[Premium-Rx] [Watkins-Johnson] WJ document clearance

[Terry O']

Andy,
I have not scanned these documents.  There is no need because I can't do 
anything with the scans.  I budget my time to pursue other information 
in a dwindling environment.  Five of the engineers and managers I've 
interviewed have died, including Dick Johnson.  Many memories are 
getting hazy.  Dean Watkins memory is completely gone.  Many former 
employees (sometimes pressured by their wives) have been sending "these 
old documents" to the dump. The historical record is evaporating as I 
struggle to eek out enough time to do the research.

Finnemeccania/DRS enforces their copyrights, even for ancient 
equipment.  They do this because of fears about potential repercussions 
for violating national security regulations, not to protect their market 
for selling documentation.  They are actively purging their collection.

Finnemeccania, the present owner of the old Watkins-Johnson Gaithersburg 
facility, is an Italian conglomerate.  As a foreign company, they are 
prohibited from knowing anything about what goes on in the building 
beyond the financial reports.  This makes the middle management 
oblivious to the history.  They see historical material as a liability 
rather than an asset. The pivotal role WJ played in the Cold War is 
irrelevant to them because they don't see it as having any bearing on 
the balance sheets.

Terry O'



On 12/8/2013 10:25 PM, James A. (Andy) Moorer wrote:
> Have you scanned these? In particular, the receiver manuals with 
> schematics?
> Thanks.
> -A
>
> -- 
> James A. (Andy) Moorer
> www.jamminpower.com