[Milsurplus] [ARC5] Old surplus catalogs are always fun to look through

[Hubert Miller]

>It's surprising how much of this stuff is still around after 80 years. But really, what can you do with a BC-645 anyway?
>IFF and RADAR were crucial for WWII, but largely useless for civilian experimenters. I suspect most of that gear was eventually scavenged for parts or just sat on a shelf.
>One section caught my eye: magnetron magnets. I built a nuclear magnetic resonance demonstration setup for an AP chemistry project in high school, based on a writeup in Scientific American.
>Kinda wish now I hadn't tossed out all my John Meshna catalogs when we moved 35 years ago.  Still have a good assortment of Fair Radio though.
>Dave N9ZC 

Remember this line in the catalog?  "Meshna's Mashuganas " ? 

OH yeah, from the Fair catalog:
"Same but different"
"Reparable"   ( never got repaired )

-Hue Miller