[Milsurplus] Strong Stomach Needed.

[J. Forster]

> On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 12:44 PM, Spike Dennis<spike.dennis at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I'd have left a nasty gram in the comments myself but I'm not a member
>> of youtube & I have no reason to sign up.
>
> I'm just curious Dennis, not trying to start yet *another* lengthy
> thread on ham mods: Do you think that leaving a nasty gram in response
> to this guy sharing something he was obviously excited about would be
> more or less likely to interest the fellow in learning more about this
> gear and possibly preserving it, or more likely to hack up more out of
> spite?

I don't think showing a chopped up set aids in preservation.

> The reason I ask is because I've seen a similar path taken by some
> towards Collins radio gear after a few knuckleheads who saw themselves
> as smarter than everyone else declared 'how it is' and assured
> everyone that their view was not only the right view, but the only
> view.
>
> Just strikes me as a bad way to move forward, save a hobby that is
> 'dying', preserve more old gear that fewer people have interest in and
> so on.
>
> ~ Todd,  KA1KAQ/4
>

Depends on what hobby you are trying to promote. Tube electronics, maybe.
Collecting old mil gear, certainly not, IMO.

-John

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