[Milsurplus] Strong Stomach Needed

[Boatguy]

I have been watching and reading this topic since it started.I kind of 
touches on what I feel about our favorite radios and equiptment
I think in most cases moding Mil Radio stuf isnt what many do anymore most 
that buy it are ones that collect or use this type of stuff.Most bring it 
home happy they found it and if its had mods try to reverse them if that 
dosent happen  the item is put aside and maybe used to fix another or just 
sets on the shelf.to save it.

I myself have messed with Radio's Camera's,Cars,Boats working any of that 
stuff takes time and try to make look original.Some stuff you get isnt worth 
your time but orthers are. So its your choice not anyone else's as to what 
you do with it.

Carl
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Norris" <nu4g.radio at gmail.com>
To: <Milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 9:29 PM
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] Strong Stomach Needed


>
> On 7/15/09, at 12:30 PM, BOEING377 at aol.com wrote:
>>
>> 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
>
> Yea, we need to incourage people, rather than ripping them a new a**
> without even bothering to ask the guy any details about the radio.
> Geesh.  I asked - it was pre-hacked, came with AC supply and speaker
> already there, as well as connectors on front with cut wires, a volume
> pot that led to nowhere, etc.  He got the thing up and running, he
> didn't take a chain saw to it or anything!
>
> I cut my teeth on mil surplus, and it never occurred to me that it
> needed to be "converted" to work, I just hunted until I found a manual
> and schematic and got it going as it was supposed to be.
>
> As for your local swap, we don't even HAVE local swaps any more in the
> Nashville area, much less anything with nifty stuff like that.
>
>
> Tom NU4G
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