[Milsurplus] SC-901X questions

[Hubert Miller]

This doesn't address why a SSB exciter was built into its own package, when the power output 
from it would not suffice for communication on its own. I didn't bring mine back with me from the
trip, but I don't recall rackmount ears on it either.  Maybe next time. I'm sure it will be super 
interesting to pull the cover and see the insides. 

Diving under a desk wouldn't protect you from a nuclear blast unless you were far enough that
the pressure wave was lessened at your location. Then it might help you ward off some flying 
glass and other junk. But even if you were closer, too close to survive the initial effects, very few
people would just give up, say why even bother. That's not human nature. 
-Hue 

>CD was Civil Defense. Back when 
the Nuclear Holocaust was just 
around the corner.

Tons of that stuff sort of went away 
and never heard from again.

As for the SC-901X, it was designed 
to survive a Nuclear blast. People 
really got paid big bucks back then 
to think up these requirements. 

I remember when schoolkids had to 
crawl under their desks in the event 
of a Nuclear attack. Like that would 
help you survive a 20 Megaton blast.

73, Dick, W1KSZ