[Milsurplus] Professionally converted radios

[Fox]

Geeeesh  You guys really need to get a life!!! 

The original post said, and I quote, " I have a great looking ARC-5 40 meter receiver for sale. (6-9.1 mc) Black wrinkle looks almost like new, plays perfect. Converted for easy operation, it has a spinner knob installed, BNC antenna input and headphone jack all professionally done."  

I mean, like everybody here practically freaking out because somebody used the term "professionally done" to describe the fact that it's been done neatly and not hacked to hell???  Guys, you need to take a break.... 

Happy Thanksgiving! 



-----Original Message-----
From: milsurplus-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:milsurplus-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Michael Tauson
Sent: Thursday, November 26, 2009 6:51 PM
To: nerd at verizon.net
Cc: milsurplus at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] Professionally converted radios

On Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 12:47 PM, Peter Gottlieb <nerd at verizon.net> wrote:
> You don't really know if the original poster has a clue or not.

Then he should be ready to trot out his "professional".

> Perhaps the choice of words isn't ideal but how many excellent engineers
> or technicians are also English majors?

Did you read what I said before the last paragraph or did you skip to
the end?  I'm betting on the latter since you missed the gist of it.
I did not say that a professional didn't do the work, I said it wasn't
done by someone who does it professionally which has been the thread
of this conversation.

Or do you have something against me personally?  That actually makes more sense.

> If you are a absolutist purist then even looking at a radio will wreck
> it but if you want to retain any practicality then gear can indeed be
> modified to be usable, and it can be done well.

Did I say it couldn't be?  I'm a purist in the sense that I prefer
equipment that hasn't been converted but I have pre-converted
equipment sitting waiting for my all mighty soldering iron to
"professionally " convert it further.  I'm one of a few here whose
main area of expertise is A.R.C. equipment (which is what started this
discussion) so I guess that qualifies me (us) as a professional(s) on
it.  But I do NOT make that claim nor do any of the others so far as I
know.

Meir had the right of it when he asked about MWOs and documentation to
show when and by whom they were performed.  *THAT* would be
professional modification.  Anything else is amateur no matter what
the doer's background.

> If you have personal knowledge of that guy's work or what was done,
> fine, but otherwise you have no right to trash him based on his post.

I have every right to my opinion and to state it however I will.  Or
do you also hate the 1st Amendment along with having an exceptionally
low opinion of me?

Michael, WH7HG
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Hiki Nô!
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