[NJARC] Unfathomable

[Dave Sica]

I seem to remember Jim rescuing a certain very interesting TV from the
dumpster...

 
On Thu, 29 Jan 2009 10:35:43 -0800 (PST) John Ruccolo <jr6v6gt at yahoo.com>
writes:
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> Hi Rob,
> 
> I saw NO boat anchors at all in the pictures -- neither military nor 
> ham. What kind of jerk was this guy??? ;-)
> 
> And no breadboards, wireless-era stuff, Catalins, high-end deco 
> sets, or cathedrals. There was one shutter-dial Zenith console that 
> looked pretty good -- with the knobs missing, of course.
> 
> I also thought Mr. Whartenby's observation was very astute -- most 
> of us who have been in the hobby for a long time have that problem, 
> to a greater or lesser degree. 
> 
> Jim, regarding the DSRC dumpsters -- that was a damn shame -- 
> someone at Sarnoff used very poor judgement. (Folks: please note 
> that this was *before* Alex Magoun was there). I mean, if you're 
> gonna *toss* the stuff, at least give the employees a crack at it. 
> Or perhaps they did -- I distinctly remember a Hammarlund SP-600 at 
> the Lawrenceville Armory hamfest with a big DSRC property sticker on 
> it. Boy, I wish I had bought that radio!
> 
> For me, part of the fun *is* in the act of *acquisition* -- not just 
> the radio itself. That's part of the problem.
> 
> JR
> 
> 
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