From: military-radio-guy Full-Name: Dennis R Starks To: military radio collectors#3 Fcc: Sent Date: Wed, 17 Feb 1999 06:31:45 Subject: MILITARY COLLECTOR GROUP POST, Feb.17/99 Message-ID: <19990217.063041.2343.9.military-radio-guy@juno.com> X-Status: Sent X-Mailer: Juno 1.49 MILITARY COLLECTOR GROUP POST, Feb.17/99 Index: PRC-66, -75 ON 220; from Alan Tasker A GLIMPSE OF NAVAL RADIO OPERATIONS IN KOREA; By Jerry Proc VE3FAB HUMOR; *********************************************** PRC-66, -75 ON 220; from Alan Tasker The PRC-41, 66, and 75 all use a multi-section air variable capacitor to effect stage tuning. The outer plates have a split in them so the unit can be aligned in band segments. The rotary switch type of frequency selection of these sets make 220.00 a real dialable frequency with no modifications what so ever. Both my PRC-66 and 75 are on frequency there. However, the PRC-66 power output is down to half at 220.5 from what it is at 225.00 MHz. When I stated that an alignment touch up would most likely bring full performance to the 220-225 MHz part of the band, I was not thinking that the desired result would be full performance across the 220-399.9 MHz range. Rather, I figured that if 220.00 MHz performance was important enough to the individual, he/she might be willing to sacrifice performance in one part of the band to gain performance at the low end. I have helped several people with questions/problems on these sets. I always wondered what they were doing with them because it was obvious they were using them in some capacity. The answer was that they were using them on the 220 MHz ham band. I will check to see how much tuning touch up they had to do to get the performance they needed. Alan *********************************************** A GLIMPSE OF NAVAL RADIO OPERATIONS IN KOREA; By Jerry Proc VE3FAB Hello Dennis, You commented on the scarcity of radio information in the Korean era and I must agree with that. Here's a small story that you can publish in an upcoming newsletter. ---------------------------------------------------- During the Korean conflict, Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) radio operators inadvertently found themselves acting as language translators and playing an important part in the radio operations of that theatre of war. No, it didn't mean converting English to some exotic tongue - rather, American to British and vice-versa! Allow me to elaborate. A former RCN communicator recalled one of the instances as he told how he had listened to an American radioman trying to explain some message to his counterpart in a British cruiser. The British sailor was becoming more frustrated by the minute as he tried to fathom the American's drawl. "Finally," said the Canadian, he could not take it any longer and called out, "is there anyone out there who can tell me what this message is all about?" The Canadian then broke in. "I'm Canadian and I understand both your languages. It would be to your advantage to relay through me". This type of 'relay' service was used on several occasions and also included messages between ships and aircraft. Canadian communicators usually got along with their United States Navy and Royal Navy counterparts. They used the same terminology as the British so difficulty was rarely encountered there. They spoke almost the same version of English as did the Americans so it was easy to understand them. The Canadian's main complaint was the American habit of asking repeatedly how the transmission was being received. The Canadian reply was the standard "I hear you loud and clear" . Americans, however, wanted an actual rating on the volume and clarity of their transmissions. The standard "loud and clear" to an American had to be a "five by five" or a "three by three" depending on the reception. No one knew the exact reason for this habit. Since the Canadian communicators could not understand the reasoning behind this, they refused to comply. Eventually word got around that RCN ships were not about to adopt the American method and they would continue to acknowledge with "loud and clear". One dark night it all came to a climax when an American voice crackled through the static-filled airwaves for the fifth time with the request "How do you read me?". Plainly agitated, the Canadian replied for the fifth time, "I hear you loud and clear. I have been receiving you loud and clear for five minutes. There is no change." "Is that loud and clear a five by five?" the Yank persisted. No! Gawdammit!" the Canadian snarled, "it's a two by two by two". "I do not understand two by two by two," the confused Yank replied. "It means", growled the Canuck, "that I hear you too loud, too clear and too gawdamn often". >From that point onwards, verbal communication became easier, but on occasion the air would turn several shades of blue over annoying transmissions. The accents of Americans and British continued to grate on one another's nerves while the Canadians continued in their role as interpreters. This ability to understand both 'British English' and 'American English' aided them in their ultimate conquest of a far greater challenge. It took a few months but they eventually learned 'Australian English' - no easy feat. Bibliography: Thunder in the Morning Calm - The Royal Canadian Navy in Korea 1950-1955. Edward C. Meyers. Vanwell Publishing. St. Catharines Ontario. 1992 Regards, Jerry Proc VE3FAB jproc@idirect.com Web: www3.sympatico.ca/hrc/haida HMCS HAIDA Naval Museum, Toronto Ontario *********************************************** HUMOR; True story? ___ A young ensign had nearly completed his first overseas tour of sea duty when he was given an opportunity to display his ability at getting the ship under way. With a stream of crisp commands, he had the decks buzzing with men and soon, the ship had left port and was streaming out of the channel. The ensign's efficiency has been remarkable. In fact, the deck was abuzz with talk that he had set a new record for getting a destroyer under way. The ensign glowed at his accomplishment and was not all surprised when another seaman approached him with a message from the captain. He was, however, a bit surprised to find that it was a radio message, and he was even more surprised when he read, "My personal congratulations upon completing your underway preparation exercise according to the book and with amazing speed. In your haste, however, you have overlooked one of the unwritten rules -- make sure the captain is aboard before getting under way." ed) haveing been privy to ships movements, and the penalties for missing one, I'd think it was the captain's own damn fault! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On their first night to be together, the newlywed couple go to change. The new bride comes out of the bathroom, all showered and wearing her beautiful robe. The proud husband says, "My dear, we are married now, you can open your robe." The beautiful young woman opens her robe, and he is astonished."Oh, oh, aaaahhh," he exclaims, "My word, you are so beautiful, let me take your picture. Puzzled, she asks, "My picture?" He answers, "Yes my dear, so I can carry your beauty next to my heart forever." She smiles and he takes her picture, and then he heads into the bathroom to shower. He comes out wearing his robe and the new wife asks, "Why do you wear a robe? We are married now." At that the man opens his robe and she exclaims, "Oh, oh, oh my, let me get a picture." He beams and asks, "Why?" She answers, "So I can get it enlarged." ed) CRUEL! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A man runs into the vet's office carrying his dog, screaming for help. The vet rushes him back to an examination room and has him put his dog down on the examination table. The vet examines the still, limp body and after a few moments, tells the man that his dog, regrettably, is dead. The man,clearly agitated and not willing to accept this, demands a second opinion. The vet goes into the back room and comes out with a cat and puts the cat down next to the dog's body. The cat sniffs the body, walks from head to tail, poking and sniffing the dog's body and finally looks at the vet and meows. The vet looks at the man and says, "I'm sorry, but the cat thinks that your dog is dead, too." The man is still unwilling to accept that his dog is dead. So the vet brings in a black lab, the lab sniffs the body, walks from head to tail, and finally looks at the vet and barks. The vet looks at the man and says, "I'm sorry, but the lab thinks your dog is dead too." The man, finally resigned to the diagnosis, thanks the vet and asks how much he owes. The vet answers, "$650." "$650 to tell me my dog is dead?" exclaims the man. "Well," the vet replies, "I would only have charged you $50 for my initial diagnosis. The additional $600 was for the Cat scan and Lab tests. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Once upon a time, a blonde became so sick of hearing blonde jokes that she had her hair cut and dyed brown. A few days later, as she was driving around the countryside, she stopped her car to let a herd of goats pass. Admiring the cute creatures, she said to the goatherder, "If I can guess how many goats you have, can I take one?". The goatherder, always the gentleman replied, "Of course." The blonde thought for a moment and for no discernible reason said, "352." This being the correct number, the goatherder was, understandably totally amazed and exclaimed, "You're right! Okay, I'll keep my end of the deal.Take your pick of my herd." The blonde carefully considered the entire herd and finally picked one that was by far cuter and more playful than any of the others. When she was done, the goatherder turned to her and said, "Okay, now I have a proposition for you. If I can guess your true hair color, can I have my dog back?" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >From the AAA Magazine Jan-Feb 1999 Watch Batteries While You Wait - Jewelry store, Meridian, MS Athletes Foot Welcome - Mall sign announcing new sport shoe shop Caution: Road wet when raining. - Highway, New Hampshire Caution: Alligators in water. No swimming. Survivors will be prosecuted. - Roadside pond, India Ladies may have a fit upstairs. - Clothing store, Hong Kong Fur coats made for ladies from their own skin. - Furrier; Sweden Ladies, leave your clothes here and spend the rest of the afternoon having a good time. - Laundry, Rome Teeth extracted by the latest methodists. - Dentist office, Hong Kong You are welcome to visit the cemetery where famous Russian and Soviet composers, artists, and writers are buried daily, except Thursday. - Cemetery, Moscow We take your bags and send them in all directions. - Flight operator; Denmark You Are Here. - Blank wall, Narita Airport, Japan Don't take a chance on ruining your vacation - come to us and be sure. - Travel office, Nova Scotia Ears Pierced While You Wait - Jewelry store, Ontario Shoplifters Will Be Persecuted - Mountain store, Tennessee Safety First! Please putting on your seat belt and preparing for accident. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ghandi =--= Mahatma Ghandi walked barefoot everywhere, to the point that his feet became quite thick and hard. He also was quite a spiritual person. Even when he was not on a hunger strike, he did not eat much and became quite thin and frail. Furthermore, due to his diet, he wound up with very bad breath. Therefore: he came to be known as a... "Super calloused fragile mystic plagued with halitosis." ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The Root of All Evil! =--= 1. More than 98 percent of convicted felons are bread users. 2. Fully HALF of all children who grow up in bread-consuming households score below average on standardized tests. 3. In the 18th century, when virtually all bread was baked in the home, the average life expectancy was less than 50 years; infant mortality rates were unacceptably high; many women died in childbirth; and diseases such as typhoid, yellow fever, and influenza ravaged whole nations. 4. More than 90 percent of violent crimes are committed within 24 hours of eating bread. 5. Bread has been proven to be addictive. Subjects deprived of bread and given only water to eat begged for bread after as little as two days. 6. Bread is often a "gateway" food item, leading the user to "harder" items such as butter, jelly, peanut butter, and even cold cuts. 7. Bread has been proven to absorb water. Since the human body is more than 90 percent water, it follows that eating bread could lead to your body being taken over by this absorptive food product, turning you into a soggy, gooey bread-pudding person. 8. Newborn babies can choke on bread. 9. Bread is baked at temperatures as high as 400 degrees Fahrenheit! That kind of heat can kill an adult in less than one minute. 10. Most American bread eaters are utterly unable to distinguish between significant scientific fact and meaningless statistical babbling. *********************************************** (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) ***********************************************