TV (a Direct TV Channel) referring to > "Electric Machines". In a portion of the program they mentioned this > huge "boneyard", I believe it was called "Apex Electronics Surplus. I > am sorry I didn't pay more attention. > > Does anyone know where this huge surplus dump of electric machines > called Apex? > > 73, Jim - WD4AIR > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > ______________________________________________________________ > Milsurplus mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/milsurplus > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Milsurplus@mailman.qth.net > From wrcromwell at gmail.com Sun Aug 31 12:11:35 2008 From: wrcromwell at gmail.com (Bill Cromwell) Date: Sun Aug 31 12:25:07 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] eBay does it In-Reply-To: <20080831145622.48056859BFF@mailman.qth.net> References: <20080831145622.48056859BFF@mailman.qth.net> Message-ID: <1220199096.24818.7.camel@localhost.localdomain> Hi David, An investment is money we spend expecting a big return. I acquired my electric things for my use and pleasure in a hobby. So they are not an investment at all but an expense. If you bought a ten thousand dollar radio ... oh well. I can't justify those for a hobby so I'm off the hook about "assets". There are other sites popping up to take on people who are occasional small sellers of their unwanted junque. I would prefer to see somebody who wants the stuff have it. But good grief I'm gonna hire lawyers and have my wallet fleeced to get it to them. EBay said we are noise and they are trying to scrape us off their boots. They succeeded with me. All those goodies going to the landfill? Well ya know... some of my junque is already there and more is on the way. And gosh... I'm not even dead yet. When I die I'll have a good selection after I get put into the landfill with my toys. 73, Bill From doctormv at frontiernet.net Sun Aug 31 13:59:49 2008 From: doctormv at frontiernet.net (Michael Howell) Date: Sun Aug 31 14:08:20 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] eBay does it In-Reply-To: <1220199096.24818.7.camel@localhost.localdomain> References: <20080831145622.48056859BFF@mailman.qth.net> <1220199096.24818.7.camel@localhost.localdomain> Message-ID: <20080831125949.cq085hb5dwk4k8kc@webmail.frontiernet.net> I have bought a lot of stuff on ebay and always use US Postal MO. I have always thought that was the safest way to shop. I have that opinion because I personally know someone who is serving hard time because he started selling stuff on ebay that he had no intentions of shipping. He took a couple of Postal MOs as payment and when the people didn't get their item, the postal police came and arrested him. I have also gotten a refund for a Postal MO that was lost in the mail. Even if you get your money back with paypal, I have never heard of anyone going to jail and that is what they deserve. Mike Tishomingo, Mississippi From jzonfrelli at comcast.net Sun Aug 31 14:07:59 2008 From: jzonfrelli at comcast.net (jzonfrelli@comcast.net) Date: Sun Aug 31 14:16:18 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Apex Electronix Message-ID: <083120081807.16131.48BADDFF0003E4BB00003F0322155670740704040A9D0002019606@comcast.net> I have been there. It's in Los Angeles. Joe -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/milsurplus/attachments/20080831/07edd491/attachment.htm From skynite000 at yahoo.com Sun Aug 31 14:13:25 2008 From: skynite000 at yahoo.com (Skywarrior) Date: Sun Aug 31 14:21:46 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] MORE MANUALS FOR SALE Message-ID: <795381.10353.qm@web35703.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Hi All, I have some more manuals for sale, they are all like new condition or actually new condition. All prices include shipping in the USA. 1. NAVSHIPS 91771 & 91771.42 TECHNICAL MANUAL FOR RADIO RECEIVING SET AN/URR-27 AND AN/URR-27A, APPROVED MANUSCRIPT MAINTENANCE STANDARDS BOOK FOR RADIO RECEIVING SET AN/URR-27 Both for $35 2. TM 11-5820-222-20 ORGANIZATIONAL MAINTANCE MANUAL RADIO SETS AN/VRC-24 AND AN/TRC-68 $10.00 3. Navaer 16-30ARC52-502 HANDBOOK SERVICE INSTRUCTIONS RADIO SET AN/ARC-52 $35.00 4. INSTRUCTION MANUAL FOR TYPE FE-25-2 FREQUENCY EXTENDER. THIS IS AN ORIGINAL MANUAL FOR THIS PIECE OF CEI EQUIPMENT, VERY RARE $35.00 5. COLLINS TECHNICAL DATA SHEET & PRODUCT DESCRIPTION FOR THE PRC-75. This is the same as the PRC-66, I received them at the same time. $10.00 includes postage 6. TM 03816-B12/1 INSTALLATION & OPERATION TECHNICAL MANUAL INCLUDING REPAIR PARTS AND SPECIAL TOOLS LISTS RADIO SET AN/PRC-41A - NEW CONDITION $8.00 (I have 2 of these) I can take paypal or USPS money order, your choice. TIA Bruce From nick at 3rdtech.com Sun Aug 31 14:34:26 2008 From: nick at 3rdtech.com (Nick England) Date: Sun Aug 31 14:42:57 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] eBay does it References: <38D2A9CFEC1D4BF5AFF4E4FAEF7A3427@HomePC> Message-ID: <005f01c90b98$328f5ac0$6501a8c0@cs.unc.edu> Amen! - if you don't like ebay policies then complain to them, organize a boycott, or set up a competing service. But give me a break - a lawsuit will benefit absolutely no one but a bunch of bloodsucking lawyers. Me, I am immensely grateful for the entrepreneurs who invested their energy and money to set up a service that (as a side effect) has saved countless thousands of pieces of vintage radio gear from the dump. Excuse me, I'm heading back down into the basement to work on restoring some vintage USN gear I rescued thanks to eBay. Nick www.virhistory.com/navy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Laura and Jim" To: Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2008 12:30 AM Subject: [Milsurplus] eBay does it To %^%$*& w/petitions. "Express yourself" w/your wallets. The Password Is: "Boycott"! Cheers! Jim Falls KG6FWT Eureka, CA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ______________________________________________________________ > Milsurplus mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/milsurplus > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Milsurplus@mailman.qth.net > From merrijoy at frontiernet.net Sun Aug 31 14:46:17 2008 From: merrijoy at frontiernet.net (Dave And Merrijoy) Date: Sun Aug 31 14:54:35 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Howard County VietNam Vet's Organization References: <38D2A9CFEC1D4BF5AFF4E4FAEF7A3427@HomePC> <005f01c90b98$328f5ac0$6501a8c0@cs.unc.edu> Message-ID: <004501c90b99$dad7d710$02fea8c0@davehdv6x9zkbd> Hello to the Group, After visiting a friend of mine today who is recovering from a stroke in a hospital near here, I decided to stop at the grounds of the Howard County (IN) VietNam Veteran's Organization which is in steady prep for its 26th annual meet Sept 18-21. In addition to paying my respects to those who are working right now and to vets in general, I also wanted to find out about what military radio vendors are going to be present, etc. It promises to be quite an affair. Usually 30k people come over the course of the weekend. Anyone wanting info, just email me. merrijoy@frontiernet.net with HCVVO on subject line. Dave w9ocm http://radioexchange.tripod.com From jfor at quik.com Sun Aug 31 14:50:11 2008 From: jfor at quik.com (J Forster) Date: Sun Aug 31 14:56:39 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] eBay does it References: <20080831145622.48056859BFF@mailman.qth.net> <1220199096.24818.7.camel@localhost.localdomain> <20080831125949.cq085hb5dwk4k8kc@webmail.frontiernet.net> Message-ID: <48BAE7E3.10283D05@quik.com> Agreed !!! Best, -John ======================== Michael Howell wrote: > I have bought a lot of stuff on ebay and always use US Postal MO. I > have always thought that was the safest way to shop. I have that > opinion because I personally know someone who is serving hard time > because he started selling stuff on ebay that he had no intentions of > shipping. He took a couple of Postal MOs as payment and when the > people didn't get their item, the postal police came and arrested him. > I have also gotten a refund for a Postal MO that was lost in the mail. > > Even if you get your money back with paypal, I have never heard of > anyone going to jail and that is what they deserve. > > Mike > Tishomingo, Mississippi > > _ From hankarn at pacbell.net Sun Aug 31 16:24:23 2008 From: hankarn at pacbell.net (Dan Arney) Date: Sun Aug 31 16:32:55 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Military Surplus Apex Electric In-Reply-To: References: <528CF6E7EFFE4BEAA8A5400AADD66CE5@boudreaux> Message-ID: <48BAFDF7.502@pacbell.net> Jim, APEX Electronics is on San Fernando Rd. at Lankershim in No.Hollywood CA. 818-787-7202 The main bldg is open to the public along with the yard. The other two bldgs and yards are up the street but off limits unless you are known My WAG on size is 150,000 sq feet of surplus you name it he probably has it. Hank KN6DI From jfor at quik.com Sun Aug 31 17:31:02 2008 From: jfor at quik.com (J Forster) Date: Sun Aug 31 17:37:40 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] PayPal on eBay.. Maybe Making a Fuss Does Help ? Message-ID: <48BB0D96.A13CB563@quik.com> From: http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2008/8/1220053744.html ========== August 29, 2008 eBay to Expand Allowed Payment Services in 2009 By: Ina Steiner Fri Aug 29 2008 19:49:04 eBay spokesperson Usher Lieberman said eBay would allow additional payment services on its site next year. The company had announced earlier this month a ban on all but PayPal, credit card merchant accounts, ProPay and payment upon pickup in most categories beginning in late October 2008. But in January 2009, eBay will integrate all of the approved electronic payment methods into eBay checkout. According to eBay's current Accepted Payments policy, here's a list of approved methods: Payment Services permitted on eBay: Allpay.net, cash2india, CertaPay, Checkfree.com, hyperwallet.com, Moneybookers.com, Nochex.com, Ozpay.biz, Paymate.com.au, Propay.com, XOOM Here's what Usher wrote: "eBay is working closely with the other payment vendors currently included in our Accepted Payments Policy to include them in the permitted electronic payment methods on eBay.com in early 2009. To be included, they must meet fraud, information security and uptime standards, and complete the needed product development work to integrate into eBay Checkout. Only ProPay was able to meet these requirements in time for the October payment changes. We hope several others will meet the requirements by early 2009." eBay is banning paper payments. However, provided the seller has not solicited paper payments, they could - upon buyer request - accept them. With regard to seller concerns over how eBay will enforce its ban on paper payments, Usher supplied the following information from John McDonald, Senior Director of eBay Trust & Safety: When the payment changes go into effect in late October, a seller cannot in any way solicit check or money order payment from a buyer. This is considered "abuse of the payments policy". eBay will take action against such abuse. One way we will detect abuse is from reports from buyers. We will also monitor checkout completion rates for sellers, and this has generated a lot of questions from sellers. Here are some clarifications: * eBay will not automatically take action against a seller with a low completion rate. We realize that there are many valid reasons for low completion rates. * We will investigate sellers with low checkout completion rates on a case by case basis. Specifically, we will check to see if the seller is soliciting check or money order payment from their buyers. If we don't find any evidence of this occurring, we won't take action against the seller. =========== Interesting, if true. FWIW, -John =============================== From nick at 3rdtech.com Sun Aug 31 18:43:47 2008 From: nick at 3rdtech.com (Nick England) Date: Sun Aug 31 18:52:17 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] manuals - free to a good home Message-ID: <00de01c90bbb$08480fa0$6501a8c0@cs.unc.edu> Let me know if you have a use for any of these - NAVSHIPS 324-0340 Synchro Signal Amplifier Mark 27, Mod 5a and Mark 31 Mod 5a NAVSHIPS 365-0019 NRC-2 Soundscriber disc recorder/reproducer TM-11-5062 Freq Shift Converters CV-182/GRC-26A and CV-182A/GRC-26A (and PP-712() p/s) TM-11-289 RT-66/GRC, RT-67/GRC, RT-68/GRC receiver-transmitter R-257/U and R-294/U Schematic Diagrams - spiral bound plastic-coated, about 6" x 5" cheers, Nick www.virhistory.com/navy From rhogan3 at comcast.net Sun Aug 31 20:28:39 2008 From: rhogan3 at comcast.net (Ralph Hogan) Date: Sun Aug 31 20:37:03 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] RE: OFF TOPIC eBay does it In-Reply-To: <1220199096.24818.7.camel@localhost.localdomain> References: <20080831145622.48056859BFF@mailman.qth.net> <1220199096.24818.7.camel@localhost.localdomain> Message-ID: <005d01c90bc9$af313720$0d93a560$@net> Guys, It has been a week and over 40 post on this thread. J's original post was useful as it did inform me of that policy change that I wasn't aware of. I was hoping everyone would quickly vent and move on. While eBay's policies are frustrating, I know that we've all had success using their website for obtaining items for our collections. Those of us that have been collecting for awhile can remember the difficulty of obtaining some items before the inception of that auction site. Love it or hate it, is has been a useful facility. Michaels suggestion of a want list brings back memories of Dennis Starks want list publication. We all submitted our want list for postal mailed floppy disk file circulation and hopefully someone else on the group could oblige. You are all most welcome to publish your 'want' list on this reflector. Perhaps someone on this list will start MilsurplusBay and compete with the big boy. There have been some post of where to go to channel your energies in opposition to their policies. I wish you luck in that endeavor as no one likes a huge monopoly. Please take it off this reflector using those avenues and get back on track with topics related to this reflector. Ralph W4XE / AAT4UU Milsurplus List Administrator http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/milsurplus From bl_6000 at yahoo.com.au Sun Aug 31 23:34:12 2008 From: bl_6000 at yahoo.com.au (Brad Latta) Date: Sun Aug 31 23:42:34 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] BC-442-A Message-ID: <374801.78148.qm@web38002.mail.mud.yahoo.com> On the weekend I acquired a BC-442-A antenna current meter. This one is unusual as it does not have the switch, and appears to have a glass or small vacuum capacitor mounted underneath it. I also picked up a BC-451-A Brad Win a MacBook Air or iPod touch with Yahoo!7. http://au.docs.yahoo.com/homepageset From kargo_cult at msn.com Sun Aug 31 23:54:34 2008 From: kargo_cult at msn.com (Hue Miller) Date: Mon Sep 1 00:06:23 2008 Subject: [Milsurplus] Avail: BC-221 cabinet References: <20080831145622.48056859BFF@mailman.qth.net><1220199096.24818.7.camel@localhost.localdomain> <005d01c90bc9$af313720$0d93a560$@net> Message-ID: I have black, metal BC-221 freq meter cabinet, good shape, no book, free for postage. If no taker, i offer to maybe supply any hardware off it for restoration purposes. -Hue Miller K7HUE