MILITARY COLLECTOR GROUP POST, Oct.2/98 Index: ARMY SHUTS DOWN INTERNET WEB SITES; MEMBERS WRITE; BC-938/AN-75D? Picture's of the TCS in PT Boats, THE BECK MUSEUM; From Ray Robinson HUMOR; *********************************************** ARMY SHUTS DOWN INTERNET WEB SITES; Those of you that frequent the Mil List may notice the US Army links no longer work. This is the reason........Tom Norris Army goes offline in reaction to Pentagon order BY BOB BREWIN (antenna@fcw.com) The Army slammed shut its door to the wired world last week, closing down all its World Wide Web sites in reaction to a new Pentagon Web security policy. Only the Army had such a drastic response to a Defense Department memo issued last week that spelled out what information DOD Web sites should and should not post. The Air Force, the Navy and the Marine Corps still offer the public access to popular and highly visible Web pages. The Army's move is in reaction to Deputy Secretary of Defense John Hamre's policy memo released Sept. 17, which directed all military organizations that maintain Web sites to review and then remove sensitive information that could aid potential enemies of the United States. Hamre said some Web sites in the past have provided "too much detail on DOD capabilities, infrastructure and operational capabilities.'' Hamre said this new policy will help DOD to "strike a balance between openness and sound security.'' The Army, according to an internal message furnished to FCW, responded by directing all commanders to ensure that "all of their publicly accessible Web sites are immediately disconnected from the Internet.'' Lt. Gen. William Campbell, the Army's director of information systems for command, control, communications and computers, sent the message at 5 p.m. Friday. He added that the shutdown could be accomplished by physically disconnecting Web servers from the public network, moving all Web site files from public to nonpublic servers or instituting control mechanisms that prohibit public access. The internal Army message also suggested that commands deal with frustrated users trying to access Army Web sites by posting a new "cover page'' (in use on many Army Web pages, including the main site at www.army.mil) that reads: "This Army Web site is not currently available. This Web site will be available again after maintenance is completed.'' The Web shutdown caught the public affairs staff at the Department of the Army's headquarters in the Pentagon by surprise. An Army spokesman was unable to offer any explanation for the move or any indication of when the sites would be operating again. (Originally posted by Bob Margolis on another list.) *********************************************** MEMBERS WRITE; BC-938/AN-75D? With the BC-938 I recently found, there was an AN-75D antenna. The AN-75 is the antenna and feedline for the BC-728. This AN-75 is different than the one with my BC-728, though. It does not have the coax line used to connect to the antenna jack and as a carry strap. Instead, it has a binding post where the coax would enter the housing. It does have the clamp. Do you know anything about this antenna? I don't think it was part of the BC-938 unless there was a unusual configuration which used it. 73 Joseph W Pinner EMail: kc5ijd@sprintmail.com ed) I think the setup you've acquired was offered to me last year but I couldn't get the owner to price it. The AN-75 antenna was intended to be operable in two different ways with the BC-728. It could be either mounted on the side of the radio, with it's combination feedline/shoulder strap. Or the radio was dash mounted in a Jeep, and this same antenna was remotely mounted on the Jeep's fender. Obviously the combo feedline/shoulder strap at 2 feet long would not have been long enough to be used in the later installation. I too have both styles of antennas for my BC-728's. I do not think that this antenna was intended to be included with the BC-938 and the reason for it's inclusion with your set might lay in the fact that in the early 80's/late 70's, Fair Radio Sales offered the BC-728, BC-938, and AN-75 all separately in their catalog. It is possible that both your items where purchased at the same time then assembled by the original owner. This practice has been noticed several times in the last couple years, I've seen BC-312's and BC-603's with the AN-75 mounted on the side of them. Indeed I purchased the BC-603/AN-75 combo just to get the antenna for my BC-728. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Picture's of the TCS in PT Boats, Try "American PT Boats in World War II, A Pictorial History" by Victor Chun for a couple of pictures of the TCS in PT boats. There is one picture in "United States PT-Boats of World War II in Action" by Frank D. Johnson. Also, does anyone have a photo or installation drawing of a TCS in a PT boat? Thanks, Jay Coward ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dennis I have for the past few days been trying to get into Ft Gordon to check info on radios it was working fine now for the past few day it comes up access denied had my server check and it did that for them also does anyone have an idea Carl ed) read the above. *********************************************** THE BECK MUSEUM; From Ray Robinson Hi Dennis, This is partially radio related. I was on a diving holiday in Queensland last month, and visited the Beck Collection at Mareeba near Cairns. It's worth a visit. You have to hire a car to get there, and drive via Kuranda, a tourist stop. Proceed south from Mareeba township for about 5km till you see a Yellow (!) Matilda tank on the left hand side of the road. Mareeba was a big US base during the war and almost all US aircraft were here at one time, from Lightnings, Airacobras, Fortress and Liberators. They flew from here to bomb New Gunieau, and used it as a staging post later on. The collection is not on the airstip though. It is a large Nissen Hut the size of a hanger, and filled with exhibits. Some are good, and have a sign explaining what they are and their history. Some are just pieces of broken metal, a wing off a Jap bomber, an oleo leg off a fighter, a turret from a bomber. Some engines and some trucks, a few tanks an LVT. The private owner has no radio experience so he wasn't very knowlegable. He has a radio collection, but it was in storage, as the museum shop is being refitted. All I saw was a very corroded WS#122. He had a large collection of brass shell cases. I was invited back to fix his radio collection. I didn't tell him, that the last time I was in Cairns was 20 years ago, and had no further plans to visit there. I did promise to send up a manual for the WS#122 though. There was a Ferret armoured car with radios in it, but I wasn't allowed to go in that. He did allow me to crawl around inside his Neptune. This is a large 2 engined Navy reconnaissance aircraft about 1960s vintage, wings missing beyong the engines unfortunately. It was filled with radio gear! I recognised very little, only an RDF or two. All the rest was for radar watch, submarine detection, and surveillance. The RAN replaced the Neptune with the Grumman Tracker. Other aircraft were a Dakota, Vampire, and the only Bell Airacobra I have ever seen. It was a bit beaten up but complete except for a few small covers near the wing root. He showed me the radio hatch near the tail. It had a small shock mount, that was not the SCR-274 shape. It was L shaped and looked about the size of a FT-226 two tansmiiter rack, but side ways. Does anyone know what was used in it? Didn't see in the cockpit to see what the control box was. The Airacobra has a story. A flight was coming back from New Guineau and got lost. They ran out of fuel and crash landed in the forest way up north. The aircraft were rediscovered about 10 years ago and were to be recovered. They were in good condition. The RAAF however had to first check them for live ammo. The guns in the nose were still loaded with live shells. So they disarmed them. How you might say? By putting plastic in between the guns and blowing the nose off the aircarft of course! The restorers were livid. They eventually managed to put one back together. I also heard about a B-24 that went missing in 1942. It wasn't found until 5 years later in rainforest near the summit of Hinchinbrook island off the coast. I plan to go hiking there next year. 73s Ray VK2ILV robinson@srsuna.shlrc.mq.edu.au *********************************************** HUMOR; THE DIFFERENTIAL THEORY OF SPECIAL FORCES OPERATIONS (Snake Model) Upon encountering a snake in the area of operations: U.S. Army Paratrooper: Kills the snake and receives a medal. U.S. Army Armor: Runs over snake, giggles, and looks for more snakes. U.S. Army Light Infantry: Ugh! Me see snake. Me like snake. Ouch! Me no like snake. U.S. Army (Mech) Infantry: Look, a putty cat. Come ere kitty.Ouch! Hey, Thats not a kitty cat. U.S. Army Aviation: Has GPS grid to snake. Couldnt find snake. Back to base for crew rest and a manicure. U.S. Army Ranger: Plays with snake then eats it. U.S. Army Ranger (alt): Assaults the snakes home and secures it for use by friendly snakes. U.S. Navy SEAL: Expends all ammunition, several grenades and calls for naval gunfire in a failed attempt to kill the snake. The snake bites the SEAL then retreats to safety. U.S. Marine Artillery: Kills the snake, but in the process kills several hundred civilians with a massive time on target using three Field Artillery Brigades in support. The mission is a success and all participants are awarded Silver Stars. (Cooks, Mechanics, Legal Clerks, etc.) U.S. Marine Force Recon: Follows the snake and gets lost. U.S. Air Force Combat Controller: Assaults area killing everyone in route, then guides the snake in elsewhere. U.S. Air Force Para-rescue: Wounds the snake in first encounter, then feverishly works to save snakes life. U.S. Army Special Forces: Makes contact with the snake, builds rapport, wins its heart and mind, then trains it to kill other snakes. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For those of you who are flying somewhere and need some confidence building before you leave I offer the following: Occasionally, airline attendants make an effort to make the "in-flight safety lecture" a bit more entertaining. Here are some real examples that have been heard or reported: "As we prepare for takeoff, please make sure your tray tables and seat backs are fully upright in their most uncomfortable position." "There may be 50 ways to leave your lover, but there are only 4 ways out of this airplane..." "Your seat cushions can be used for floatation, and in the event of an emergency water landing, please take them with our compliments." Pilot - "Folks, we have reached our cruising altitude now, so I am going to switch the seat belt sign off. Feel free to move about as you wish, but please stay inside the plane till we land... it's a bit cold outside, and if you walk on the wings it affects the flight pattern." And, after landing: "Thank you for flying Delta Business Express. We hope you enjoyed giving us the business as much as we enjoyed taking you for a ride." Once on a Southwest flight, the pilot said, "We've reached our cruising altitude now, and I'm turning off the seat belt sign. I'm switching to autopilot, too, so I can come back there and visit with all of you for the rest of the flight." As the plane landed and was coming to a stop at Washington National, a lone voice comes over the loudspeaker: "Whoa, big fella...WHOA..!" "Should the cabin lose pressure, oxygen masks will drop from the overhead area. Please place the bag over your own mouth and nose before assisting children or adults acting like children." As we waited just off the runway for another airliner to cross in front of us, some of the passengers were beginning to retrieve luggage from the overhead bins. The head steward announced on the intercom, "This aircraft is equipped with a video surveillance system that monitors the cabin during taxiing. Any passengers not remaining in their seats until the aircraft comes to a full and complete stop at the gate will be strip-searched as they leave the aircraft. "As you exit the plane, please make sure to gather all of your belongings. Anything left behind will be distributed evenly among the flight attendants. Please do not leave children or spouses." "Last one off the plane must clean it." "We do feature a smoking section on this flight; if you must smoke, contact a member of the flight crew and we will escort you to the wing of the airplane. Smoking in the lavatories is prohibited. Any person caught smoking in the lavatories will be asked to leave the plane immediately. This is an actual joke I heard on Southwest Airlines, just after a very hard landing in Salt Lake City; one of the most bone jarring I've experienced. The flight attendant came on the intercom and said, "That was quite a bump and I know what y'all are thinking. I'm here to tell you it wasn't the airlines fault, it wasn't the pilot's fault, it wasn't the flight attendants fault.....it was the asphalt!" An airline pilot wrote that on this particular flight he had hammered his ship into the runway really hard. The airline had a policy which required the first officer to stand at the door while the passengers exited, give a smile, and a"Thanks for flying XYZ airline." He said that in light of his bad landing, he had a hard time looking the passengers in the eye, thinking that someone would have a smart comment. Finally everyone had gotten off except for this little old lady walking with a cane. She said, "Sonny, mind if I ask you a question?" "Why no Ma'am," said the pilot, "what is it?" The little old lady said, "Did we land or were we shot down?" >From a Southwest Airlines employee.... "Welcome aboard Southwest Flight XXX, to YYY. To operate your seat belt, insert the metal tab into the buckle, and pull tight. It works just like every other seat belt, and if you don't know how to operate one, you probably shouldn't be out in public unsupervised. In the event of a sudden loss of cabin pressure, oxygen masks will descend from the ceiling. Stop screaming, grab the mask, and pull it over your face. If you have a small child traveling with you, secure your mask before assisting with theirs. If you are traveling with two small children, decide now which one you love more. Weather at our destination is 50 degrees with some broken clouds, but they'll try to have them fixed before we arrive. Thank you, and remember, nobody loves you, or your money, more than Southwest Airlines." "Good morning. As we leave Dallas, it's warm, the sun is shining, and the birds are singing. We are going to Charlotte, where it's dark, windy and raining. Why in the world y'all wanna go there I really don't know." Overheard on an American Airlines flight into Amarillo, Texas, on a particularly windy and bumpy day. During the final approach the Captain was really having to fight it. After an extremely hard landing, the Flight Attendant came on the PA and announced, "Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to Amarillo. Please remain in your seats with your seatbelts fastened while the Captain taxi's what's left of our airplane to the gate!" Another flight Attendant's comment on a less than perfect landing: "We ask you to please remain seated as Captain Kangaroo bounces us to the terminal." "And from the pilot during his welcome message: "We are pleased to have some of the best flight attendants in the industry... Unfortunately none of them are on this flight. " ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- More blond jokes! How do you keep your blonde secretary occupied? Give her a bag of M&M's and tell her to alphabetize them. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Why don't blondes like making Kool-Aid? Because they can't fit 8 cups of water in the little envelope. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- What do you call it when a blonde drives down the street with her head out the window? Refueling. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Why can't blondes take coffee breaks? They're too hard to retrain. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Why can't blondes be pharmacists? They can't get the bottle in the typewriter. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- What's the definition of eternity? Four blondes at a Four-way stop. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- What do you call five blondes at the bottom of the ocean? An air pocket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- What do you call a basement full of blondes? A whine cellar. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- What did the blonde say when she looked into a box of Cheerios? "Oh look! Donut seeds!" ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Why do Blondes have TGIF on their shirts? This Goes In front. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- A blonde went in to the hairdresser to get her haircut. She was wearing headphones. When the hairdresser asked her to remove them, she told them she couldn't. The hairdresser told her she would have to take them off in order to get a good haircut and she said, "I can't. The doctor said if I take them off I will die." So the hairdresser proceeded to cut her hair with the headphones on. In the process, she accidentally knocked them off and the lady fell over dead. They were startled and couldn't figure out why that would have happened. They picked up the headphones to listen and heard a voice saying, "Breathe in-breathe out, breathe in-breathe out..." ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Two blondes were walking through the woods and they came to some tracks. The first blonde said "These look like deer tracks," and the other one said, "No, they look like moose tracks." They argued and argued for a while and they were still arguing when the train hit them. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Two blondes were in a parking lot trying to unlock the door of their Mercedes with a coat hanger. They tried and tried to get the door open, but they couldn't. The girl with the coat hanger stopped for a moment to catch her breath, and her friend said anxiously, "Hurry up! It's starting to rain and the top is down." ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Hear about the blonde that got an AM radio? It took her a month to realize she could play it at night. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- What happened to the blonde ice hockey team? They drowned in Spring training. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- What did the blonde say when she saw the sign in front of the YMCA? "Look! they spelled MACYS wrong!" ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Why do blondes like lightning? They think someone is taking their picture. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Why did the blonde scale the chain-link fence? To see what was on the other side. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- How do you make a blonde laugh on Saturday? Tell her a joke on Wednesday. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Why did the blonde stare at frozen orange juice? Because it said 'concentrate'. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- A blonde woman competed with a brunette woman and a redheaded woman in the Breast Stroke division of an English Channel swim competition. The brunette came in first, the redhead second. The blonde woman finally reached shore completely exhausted. After being revived with blankets and coffee she remarked, "I don't want to complain, but I think those other two girls used their arms." ---------------------------------------------------------------------- A young blonde woman is distraught because she fears her husband is having an affair, so she goes to a gun shop and buys a handgun. The next day she comes home to find her husband in bed with a beautiful redhead. She grabs the gun and holds it to her own head. The husband jumps out of bed, begging and pleading with her not to shoot herself. Hysterically, the blonde responds to the husband, "shut up...you're next!" =============================================== More Jokes Q: What are three words you dread the most while making love? A: "Honey, I'm home." Q: Why don't they teach driver's education and sex education on the same day in Iraq? A: They don't want to wear out the camel. Q: What did one gay sperm say to another? A: How do we find an egg in all of this shit? Q: What did the elephant say to the naked man? A: It's cute but can you pick up peanuts with it? Q. How many mice does it take to screw in a lightbulb? A. Two. The hard part is getting them in the lightbulb. Q. What's the definition of Trust? A. Two cannibals giving each other a blow job. Q. How do you find a blonde in long grass? A. Pleasing! Q. What has seventy-five balls and screws old ladies? A. Bingo! Q: What's a Japanese girl's favorite holiday? A: Erection day. ============================================= Good ole Clinton! Bill Clinton dies and goes to hell and Satan tells him he thinks he can find a space for him. So Satan takes Clinton down the hall to a door and opens it and there is Bill Gates being burned at the stake. "No" Bill balks, I can't do that for all eternity" So the devil takes him on down the hall and opens a door and there is Rush Limbaugh being pulled apart on the rack. "No", again Bill balks I can't do that either" Satan takes Bill to the last door, and inside is Kenneth Starr being held up spread eagle on the walls and Monica Lewenski is giving him a blow job. "Yes" shouts Billy Boy, "That's for me". Satan says , "You can get up now Monica, your replacement is here" *********************************************** (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) ***********************************************