[ARC5] Re: [milsurplus] History of ham mods; opinions?

[J Forster]

Todd, KA1KAQ wrote:

> Then of course, there's the old saying (paraphrased) about those who
> forget [or ignore] history being doomed to repeating it. Nothing wrong
> with preferring the proverbial 'mint' examples only, but to ignore the
> rest seems a bit reckless and irresponsible to me.

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A goodly number of the mods that were done were because the hams either
didn't read and understand the manuals or magazines touted solutions to
nonexistent problems. There are still many even today that have no
understanding of the correct antenna hookup for ARC-5 or WS 19 sets and try
and feed them into a 50 ohm system causing problems, AKA TVI. I see little
point in perpetuating such mistakes.

The people who designed the sets were a lot better at engineering than many
hams who wrote mod articles. I prefer to preserve and celebrate their
competence and achievements.

Best,
-John

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> The fact that an
> event wasn't 'pretty' doesn't make it any less relevant or any less a
> part of history. Showing only the pretty history seems to miss the
> point.
>
> Opinion only, of course.
>
> ~ Todd,  KA1KAQ