[Milsurplus] Strong Stomach Needed

[Michael Bittner]

Ditto on everything you said Mark.  It takes a lot more thought and effort 
to bring a junker up to working condition than to write disparaging emails 
about it.  Give the kid some credit.  Maybe some day, with a little 
encouragement, he'll restore one to original condition.

BTW, I also have a working PRD-1 running off of commercial dry batteries by 
means of some adapter cables in the stock battery compartment.

Mike W6MAB


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <boeing377 at aol.com>
To: <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 10:30 AM
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] Strong Stomach Needed



> I too would prefer a pristine stock ARB restoration, but I didn't find 
> this alternative approach particularly offensive. I'll be 60 next year. 
> This guy sounds a lot younger. When?most of us old guys?were young, we 
> chopped up surplus stuff to make it work. His "carnage" is probably a lot 
> less gruesome than things we did to NOS Command Sets. I plead guilty to 
> worse crimes than his.
>
> My point is this: ANY interest by the next generation in restoring and 
> operating mil surplus radio gear is good. We can guide and suggest but 
> let's not attack. If we alienate the younger generation by blasting their 
> work, who could blame them for ignoring us when we have good advice to 
> offer?
>
> The surplus stuff amazingly continues to show up. At our local ham swap 
> last weekend there was an OPERATIONAL PRD 1 HF DF set complete (with top 
> mounted diamond shaped loop and ACPS) that went for $300 in really great 
> cosmetic shape. It was playing on batteries. I also saw a dirty but unused 
> RU rcvr with one coil set for $20 that went unbought for hours. A working 
> PRC 74B went for $250. I'd have probably bought it all but I have a self 
> imposed moratorium until I shed some excess gear. That PRD 1 tested my 
> resolution mightily.
>
> 73,
> Mark
> AF6IM
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