From: military-radio-guy Full-Name: Dennis R Starks To: military radio collectors#3 Fcc: Sent Date: Mon, 19 Oct 1998 02:48:26 Subject: MILITARY COLLECTOR GROUP POST, Oct.19/98 Message-ID: <19981019.024723.7087.1.military-radio-guy@juno.com> X-Status: Sent X-Mailer: Juno 1.49 MILITARY COLLECTOR GROUP POST, Oct.19/98 Index: YK2, NATIONAL GUARD READY; RALPH'S WEB SITE; MEMBERS WRITE; MRC/618T Troubles, Dutch Collectors Web Site, Tom's Web Site, Russian Battery Questions, NEW MEMBER; Pete Owen. WHAT CAN I SAY; HUMOR; *********************************************** YK2, NATIONAL GUARD READY; National Guard ready to act on eve of 2000 Computers' confusion could endanger safety, experts tell lawmakers By Amy Rinard of the [Madison, WI] Journal Sentinel staff October 07, 1998 Madison -- The Wisconsin National Guard is prepared to be mobilized on Dec. 31, 1999, to deal with potential power failures, water system shutdowns and other problems that could occur as computers click over to the year 2000. And an attorney for a major electric utility said the company is encouraging its customers to look into alternative energy sources, including home generators, in anticipation of power failures as a result of the problem. After a daylong hearing by an Assembly committee Tuesday on the so-called Y2K problem, it was clear no one really knows what will happen at 12:01 a.m. Jan. 1, 2000. "The only thing we do know is that there will be problems," said Rep. Sheryl Albers (R-Loganville), the chairwoman of the committee. "We don't know what will fail. It could affect a small area or a big area or the entire state." Mari Nahn, an attorney with Madison-based Alliant Corp.-Wisconsin Power & Light Co., said power failures are likely, as are failures of municipal water systems. Computer chips embedded in everything from pacemakers to coffee-makers have the potential to fail, and in many cases people don't even know they're there, Nahn said. In the utility industry, embedded chips are used everywhere, she added. Albers said she will introduce legislation in January to put the Wisconsin National Guard on standby on Dec. 31, 1999, to be ready to address any problems caused by computer shutdowns. Those problems could include small or widespread power failures, the failure of municipal water or sewage systems and even the failure of security systems at prisons, Albers said. The problem is a result of computers recognizing a year by its last two digits. Unless they are reprogrammed, many could stumble when they read the year as 00. State and local governments, school districts, utilities, businesses and many households all over Wisconsin already are working to fix that computer glitch. Despite those efforts, state officials and computer experts say problems are still likely to occur. So Alberts said National Guard members could be called upon, for example, to help evacuate hospitals that lose power and heat,or to help haul water to communities whose water systems have shut down. "I don't want to scare the public, but when we start talking about mobilizing the National Guard, people should realize how serious this is," Albers said. Col. Kerry Denson, deputy adjutant general for the Wisconsin Army National Guard, said the Guard has been planning for several months in preparation for Jan. 1, 2000. "We're expecting Y2K problems. There are so many what-ifs that there certainly will be problems, and we're putting plans together," said Denson, who was not at Tuesday's hearing. "It's the same kind of planning we do in advance of a snowstorm or a tornado. When something happens, you always expect the Guard to respond. I never thought I'd be responding to a computer problem, but we'll be ready." Denson said he expects to have a number of National Guard members on standby the night of Dec. 31, 1999, and he joked that those Guard volunteers may be the only sober people in Wisconsin on the biggest New Year's Eve in a millennium. "We'll put people on standby and bring in additional soldiers if we need them," he said. The Guard already has started taking an inventory of all its emergency generators and expects to have a crew assigned to each generator that night in the event power goes out somewhere and those generators are needed, Denson said. "The National Guard is not going to go out and fix your computer. We're going to go out and deal with the consequences of your computer failing," Denson said. Rep. Jeff Plale (D-South Milwaukee), a member of the Assembly's committee on the problem, said he believed legislation authorizing the mobilization of the Wisconsin National Guard on Dec. 31, 1999, is needed and will be approved by the Legislature as a precautionary measure. "It's pretty up in the air what will happen at 12:01 a.m., but the possibilities are endless," he said. "I don't think people realize how big of a problem this has the potential for being. This could be a real disaster, and we should have the National Guard out to deal with any problems." Leonard P. Levine, professor of computer science and electrical engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, said having troops on standby is "not unreasonable." "It's a pretty strong move, but what I'm sure is going to happen is that an awful lot of people who are worried about infrastructure will take measures like this," said Levine, who did not attend Tuesday's hearing. "Somewhere -- no one knows where -- something will fall apart. I truly believe that someone is going to die because of this problem. . . . I'm sure that one of these utilities is going to fail." Journal Sentinel Online Inside News © Copyright 1998, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. All rights reserved. *********************************************** RALPH'S WEB SITE; Dennis, New website address for PRC-6 DC-DC Project writeup and schematics. Since my last posting of putting this stuff up on the web, I have recently moved the files to a new website at qsl.net. BTW, I've collected some military url favorite links, and these can be found on my early attempt at a web page at www.qsl.net/wb4tur. The PRC-6 files can now be found at http://www.qsl.net/wb4tur/images/dcdc.htm WRITEUP http://www.qsl.net/wb4tur/images/g1.gif SCHEMATIC http://www.qsl.net/wb4tur/images/g2.gif BLOCK WIRING DIAGRAM If you can not browse the web, copies can be mailed. For new members to the group, this is a supply that Dennis had designed and built. We persuaded him to share his efforts and I helped organize it by putting it in a CAD schematic format. He has used it with success in a number of military radios to replace those impossible to get high voltage batteries. Radios such as PRC6/9/10, CPRC-26, RT70, BC611 and BC1000 can be run with this 'universal' supply. The circuit is a classic low frequency transistor switcher driving an old modified 88 mH telephone load coil with three terminal voltage regulators on the back end for regulated low voltages for filaments and such. A PCB layout was not done (If anyone wants to tackle this???, I have an excellent shareware pcb layout package, but no time to do it). However, the design may be bread-boarded easily. I located a small cache of the nearly impossible to find load coils for the group. I think some of these may still be available through Dennis for a nominal fee. If the load coil supply runs dry and there is enough interest, I can try and scrounge up some more. I hope we hear from some of the members on their success with their new group purchased PRC6's and these supplies. Ralph Hogan WB4TUR Huntsville, AL. ralph.hogan@vmic.com ed) Ralph's toroids are currently being included with the PRC-6 Group Project, though supplies are running low, we have had some alternate sources presented. Here just one: HI DENNIS I FOUND A PLACE ON THE NET THAT HAS SOME 88 MH TORROID COILS FOR SALE, THERE WAS NO PRICE LISTED. THE AD SAYS THAT THEY WERE USED FOR SOME KINDA TELEPHONE STUFF. THERE WAS A RUFF DRAWN PICTURE AND THEY WERE THE ROUND TYPE BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THEY ARE THE CENTER TAPED TYPE OR NOT. THE ONLY PROBLEM IS THAT IT IS WHOLESALE ONLY. THE AD SAYS QUANTITY AND OEM SALES ONLY! I DON'T KNOW IF THE GROUP WOULD BE INTERESTED IN PURCHASING A LARGE QUANTITY OF THESE OR NOT. I KNOW THAT IF THEY COULD BE BOUGHT FOR LESS THAN $2.00 EACH I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AROUND 30 JUST TO PUT BACK FOR LATER USE. THE PLACE IS CALLED SURPLUS TRADERS, HIS EMAIL ADDRESS IS TED@73.COM AND THE TELEPHONE NUMBER IS 514-739-9328, AND FAX IS 514-345-8303, AND MAILING ADDRESS IS PO BOX 276 ALBURG VT 05440. I HAVEN'T TRIED TO CALL OR EMAIL HIM YET. TODD HUSS KA0ZDD@JUNO.COM KA0ZDD1@AOL.COM *********************************************** MEMBERS WRITE; MRC/618T Troubles, Dennis I just finished a frustrating troubleshooting session on the mrc107a radio pallet. The 618t3 was suspect as being bad no receive signal,no xmit, so I purchased another one from Steve Haney in Texas because I bought the mrc from him. Anyway I swapped 618s- still no luck. So I swapped 313 control heads and cables and still no luck. I figure its got to be in the casket wiring so I will have alot of ringing out of wires. It looks like I wont need the 618 yet but thanks for getting back to me. What happens is I get white noise from the spkr, I can hear the autopositioner changing freqs, but no signals heard. I even jumpered out the rcv input connector on the 618 still no rcv. Any ideas? Check out the ROMAD website (forward air controllers-radio operator maintainer and driver at www.romad.com and go to photos then to equipment past & present for my mrc Thanks again 73 Jeff KG2BZJ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dutch Collectors Web Site, Dennis, Think all group members with full internet will enjoy this site. A lot of vintage radio equipment. Even have a Russian tank, Radio van and a complete Fug 10 set. Bill Howard I ran across a web site for a Dutch Surplus Radio collectors club. There were many interestng pictures to include WW II radio vans and equipment. Shown were the HRO set up, the British B 2 spy set and the radio van. I only got to check out two sites, then developed computer problems. You may have gotten this message several times, if so I'm sorry, blame it on the junk mail someone sent me today. see: http://www.xs4all.nl/~srsnl/ and look in the pictures of past events, then go to the 1997 field day. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tom's Web Site, I have put the US Army's FM 24-24 "Signal Data References - Signal Equipment" on the FTP site. To get there, point your FTP client ( preferred over just using a browser ) to fernblatt.dynip.com login is "boatanchors", password is "tubes". It as well as other possibly useful docs are stored there in Adobe pdf format in the directory "PDF_Manual_Project", with each doc in its own directory underneath. And be patient, it's slow. The R-390 stuff is still not updated. Sorry folks, I have not had the time. for those of you with no seperate FTP program, point your browser to ftp://boatanchors:tubes@fernblatt.dynip.com There is also a link to this site via my web page, below. Thanks Tom Please visit The Mil List for info on military communications gear: HTTP://www.telalink.net/~badger/millist/mi.html This is a non-comercial endeavor strictly for providing info for those who have a need for it - and intertainment for those who dont.... ANY and ALL Contributions Welcome. Tom Norris KA4RKT badger@telalink.net Nashville, Tennessee, USA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Russian Battery Questions, Does anybody know the potassium hydroxide concentration for the Russian batteries ? Is it for all batteries the same ? chris *********************************************** NEW MEMBER; Pete Owen. Hi Dennis... Thanks for the invitation. I can certainly accept your conditions. Yours sounds like a group I would be interested in. About me. I'm a retired Boeing hardware/software engineer. Being brought up during the WW2 and postwar era, I have a keen interest in the electronics of that time. I own several ex-military receivers, and am always on the lookout for others. Presently I am searching for an ex-RAF receiver, the R-1155, preferably a Fleet Air Arm -N model. I am also interested in test equipment, and instruments. I have a collection of over 250 slide rules. Regards, Pete Owen. *********************************************** WHAT CAN I SAY; Playgirl Magazine Centerfold Division P.O. Box 6969 Miami, Fla. 33132 Dear Mr. Starks: Your name has been submitted to us along with your nude photo, and I regret to inform you that after a great deal of review, we were unable to use your body in our new centerfold. On a scale of 0 to 10 your body was rated a 2 by our panel of women ranging in age from 55 to 78 years. We tried to assemble a panel of women ranging in age from 21 to 35, but could not get them to stop laughing long enough to make any decision. Should the taste of American females ever change so very drastically that such bodies as yours would be appropriate in our centerfold, you will be notified by our office. In the meantime, don't call us, we will call you. Sympathetically yours, Bunny Smith Photo Editor P.S. We do commend you for your unusual pose. We are wondering, were you wounded in an accident or do you ruide a bike a lot ? *********************************************** HUMOR; Stanford sophomore Chelsea Clinton went to Hillary and said, "I've got some good news and some bad news." "The good news is - I'm not having sex until I get married." "The bad news is - I'm using Daddy's definition!" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If this doesn't bring a tear to your eyes, nothing will. Like any good mother, when Karen found out that another baby was on the way, she did what she could to help her 3-year-old son, Michael, prepare for a new sibling. They find out that the new baby is going to be a girl, and day after day, night after night, Michael sings to his sister in Mommy's tummy. The pregnancy progresses normally for Karen, an active member of the Panther Creek United Methodist Church in Morristown, Tennessee. Then the labor pains come. Every five minutes...every minute. But complications arise during delivery. Hours of labor. Would a C-section be required? Finally, Michael's little sister is born. But she is in serious condition. With siren howling in the night, the ambulance rushes the infant to the neonatal intensive care unit at St. Mary's Hospital, Knoxville, Tennessee. The days inch by. The little girl gets worse. The pediatric specialist tells the parents, "There is very little hope. Be prepared for the worst." Karen and her husband contact a local cemetery about a burial plot. They have fixed up a special room in their home for the new baby - now they plan a funeral. Michael keeps begging his parents to let him see his sister. "I want to sing to her," he says. Week two in intensive care. It looks as if a funeral will come before the week is over. Michael keeps nagging about singing to his sister, but kids are never allowed in Intensive Care. But Karen makes up her mind. She will take Michael whether they like it or not. If he doesn't see his sister now, he may never see her alive. She dresses him in an oversized scrub suit and marches him into ICU. He looks like a walking laundry basket, but the head nurse recognizes him as a child and bellows, "Get that kid out of here now! No children are allowed". The mother rises up strong in Karen, and the usually mild mannered lady glares steel-eyed into the head nurse's face, her lips a firm line. "He is not leaving until he sings to his sister!" Karen tows Michael to his sister's bedside. He gazes at the tiny infant losing the battle to live, and he begins to sing. In the pure hearted voice of a 3-year-old, Michael sings: "You are my sunshine, my only sunshine, you make me happy when skies are gray --- " Instantly the baby girl responds. The pulse rate becomes calm and steady. Keep on singing, Michael. "You never know, dear, how much I love you, please don't take my sunshine away---" The ragged, strained breathing becomes as smooth as a kitten's purr. Keep on singing, Michael. "The other night, dear, as I lay sleeping, I dreamed I held you in my arms..." Michael's little sister relaxes at last, a healing rest seems to sweep over her. Keep on singing, Michael. Tears conquer the face of the bossy head nurse. Karen glows. *You are my sunshine, my only sunshine. please don't, take my sunshine away." Funeral plans are scrapped. The next day - the very next day * the little girl is well enough to go home! Woman's Day magazine called it "the miracle of a brother's song." The medical staff just called it a miracle. Karen called it a miracle of God's love! NEVER GIVE UP ON THE PEOPLE YOU LOVE. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 'Twas the Newt Before Christmas * by Dean Bakopoulos 'Twas the night before Christmas and throughout the White House Al Gore was eyeing Hillary, peering into her blouse. The Secret Service men were guarding the premises with care, for a whole host of Democrats were vacationing there. Chelsea was nestled all snug in her bed after locking out Mr. Kennedy and the dirty thoughts in his head. And Bill in his sportcoat; a heavy grey tweed, had just fried his brain with some Mexican weed. When out in the garden came a plethora of noise, all drunken and rowdy: 'twas Gingrich and the boys! Bill jumped to the window, and tore open the sash, "It's a raid boys!" he cried, "Quick, go hide my stash!" The pot in his blood and the moon on the snow gave a psychedelic haze to the objects below. When what to Bill's frantic eyes should appear, but a slew of Republicans and a keg of ice beer, with a big old leader, all lively and fat; He knew it was Newt, "Proponent of GATT!" As vicious as vipers, the Republicans came, and Bill recognized them and called them by name. "Hey Helms! Hey Thurmond! Hey Packwood and Hatch! Hey Dole and Pataki, it's time for a bash!" A collective cheer rose out from the crowd, "Let's listen to Nugent, and turn it up loud!" Together Dems and Rebublicans danced and sang out in cheer, "Screw Health Care and Haiti, it's time to drink beer!" When from the chimney, came a blinding black cloud of soot, and Limbaugh danced from the fireplace in a red Santa suit. He moved through the crowd, then held up his hand and when all was silent, he did a keg stand. And the crowd raised their cups, as Newt bowed down in prayer, and champagne flowed freely, just like welfare. As Kennedy and Reno romped in the Green Room, the rest of the crooks outlined their Hidden Agenda of Doom: "We'll pray in schools, we'll shove it down their throats!" "More welfare, more taxes, we'll still get the votes!" And they drank, hugged, and danced, they crossed party lines, and they cheered, "It doesn't matter, we're all bastard swines!" So they threw out allegiance and partisan crap and took turns sitting on the president's lap. And Gephardt and Dole passed out on the lawn, and awoke in the morning without their pants on. And Packwood gave Tipper a pat on the rear, while Judge Thomas and Miss Hill went out for more beer. Then the party-goers discovered a sight so touching and cute, President Clinton fast asleep, snuggled up next to Newt. Santa Limbaugh smiled and threw up on his boots, "A Merry Clinton to all, and to all a good Newt!" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi Dennis, Thought this might be good for the next group post. =Randy= R. Zelick Department of Organismal Biology Portland State University P.O. Box 751 Portland, OR 97207 503-725-3086 (voice), 503-725-3888 (fax) email: h2rz@odin.cc.pdx.edu web: http://odin.cc.pdx.edu/~h2rz/ Subject: Difference in gender All babies start out with the same number of raw cells which, over nine months, develop into a complete female baby. The problem occurs when cells are instructed by the little chromosomes to make a male baby instead. Because there are only so many cells to go around, the cells necessary to develop a male's reproductive organs have to come from cells already assigned elsewhere in the female. Recent tests have shown that these cells are removed from the communications center of the brain, migrate lower in the body and develop into male sexual organs. If you visualize a normal brain to be similar to a full deck of cards, this means that males are born a few cards short, so to speak. And some of their cards are in their shorts. This difference between the male and female brain manifests itself in various ways. Little girls will tend to play things like house or learn to read. Little boys, however, will tend to do things like placing a bucket over their heads and running into walls. Little girls will think about doing things before taking any action. Little boys will just punch or kick something and will look surprised if someone asks them why they just punched their little brother who was half asleep and looking the other way. This basic cognitive difference continues to grow until puberty when the hormones kick into action and the trouble really begins. After puberty, not only the size of the male and female brains differ, but the center of thought also differs. Women think with their heads. Male thoughts often originate lower in their bodies where their ex-brain cells reside. Of course, the size of this problem varies from man to man. In some men only a small number of brain cells migrate and they are left with nearly full mental capacity but they tend to be rather dull, sexually speaking. Such men are known in medical terms as "Republicans." Other men suffer larger brain cell relocation. These men are medically referred to as "Democrats." A small number of men suffer massive brain cell migration to their groins. These men are usually referred to as....."Mr. President." ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A ventriloquist cowboy walked into town and saw a rancher sitting on his porch with his dog: Cowboy: "Hey, cool dog. Mind if I speak to him?" Rancher: "This dog don't talk!" Cowboy: "Hey dog, how's it going?" Dog: "Doin alright" Rancher: (Extreme look of shock) Cowboy: "Is this your owner? (pointing at rancher)" Dog: "Yep." Cowboy: "How's he treat you?" Dog: "Real good. He walks me twice a day, feeds me great food, and takes me to the lake once a week to play." Rancher: (Look of disbelief) Cowboy: "Mind if I talk to your horse?" Rancher: "Horses don't talk!" Cowboy: "Hey horse, how's it goin?" Horse: "Cool." Rancher: (an even wilder look of shock) Cowboy: "Is this your owner?" (pointing at rancher) Horse: "Yep." Cowboy: "How's he treat you?" Horse: "Pretty good, thanks for asking. He rides me regularly, brushes me down often, and keeps me in the barn to protect me from the elements." Rancher: (total look of amazement) Cowboy: "Mind if I talk to your SHEEP?" Rancher: (stuttering, and hardly able to talk)...... "Th-Th-Them sheep ain't nothin but liars!!!" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Marshall's favorite answers from Hollywood Squares: According to Movie Life magazine, Ann-Margaret would like to start having babies soon, but her husband wants her to wait awhile. Why? Paul Lynde: He's out of town. Dennis Weaver, Debbie Reynolds, and Shelley Winters star in the movie, "What's The Matter With Helen?" Who plays Helen? Charley Weaver: Dennis Weaver-that's why they asked the question. What are "dual-purpose cattle" good for that other cattle aren't? Paul Lynde: They give milk ... and cookies, but I don't recommend the cookies. Who stays pregnant for a longer period of time, your wife or your elephant? Paul Lynde: Who told you about my elephant? When a couple have a baby, who is responsible for its sex? Charley Weaver: I'll lend him the car. The rest is up to him. Robert Young recently stated, "I never, never give ..." something to his fans who ask for it. What? Paul Lynde: A hysterectomy. James Stewart did it over twenty years ago when he was forty-one years old. Now he says it was "one of the best things I ever did. What was it? Marty Allen: Rhonda Fleming. Jackie Gleason recently revealed that he firmly believes in them and has actually seen them on at least two occasions. What are they? Charley Weaver: His feet. Before a cow will give you any milk, she has to have something very important. What? Paul Lynde: An engagement ring. According to Robert Mitchum, one thing has ruined more actors than drinking. What? Charley Weaver: Not drinking. When the Lone Ranger finished with a case, he left something behind. What? Paul Lynde: A masked baby. True or false: Some African Watusi tribesmen greet guests by running toward them at full speed, then high-jumping over them. Charley Weaver: This is sometimes terribly embarrassing to tall guests. You're on your first visit to Japan, and you head right for the Kabuki. Why? Paul Lynde: It was a long plane ride. If you're going to make a parachute jump, you should be at least how high? Charley Weaver: Three days of steady drinking should do it. Do female frogs croak? Paul Lynde: If you hold their little heads under water. You've been having trouble going to sleep. Are you probably a man or a woman? Don Knotts: That's what's been keeping me awake. Is there any such thing as an F cup in bra sizes? Paul Lynde: Yes, it sleeps four. True or false: Many people sleep better in their street clothes than they do in their pajamas. Paul Lynde: Yes. We call them winos. According to the World Book, is it okay to freeze your persimmons? Paul Lynde: No. You should dress warmly. According to psychologists, when a child begins to get curious about sex, what is the one question he will most ask his mommy and daddy? Paul Lynde: Where can I get some? Your baby has a certain object which he loves to cling to. Should you try to break him of his habit? Joan Rivers: Yes. It's daddy's turn. *********************************************** (The preceding was a product of the"Military Collector Group Post", an international email magazine dedicated to the preservation of history and the equipment that made it. Unlimited circulation of this material is authorized so long as the proper credits to the original authors, and publisher or this group are included. For more information conserning this group contact Dennis Starks at, military-radio-guy@juno.com) ***********************************************