[Milsurplus] Re: History of ham mods; opinions?

[Mike Morrow]

I asked:

>Who could give a flying fart about what hams did with stuff
>that they generally valued only as parts for their hobby rigs?

Dennis wrote:

>Well, me for one and I am confident many others as well are
>with Ray on this one.

The *only* reason anyone would be interested in the history of ham use of military gear is because they themselves are hams.  Non-hams, and even most hams, will not be interested in any degree.

Were ham usage in any way noteworthy, one wonders why that famous three-volume post-war history of Signal Corps communications failed to contain some details about how all that gear was used post-war by hams. :-)

An exact analog would be the history of the US Model 1903 Springfield rifle, whose development and military use have been well documented in several lengthy books.  Only its military use is ever discussed in these books, because no one cares or wants to think about about what Joe the Hunter/Hobby Gunsmith did to them with his hacksaw, reamer, and drill post-War.

Mike / KK5F