[Milsurplus] DU-1 Loop Assembly,

[don davis]

Silly wild-ass guess...

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[mailto:milsurplus-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jay Coward
Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2012 6:12 PM
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Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] DU-1 Loop Assembly,




SWAG,
 OK, I'm dumb. What is it? Sledge,swage,sewage, swill,slag,slim,slime, etc.
I am familiar with.
 Thanks,
        Jay





-----Original Message-----
From: Todd, KA1KAQ <ka1kaq at gmail.com>
To: Mike Morrow <kk5f at arrl.net>
Cc: milsurplus <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wed, Jul 25, 2012 5:22 pm
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] DU-1 Loop Assembly,


On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 3:00 AM, Mike Morrow <kk5f at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
 Loop connections were restored (for God knows what reason) on the 1943
 R-23*
 and R-24/ARC-5 receivers.  I don't know of any documented purpose or use of
 them...they appear simply to be atavistic anachronisms.

If I had to make a SWAG as to why, I'd bet it was something as simple as
edundancy. Not knowing where a piece was going or specifically how or what
t would be used with along the way, it was probably a simple and cheap way
f adding some additional [potential] utility. A set might end up being
sed at some out-of-the-way location with other dated/obsolete pieces. Or
nd up with some ally who wasn't as up to date as us. If not - no harm
one.
Beyond that, I agree - it's difficult to justify.
~ Todd,  KA1KAQ/4
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