[Milsurplus] GRC-9 Dial Lamp Maglite adaptation Mark I

[hwhall at compuserve.com]

Looks like good old-fashioned ham radio tinkering!  :-)It could be made sturdier/permanent by slipping a little bit of plastic tubing over where the original lamp glass was & filling with epoxy.

WayneWB4OGM

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From: Hubert Miller <Kargo_cult at msn.com>
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Subject: [Milsurplus] GRC-9 Dial Lamp Maglite adaptation Mark I

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