[MRCA] Most Useless Radio

[J. Forster]

Sadly, I gave my TBS away to a Museum Ship. IMO, it'd be the hands-deown
winner.

-John

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> This year at the Gilbert meet I think it will be necessary to
> reinstate a judging category. .  .
> In the past we have had  an unofficial award for the the "Most
> Useless Radio or Set/System". .  .  . and I've featured  same on my
> web
> pages.
> I realize that in past years Rob Flory has won the "Most Useless Radio
> Award numerous times and  has in my opinion  displayed and
> attempted to operate  some of the most obscure  military
> communications equipment that I have ever seen. One year it was some
> sort of UHF  auto tune  repeater or point to point comm
> set(Navy of course)  in several stacks, another year it was very large
> and heavy Hallicrafters  VHF receiver that created a hazard in the
> Howard
> building because of the way the table was bending in the middle and
> members were afraid to go near the table. The set was accompanied by a
> WWII code tape gizmo that read tape and must have weighed 60 pounds
> Flory won
> twice that year and discouraged others from even entering the event in
> the following years.
>
> http://k4che.com/MRCA06/Page%201/MRCAdale%20%202006%20032.jpg
>
> http://k4che.com/MRCA05/M2005photos/MVC-151F.JPG
>
> and you can scroll to the bottom of this page for a short video.
> http://k4che.com/MRCA05/MRCA2005page1.htm
>
>
>
> And of course Lance Corporal Flory   continues to bring equipment that
> is not on any recognizable MRCA frequency.
>
> Anyway enuf of this falderal  -  -  -  to be eligible  for the "Most
> Useless Radio" category
> the Radio /Set/System  will  be judged under the following criteria.
> The Top Ten Criteria are:
>
> 1. Is the radio/set  functional? It must be somewhat functional.
>
> 2. Is it heavy?
>
> 3.  Is it very heavy?
>
> 4. Is it hard to transport.
>
> 5. Is it very hard to transport.
>
> 6. Is the frequency range strange and useless for normal MRCA
> communications.
>
> 7. Is the set hard to operate and not "user friendly"?
>
> 8. Does the set have "zero" resell value.
>
> 9.  Does the set make visitors blink and shield their eyes when they
> go near the display.
>
> 10. And finally as a bonus do visitors get nauseous when they view the
> display.
>
> Z
>
>
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