[Milsurplus] Strong Stomach Needed.

[James Duffer]

No affect on my appetite!

> Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:36:54 -0400
> From: ka1kaq at gmail.com
> To: jfor at quik.com
> CC: mrca at mailman.qth.net; milsurplus at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] Strong Stomach Needed.
> 
> On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 11:59 AM, J. Forster<jfor at quik.com> wrote:
> >
> > View ONLY if you've not eaten today:
> 
> Wow. The dramatic line above left me fearing it was a video of someone
> walking through a prop at an airshow! Obviously a
> 'less-than-collector-quality' radio to start with of no particular
> rarity. And the guy clearly knows more about radio and electronics
> than many of the holier-than-tho collector types I've come across. He
> actually made the thing *function*, albeit not in the way most of us
> would prefer to see.
> 
> Maybe it'll fire his imagination to find and operate a complete unit
> in stock condition. That's what happened to me after coming into
> contact (and badly hacking) my first Command set back in the late 70s.
> Many pieces of nice, original gear have been saved and preserved
> since, as a result of seeing one actually work.
> 
> Far more disturbing to me are the vast numbers of untouched rigs that
> meet their fate in a dumpster or at the curb each day because someone
> passed away and a basement/garage/storage unit yielded a bunch of
> black metal boxes with zero apparent utility (to the 99% of people in
> the world who end up dealing with the stuff).
> 
> It reminds me of the 'new hams don't know anything because ham radio
> has been dumbed down' argument. I know a number of folks on this list
> and elsewhere who provide public demonstrations and make it a point to
> share their enthusiasm with the rest of the population. Rather than
> lamenting someone who shares an obvious interest, it strikes me that
> we'd be better served to encourage and invite them to join the fun. No
> doubt some will always find themselves above that approach and other
> unworthy.Youtube certainly provides a way to reach the masses. Rob's
> videos provide an excellent avenue for showing the 'living history'
> aspect.
> 
> ~ Todd,  KA1KAQ/4
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