[Milsurplus] (Mil mods, pro and con

[J. Forster]

>  A reaction to John F's comment:
>
>    Do tell.
>    But aren't you already a charter member ?

I hope so.

>    Many of the members of our present day internet radio
>    reflectors got their start in radio by hamifying these míl rigs
>    and otherwise would not even be here, reading this.
>    I assume that you and your co-champions of pristine purity
>    would also insist that military field changes to modify in order
>    to improve, customize for new applications and to
>    remedy gear deficiency are exempt and not to be
>    considered mods.  So if you change a rig while you're in
>    uniform it's sanctioned -- but do it when you're
>    back in your civvies is a no-no .
>    But then again, the world would a dreary place indeed,
>    if we all had the same point of view.
>
>> HM

In the documentation for some radios, there are authorized mod
instructions. If those are/were done, using the specified parts, I've no
gripes.

BUT, I do not like "mods" that say...  "strip everything from the chassis
but the tube sockets....."

Most all mods I've seen reduce the performance of the sets.

YMMV,

-John

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