[Milsurplus] ARB

[J. Forster]

Amen.

The ARB (or any other mil gear), was "fully functional" and doesn't need
perverting.

-John

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> I have to admit that that this is one of the best if not THE best
> transformation or transplantation (to express myself mildly) of original
> equipment I ever saw.
>
> However, I beg to differ with "... out of necessity beat this old war
> horse
> into a  functional piece of equipment..." !
> The "old warhorse, the ARB is a functional piece of equipment! I can't see
> the necessity of breaking it up and reconnecting its modules after
> remounting them in a different configuration in a new chassis and cabinet
> to
> make it into a more functional piece of equipment. The ARB is very
> functional in its original state, thank you.  It's amazing that sometimes
> people went through tens or hundreds of hours of needless work just
> because
> they didn't bother locating an original connector or remote control to
> make
> the equipment "functional", and/or haven't looked at the whole picture
> what
> made up the system. After all, lives depended on the functioning of the
> equipment in their original environment.
>
> Not that I haven't committed some surplus equipment butcheries and
> "hammifications" in my immature teens before I knew better....
>
> YMMV!
>
> 73, Meir WF2U
> Landrum, SC
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: milsurplus-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:milsurplus-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of
> MillerKE6F at aol.com
> Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2011 1:30 PM
> To: mmab at cox.net; milsurplus at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] ARB
>
>
> In a message dated 8/28/2011 8:03:45 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
> mmab at cox.net writes:
>
> 180715067399
>
>
> May I say that this receiver is truly a product of the ham spirit and
> ingenuity of a mate who out of necessity beat this old war horse into a
> functional piece of equipment.  It's a shame that the folks who did this
> kind of
> work can't be recognized for their contributions to the art.
>
> Bob, Ke6f
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