[Qcwa] MARS in the 50s

Sat, 2 Mar 2002 19:06:38 -0500

Those days are not completely gone......the surplus disposal activity at
Patrick AFB still has R390 and lots of Collins 618T.  I dont think they will
ever run out of tubes still in the boxes.
It is my understanding that prior to the sale that any kind of government
activity federal, state or city may obtain the material for only a service
fee.

73    Norm    K1AA

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gerd Schrick" <[email protected]>
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Sent: Saturday, March 02, 2002 4:15 PM
Subject: [Qcwa] MARS in the 50s

> Chuck Gauder, W8XG, was MARS Director at Wright Patterson AFB. Ohio in the
> late 50s. Here is a "tidbit" of his very interesting write up (from 1998
on
> the Web) of "K8AIR":
>
> "..........The WP MARS organization had an extensive surplus distribution
> system in operation. A warehouse in Area A provided over 5000 square feet
> of space for this equipment which was obtained from the Material
> Redistribution office of both Wright-Patterson and the Gentile AF depot.
> The only restriction placed on the MARS members receiving this surplus
> equipment was that it must be for personal use. If the material was of no
> use to the member, it had to be returned to the MARS warehouse but could
> not be given away or sold. One interesting anecdote to the surplus
material
> side of the MARS operation comes to mind. A full Colonel member of the
MARS
> club lived in a rather large house on base and was a prolific user of the
> surplus material program. One day the Base MARS Director was visited by
the
> Colonel's wife who pleaded to have their basement rid of all the material
> her husband had accumulated. So a crew of airmen were sent to the home and
> removed 2 truck loads of radio equipment. As they left the house, the
> Colonel was leaving the warehouse with yet another batch of equipment.
This
> shuffle continued for another 8 months before he was transferred to
another
> base. It was doubtful whether he ever knew what was
happening................."
>
> Have a good weekend
>
> Vy 73,  Gerd, WB8IFM in Dayton, OH.
>
>
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