[Milsurplus] Strong Youtube Stomach

[Todd, KA1KAQ]

On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 5:03 PM, Spike Dennis<spike.dennis at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> I tend to agree with Ray that it's better to have something operational, & in use, & that it's ham history is significant, HOWEVER!
> The guy should have pointed out the condition hat it was received in, & that such an undertaking should never be considered on an unmodified or restorable example. I don't think he did that. I had seen enough in the first few seconds & turned it off.

He may not share those views Dennis, more likely he may not even be
aware that there are groups out there interested in this stuff, or the
other viable options for operation, which gets back to my original
point that you highlighted:

> As yet, nobody has bothered to include this detail in the text comments either

Two things impress me about his videos: first, he knows a lot about
electronics, enough to address the anemic audio in this modified unit.
Next, and probably more important - he's proud of it,, and excited
enough about the stuff to take time to share his find and project with
anyone who will listen. I was there once myself.

Rather than telling him how evil/stupid he is for doing such things,
it's an excellent opportunity to bring in a talented individual who
obviously enjoys this stuff as we do. I don't have a Youtube account
either, but if that's what it'll take to send the guy some encourage,
suggestions, and guidance, I'll give it a go. Maybe he could care
less, or maybe when he sees a complete unit working as designed he'll
be intrigued enough to learn more. It's not like people are flocking
to old radios in general, or old military gear specifically.

The mods aren't the issue, the attitude is. He seems to have a good one.

~ Todd,  KA1KAQ/4