From: military-radio-guy Full-Name: Dennis R Starks To: military radio collectors#2 Fcc: Sent Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 05:44:01 Subject: MILITARY COLLECTOR GROUP POST, Mar.22/99 Message-ID: <19990322.054309.7783.5.military-radio-guy@juno.com> X-Status: Sent X-Mailer: Juno 1.49 MILITARY COLLECTOR GROUP POST, Mar.22/99 Index: ANNOUNCEMENTS; EAT OUR HEART'S OUT; The Midwest Military Communications Museum Collection MEMBERS WRITE; Russian FM A7, The "Signal Corps" available? NEW MEMBERS; Mark A. Cobbeldick Mark Burgess, HUMOR; *********************************************** ANNOUNCEMENTS; This issue marks the first in a series we discussed some months ago. The "Eat Our Hearts Out" starts with my own collection below. It took me awhile to come up with a format that would both fit our space restrictions yet still provide a benefit to the owner's and reader's alike. Several members have already submitted their list, but they may wish to re-do them in the same format as below, please use the same abbreviation codes.(I can return your early submission for your review if you wish) You may also include a very brief description of the radio/system provided that each does not exceed two lines. Fear not if your collection does not currently amount to much, we still want to know about it, and what you need to expand on it. Those who presently have only a limited number of sets can include your collecting interest and in what direction you'd like to proceed(listing those items you now need). If you think of another item that should be included in the code, please let me know. Likewise, if you can think of any other improvements we can make, again, let me know. Thanks Dennis *********************************************** EAT OUR HEART'S OUT; The Midwest Military Communications Museum Collection Code: nhi (need historical info), nss (need second set), nm (need manuals), nom (need original manuals), na (need accessories), np (need parts), opl (operational), ert (extra radio to trade), eat (extra accessories to trade) p/o (part of system), hcs (have complete set) BC-148, pre-WW-II HF/CW man-pack transmitter-receiver. Code: na, nm, nss BC-151, pre-WW-II HF/CW man-pack transmitter-receiver. Code: na, nm, nss BC-222, p/o SCR-194, circa 1935-early WW-II, first "handie-Talkie", VHF lowband AM. Code: nhi, nom, na, ert. BC-322, p/o SCR-195, same as above except for freq. BC-348, WW-II, aircraft HF, AM/CW liason receiver, first superhyte type for the Signal Corps.. Code: na, ert, opl BC-474, p/o SCR-288, WW-II, Man-pack HF/AM/CW transmitter-receiver. Code: nhi, nom, nss, na, np, BC-603, p/o SCR-508, WW-II VHF/FM vehicular receiver, companian to BC-604 transmitter. Code: nm, na, ert BC-604, p/o SCR-508, WW-II vehicular transmitter, companian to BC-603 receiver. Code: nm, na, ert BC-611, p/o SCR-536C, WW-II, first true hand-held "Walkie-Talkie". HF/AM. Code: np, na, ert, opl BC-611, p/o SCR-536F, as above but modified for use with external audio accessories. Code: np, na, opl BC-620, p/o SCR-509 & -510, WW-II, first field-portable/man-pack VHF/FM transceiver. Code: na, ert, eat, opl BC-652, p/o SCR-506 WW-II vehicular HF/AM/CW vehicular receiver, companion to BC-653 transmitter. Code: na, nss BC-653, p/o SCR-506 WW-II vehicular transmitter, companion to BC-652 receiver. Code: na, np BC-654, p/o SCR-284, WW-II, Man-pack HF/AM/CW transmitter-receiver. Code: na, ert, eat, opl BC-659, p/o SCR-609 & -610, simi to BC-620 except for freqeuncy range. Code: na, ert, eat BC-669, p/o SCR-543, WW-II vehicular or simi-fixed station AM/CW transmitter-receiver. Code: na, opl BC-721, p/o SCR-585, WW-II, modification of BC-611 for airborne/glider use. Code: nhi, nss, nom, na, np BC-728, p/o SCR-593, WW-II vehicular or shoulder-carried HF/AM receiver. Code: na, ert, opl BC-728, as above except Italian rebuilt. Code: na, ert, opl BC-745, p/o SCR-511, WW-II "Horsie-Talkie", or "Pogo-Stick", HF/AM cavalry guide-on set. Code: nhi, na, nom, np, ert, eat BC-778, p/o SCR-583, WW-II "Gibson Girl" first standard issue emergency transmitter. Code: na, nm BC-1000, p/o SCR-300, WW-II first VHF/FM back-pack transceiver. Code: ert, opl, hcs BC-1000, as above except Navy/haze grey color. Code: nhi, na, opl BC-1000, as above except French. Code: na, opl BC-1306, p/o SCR-694C, WW-II man-pack HF/AM/CW transmitter-receiver for airborne & mountain troops. Code: nom, na, np, ert, eat, opl BC-1335, p/o SCR-619, WW-II vehicular/back-pack VHF/FM transceiver for armored use. Operational. Code: nhi, na, ert, eat GRC-9, mid 40's-late 60's HF/AM/CW man-pack transmitter-receiver. Code: opl, na, np, nss GRC-106, mid 60's vehicular AM/SSB/CW transceiver. Code: hcs, opl, ert, eat, na GRC-109, early 50-late 60's HF/CW transmitter-receiver set for Special Forces. Code: opl, hcs, nss GRR-5, early 50's all purpose HF/AM/CW receiver. Code: hcs, opl, ert GRR-17, early-mid 70's all purpose solid state HF/SSB receiver. Code: opl, np, na ARR-41/R-648, mid 50's mech-digital aircraft receiver, replaced BC-348. Code: opl, na, nom ART-13, WW-II-late 50's, aircraft HF/AM/CW liason transmitter. Code: na, ert, eat ATC, same as ART-13. CRC-7, WW-II, first hand-held VHF/AM downed airman's/rescue radio. Code: nhi, nss, na DAG, WW-II Navy hand-carried direction finding receiver. Code: nhi, nm, na DAV-2, WW-II Navy, HF/AM chest or back-pack direction-finding, transceiver. Code: nhi, na, ert, hcs MAB, WW-II Navy "Para-Talkie", chest or back-pack HF/AM transceiver. Code: nhi, na, ert, hcs MAR, early-late 50's Navy UHF/AM field-transportable, vehicular transceiver. Code: nhi, nm, na, MAY-1, early 50's-late 60's Navy UHF/AM, back-pack transceiver. Code: nhi, nm, hcs RBZ, WW-II Navy/OSS/Signal Corps, miniature chest-pack AM "Raider" receiver. Code: nhi, ert, opl, hcs RCB, same as R-80, or Hallicrafters S-39. Code: nhi, nm TBX-8, WW-II Navy man-pack AM/CW transmitter-receiver. Code: nhi, nm, na, ert, eat TBY-2, late 30's-WW-II Navy, First Navy VHF/AM back-pack transceiver. Code: opl, hcs, ert, eat TCS-12, WW-II Navy general purpose HF/AM/CW transmitter & receiver twins. Code: ert, eat, opl, hcs PRC-1, WW-II clandestine AM/CW suite case transmitter-receiver. Code: nhi, nm, nss, opl, hcs, PRC-5, WW-II clandestine AM/CW suite case transmitter-receiver. Code: nhi, opl, hcs, na, ert PRC-6, early 50's-late 60's, first VHF/FM hand-held transceiver. Code: hcs, opl, ert, eat PRC-6, as above except Israeli. Code: hcs, opl, ert, eat PRC-6/6, German, same-as US externaly, except is 6 channel. Code: nom, na, np PRC-9, early 50's-mid 60's, VHF/FM back-pack transceiver for artillery use. Code: opl, na PRC-10A, same as PRC-9 except frequency & for infantry use. Code: hcs, opl, ert, eat, na, PRC-14, early 50's, UHF/AM back-pack transceiver. Code: nhi, nss, np, na PRC-16, early 50's-mid 60's, VHF/FM RT-70 combined with CY-590 battery box. Code: opl, na, ert, eat PRC-21, early 50's VHF/FM Hi-band, hand-carried transceiver. Code: hcs PRC-25, mid 60's-late 70's VHF/FM , first solid state back-pack transceiver. Code: na, opl, hcs, ert, eat PRC-25(XC-3), late 50's experimental PRC-25, has extra built-in aux receiver. Code: nhi, na, np, nss, nm CPRC-26, mid 50's Canadian VHF/FM hand-carried portable transceiver. Code: nhi, na, hcs, nom, opl CPRC-26, as above except Dutch. Code: nhi, na, hcs, nom, opl PRC-28, late 50's-early 60's, simi to PRC-9 & -10 except xtal control transmit. Code: na, nm, nhi, np PRC-32, late 50's-early 60's, UHF/AM hand-held downed airman's transceiver. Code: nm, nhi, na PRC-33, late 50's-mid 60's VHF/FM low-band hand-carried transceiver. Code: nm, na, np, nss, nhi, ert PRC-35(XC-2), early 60's experimental solid state replacement for the PRC-6. Code: nm, nhi, na, np, nss, opl PRC-40AX, early 60's VHF/FM Hi-band hand-carried transceiver. Code: nhi, hcs, ert PRC-41, early 60's-early-70's first synthesized UHF/AM back-pack transceiver. Code: na, np, ert PRC-47, early 60's-late 70's first synthesized HF/SSB/CW man-pack transceiver. Code: na, opl, ert PRC-58, late 60's VHF/FM hi-band body worn transceiver. Code: na, np, nm, nhi PRC-61, late 50's-early 60's VHF/FM hi-band hand-carried transceiver. Code: opl, nom, nhi, na PRC-63, late 60's-mid 70's, UHF/AM hand-held downed airman's rescue transceiver. Code: np, na, nm, nss PRC-64, mid 60's-mid 70's military version of Delco 5300 for Special Forces use. Code: hcs, np, na, nom PRC-68, late-70's first VHF/FM solid state synthesized hand-held transceiver. Code: opl, hcs, na, nss, nom PRC-71, late-60-early 70's four transceiver set. HF/SSB, VHF/FM low, VHF/AM hi, UHF/AM. Code: nhi, nm, na PRC-72, late 60's-early 70's, HF/SSB part of four transceiver set. Code: nhi, np, na, nss, nm PRC-74, mid 60's-late 70's first synthesized solid state HF/SSB back-pack transceiver. Code: opl, nss, na, np, ert PRC-90, late 60's-late 80's UHF/AM downed airman's rescue radio. Code: na, nom, opl PRC-90T, as above except yellow color for training use. Code: na, nom, opl PRC-91, late 60's early 70's VHF/FM hi-band hand-held transceiver. Code: opl, hcs, nom, nss PRC-93,(ACR-RT-10) late 60's-late 70's UHF/AM downed airman's hand-held transceiver. Code: nom, na, nss*+& PRC-94, mid-late 70's, simi to PRC-91. Code: nom, hcs, opl, ert, eat PRC-106, late-80's VHF/AM UHF/AM dual band downed airman's rescur radio. Code: nom PRC-108, early 70's HF/SSB/AM/CW back-pack transceiver. Code: opl, nom, na PRC-126, late 80's replacement for PRC-68. Code: opl, nom, na, nss PRC-127(commercial), VHF/FM hi-band hand-held transceiver. Code: opl, na, nm, nss UK/PRC-349, late-70's British VHF/FM hand-held transceiver. Code: opl, nm, na, np CPRC-510, late 50's-late 60's Canadian clone of US PRC-10. Code: na, nm, ert PRQ-501, mid 80's Canadian UHF/AM hand-held, downed airman's rescue transceiver. Code: nm, na PRT-4A, PRR-9, mid 60's VHF/FM transmitter and receiver pair to replace PRC-6. Code: hcs, opl, ert, eat. TRC-2, mid WW-II- late 50's VHF/AM aircraft band back-pack transceiver, for Military Intelligence. Code: nm, na, nhi TRC-7, mid WW-II same as(except freq coverage) & used with BC-1306. For military Intelligence & FAC. Code: na, np, nom, nhi, nss TRC-77, late 50's-late 60's HF/CW man-pack transmitter-receiver for Spercial Forces. Code: opl, na, nhi TRQ-30, mid 80's HF/VHF field direction finding system. Code: nhi, nm, na, opl, ert URC-4, early 50's VHF/UHF/AM hand-held downed airmans rescue transceiver. First dual band radio. Code: nhi, nm, na, ert, eat URC-10A, see ACR-RT-10 URC-11, mid 50's UHF/AM hand-held downed airman's rescue transceiver. Code: nhi, na URC-14, identical to URC-11 except VHF/AM. Code: nhi, na, nom URC-32, late 50's-late-60's Collins KWT-6 500w all mode HF transceiver. Code: opl, ert URC-35, mid 60's-early 80's HF all mode general purpose 100w transceiver. Code: opl, hcs, nom URC-54, late 60's-mid 70's UHF/AM man-pack, table-top, vehicular transceiver. Code: nhi, hcs, opl URC-64, late 60's-mid 70's UHF/AM downed airman's rescure transceiver. Code: nhi, nom, na, np URC-68, mid-late 60's VHF/FM, UHF/AM downed ariman's rescue radio for hellicopter crews. Code: opl, na, nm, no, ert URC-773, mid 70's Southcom/Philippine VHF/FM back-pack transceiver. Code: opl, na, nm URT-21, early 70's UHF/AM rescue beacon. Code: nhi, nm URT-33, late 80's UHF/AM rescue beacon. Code: nhi, nm R-80/PR, WW-II, same as Hallicrafters S-39. Code: nm, ert R-109/, early 50's vehicular VHF/FM receiver. Code: opl, na, ert R-174/GRR-5, see GRR-5 R-388A, mid 50's Collins 51J4 HFcommunications receiver. Code: opl, nm R-389, mid 50's VLF communications receiver. Code: nm R-390A, mid 50's HF communications receiver. Code: opl R-392, early 50's HF vehicular communications receiver, companion to T-195 trans. Code: opl, nm, na R-395/PRD-1, early 50's field transportable HF radio direction finding set. Code: opl, nom R-744/PRR, mid 50's field portable VHF direction finding receiver. Code: nom, na, np, nss, nhi R-1218/UR p/o TRQ-30 mid 80's direction finding-general purpose portable receiver. .5-20mc AM/SSB. Code: opl, hcs, na, nm, np, ert R-1289/PRR, mid 60's adoption of commercial portable BC/HF radio for disaster use. Code: opl, nhi, nm, ert R-1410/GR(XE-2), late 60's experimental AM/FM/VHF portable direction finding-surveillance receiver. Code: opl, na, nhi, np, ert R-1461A/USQ46 digital intrusion detection receiver 150-175mc. Code: nhi, na, nm, ert R-1484/PRR-15, early 70's portable HF/VHF direction finding/surveillance receiver. Code: opl, nom, np, na, nhi, nss R-1490/GRR-17, see GRR-17 R-1518/UR, p/o TRQ-30 mid 80's direction finding-general purpose portable receiver. 20-150mc AM/FM/CW. Code: opl, hcs, na, nm, np, ert RT-67, early 50's VHF/FN vehicular transceiver. Code:opl, na, nm, eat RT-68, same as RT-67 except frequency coverage. Code: nm, na, ert, eat RT-70, p/o PRC-16, & VRC. Code: na, opl, ert, eat T-195, early 50's HF/AM/CW transmitter, companian to R-392. Code: nm, na Hallicrafters OPS & Para-Military: FM-1, mid 60's-mid-70's VHF/FM hi-band hand-held transceiver. Code: opl, na, nm, nhi, ert FM-1, as above but by Hammerland. Code: opl, na, nm, nhi, ert FM-2, as FM-1 but lowband. Code: opl, na, nm, nhi FM-5, hand-portable, back-pack version of FM-1. Code: opl, na, nm, nhi, ert FM-7, as FM-5 except low-band. Code: opl, na, nm, nhi HC-400, early-mid 70's UHF/FM hand-held. Code: nm, na, nhi, ert HT-1, early 60's p/o Village & Hamlet radio system. VHF/AM hand-held transceiver. Code: nm, na, nhi, np, opl, ert HT-2, as HT-1 except dual band, with VHF/AM aircraft band. Code: nm, na, nhi, np, opl, ert PC-230, mid-70's VHF/FM hand-portable, back-pack transceiver. Code: np, na, nm, nhi, nss SBT-22, late 60's HF/SSB/AM/CW back-pack transceiver. Code: opl, nm, np, na, nhi SBT-22-18, same as above except channel capacity. Code: opl, np, na, nhi SX-28A, late 30's-WW-II general purpose HF communications receiver. Code: opl, nm S-36M, WW-II-mid 50's, VHF/AM/FM general purpose & intercept receiver. Code: opl, nm S-39, WW-II field portable HF AM/CW receiver. Code: opl, nom Motorola Para-Military: HT-210, late 60'-late 70's VHF/FM hi-band hand-held transceiver. Code: opl, nm, nhi, ert, eat MX-300R, late 70's-late 80's VHF/FM hand-held transceiver. Code: opl, nm, np, na, nhi, ert, eat SA-211, late 60's HF/SSB back-pack transceiver. Code: opl, na, nom, nhi Harris Para-Military: RF-SB-6M, early 60's HF/SSB/AM vehicular & general purpose transceiver. Code: nm, na, np, nhi, ert RF-201M, mid 60's HF/SSB marine transceiver. Code: nm, nhi, na RF-230S, see SRC-512 RF-1525, early 70's VHF/FM hi-band vehicular transceiver. Code: nm, na, nhi, ert Para-Military/Clandestine/Misc: ASR-100, early-mid 70's Downed airman's HT, 121.5 & 243mc AM. Code: nm, na, nhi Comco 611, early-mid 70's?, VHF/FM(?), back-pack/table top transceiver. Code: nm, na, np, nhi, nss Delco 5300, 60's-70's CIA, miniature AM/CW HF transmitter-receiver same as PRC-64. Code: nom, na, np, nss DRF-II, 243mc miniature/hand-held DF receiver. Code: opl, nm, nhi Galaxy COMM-1A, late 60's HF/SSB/CW table top transceiver. Code: nm, nhi, na, np Galaxy COMM-2, late 60's HF/SSB/CW back-pack transceiver. Code: nhi, na, ert KWM-2, mid 60's-early 80's, Collins table top SSB transceiver. Code: opl, nom, na PMC-12, Stoner HF/SSB back-pack transceiver. Code: opl, nm, na, nhi, ert RS-6, early 50's-mid 60's, Sub-Miniature CIA/SAC CW transmitter-receiver set. Code: opl, hcs, na, np, ert SF, Forestry Service 10mtr FM HT circa 1948. Code: nm, nhi, na SKY-515, mid-late 70's, VHF aircraft band AM backpack transceiver, operational. Code: opl, nm, na, nhi SPF, Forestry Service HF/AM portable transmitter-receiver, circa 1938-44. Code: na, nm, nhi SSR-5A, WW-II/OSS miniature HF receiver. Code: np, nm, nss SSB Mark IV, 50's-60's RCA, floor mount, SSB transceiver. Code: nhi SSB-100 MIL, 50's-60's Eldico early military version of Ham HF/AM/SSB rack mount transmitter. Code: nhi Foreign Military: A-510, mid-50's-late 60's Australian HF/AM/CW back-pack transmitter & receiver twins. Code: na, nom AR-18, WW-II/Italian , HF aircraft receiver. Code: nm, na, nhi ER-79A, French,clone of US PRC-9/10. Code: hcs, nm, na Racal Syncal 30, Desert Storm/British, HF/SSB back-pack/vehicular transceiver. Code: opl, nom, na Racal BCC-349, Desert Storm/British, same as UK/PRC-349, Lowband VHF/FM HT, Code: nm, na, opl 71-B1, Vietnam/Chicom, HF/AM/CW man-pack transmitter-receiver. Code: nm, na, nhi R-105D, Vietnam/Russian, lowband VHF/FM back-pack transceiver. Code: nm, na R-105M, Desert Storm/Russian, lowband VHF/FM back-pack transceiver. Code: nm, na, hcs R-126, Desert Storm/Russian, lowband VHF/FM belt-worn transceiver. Code: hcs, opl, nm SEM-52A,German, VHF/FM lowband HT. Code: nm, hcs, opl, na, ert SRC-512, Harris/Canadian(RF-230S), operational, desk-top/vehicular all mode HF transceiver. Operational. need @*+ Tesla PR-35, E.German/Clandestine/KGB, complete set/operational, miniature body-worn VHF/FM transceiver. Code: nhi, opl, hcs, nm, ert PRC-?, Dutch,operational, VHF/FM lowband, hand-held transceiver(ID numbers are S01147,& 955169203001). Code: nm, nhi, na, ert WS No.18, WW-II/British, AM/CW back-pack transmitter-receiver. Code: hcs, opl WS No.19 MK III, WW-II/Canadian,general purpose/vehicular AM/CW dual UHF/HF transmitter-receiver. Code: na, nm WS No.31, post WW-II British version of US BC-1000/SCR-300. Code: na, np, nm Wire Line Equipment: Mod 1914 "Field Buzz", WW-I miniature field telegraph/telephone. Mod 1917, WW-I field telegraph/telephone. Code: np EE-8, WW-II field telephone. Code: ert TA-312, early 60's-late 80's field telephone. Code: na, ert TG-5B, late WW-I-WW-II miniature dual line field telegraph. Code: na TP-1, late 60's sound powered field telephone. Code: ert Dennis Starks; Collector/Historian Midwest Military Communications Museum email: military-radio-guy@juno.com Glossary: Man-pack, a radio set normally carrier on the back but must be set up for operation. Back-pack, a radio set that operational while being carried. Hand-held, a radio set that can be carried and operated with one hand. Hand-carried, a lunch box type radio, normally carried with, but not operable, one hand. Body-worn, a radio set worn and operable from the user's body, though not normally on his back. Special Forces, might also include any non-main stream military contingent, I/E Mountain troops, Long range patrols(LRP), forward raiding parties etc. Clandestine, a radio intended for use my Military Intelligence, OSS, SOE, CIA etc. Usually either disguised or designed to be easily hidden. *********************************************** MEMBERS WRITE; Russian FM A7, Dennis, Regarding the write up on the Russian VHF FM set. "diapazon" means band, frequency range. RGDS George Wallner Shees! I had to squat on my desk to keep up out of the Russian bull shit while reading the A7 article. Interesting though. I'd sure like to see pictures and a schematic of that radio. Lenox ed) I too found it very hard to read the article without falling asleep for all the propaganda it contained. I finally gave up. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The "Signal Corps" available? I have a question about this. I ordered a set in 1993 and was told they had one volume BUT for X dollars they would send me copies as the the others became available. Took maybe 10 months but I got all three as new reprints. Has anyone tried to order them from the government? At that time I recall being told that they are continually in reprint. U.S. Government Printing Office Superintendent of Documents Washington, DC 20402-9329 Ed Guzick ed) in the 1993 the "Signal Corps" set of books, along with many others were reprinted in honor of the 50th year anniversary of the 'D' Day invasion. At that time all the volumes were available for a very short time. Now, they are again out of print and only one volume of the series is still available(maybe). These are our Bible of events in radio, electronics, and the Signal Corps for just prior to, during, and immediately after WW-II. Without all three volumes of the book, the researcher is left with a very large gap in understanding the period. These and other books of major interest can often be found in used book stores. *********************************************** NEW MEMBERS; Mark A. Cobbeldick, -Ex-US military (MOS was in communications). -Licensed Amateur Radio Operator ( KB4CVN ) since 1982. -Work in the commercial two-way radio field, as a technician since 1983. My current position, is as a master technician & product support specialist, for a large two-way radio equipment manufacturer. -Recently developed a greater interest in MilCom equipment. I have owned variouse pieces of MilCom equipment over the years (PRC-8/9/10's, RT-524 ), but only as a curiosity, and later used as trading fodder. Several years ago, I got interested in six meter operations, then into vhf-lowban d (29.7-54 MHz) monitoring, at first only as a DX indicator for six meter work. This lead into a greater interest in vhf-lowband/midband monitori ng, and greater interest in MilCom monitoring. Now an interest in owning /operating surplus MilCom equipment. (I only now wish I had not traded- off the equipment I once had in my possession!) Mark A. Cobbeldick ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mark Burgess, Sir I would like to participate in the group. I dont recall getting a previous invitation, sorry. My name is Mark Burgess I am 31 live in Maine and have been collecting military radios for about 8 years now. I hold a technician class ham license and am a SGT in the Army National Guard going on 14yrs. My current invantory of radios is 1960's and above gear leaning toward the tactical radio 30-88MHz, RT524's PRc 77's PRC 68B and related antenna systems OE-254's and remote systems GRA-39's and of course a myriad of secure landline telephones. Also I have an extensive book and CD rom library of TM's relating to the above mentioned equipment. I would be more than happy to share any information or knowledge with anyone in the group. Thanks Mark B. *********************************************** HUMOR; Following on the heels of the Bio-Optic Organized Knowledge device - BOOK and its amazing adjunct the Portable Erasable Nib Cryptic Intercommunication Language Styli (PENCILS)... We are proud to announce these new additions to the field of wireless, non-electric communications technology. 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Look for (HAMMER) and (NAILS) soon! At a store near you! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Such a deal... A Businessman walked into a New York City bank and asked for the loan officer. He said he was going to Europe on business for two weeks and needed to borrow $5,000. The loan officer said the bank would need some security for such a loan. The business man then handed over the keys to a Rolls Royce that was parked on the street in front of the bank. Everything checked out and the loan officer accepted the car as collateral for the loan. An employee then drove the Rolls into the bank's underground garage and parked it there. Two weeks later the businessman returned, repaid the $5,000 and the interest which came to $15.41. The loan officer said, "We do appreciate your business and this transaction has worked out very nicely, but we are a bit puzzled. While you were away we checked and found that you are a multimillionaire. What puzzles us is why you would bother to borrow $5,000?" The business man replied: "Where else in New York City can I park my car for 2 weeks for 15 bucks?" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You know you work in corporate America in the 90's if ... 1. You've sat at the same desk for 4 years and worked for three different companies. 2. Your company's welcome sign is attached with Velcro. 3. Your resume is on a diskette in your pocket. 4. Your biggest loss from a system crash is that you lose your best jokes. 5. You sit in a cubicle smaller than your bedroom closet. 6. Salaries of the members on the Executive Board are higher than all the Third World countries' annual budgets combined. 7. You think lunch is just another meeting. 8. It's dark when you drive to and from work. 9. You see a good looking person and know it is a visitor. 10. Free food left over from meetings is your main staple. 11. Weekends are those days your spouse makes you stay home. 12. Being sick is defined as can't walk or you're in the hospital. 13. You're already late on the assignment you just got. 14. You work 200 extra hours for the $100 bonus check and jubilantly say "Oh wow, thanks!" 15. Dilbert cartoons hang outside every cube. 16. Your boss' favorite lines are "when you get a few minutes", "in your spare time", "when you're freed up", and "I have an opportunity for you." 17. Vacation is something you roll over to next year or a check you get every January. 18. Your relatives and family describe your job as "works with computers". 19. The only reason you recognize your kids is because their pictures are hanging in your cube. 20. You read this entire list and understood it. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- After eating, do amphibians have to wait one hour before getting out of the water? How can there be self-help "groups"? If someone has a mid-life crises while playing hide & seek, does he automatically lose because he can't find himself? Instead of talking to your plants, if you yelled at them, would they still grow, but only to be troubled and insecure? Just "before" someone gets nervous, do they experience cocoons in their stomach? When sign makers go on strike, is anything written on their picket signs? When you open a new bag of cotton balls, is the top one meant to be thrown away? When your pet bird sees you reading the newspaper, does he wonder why you're sitting there, staring at carpeting? Where do forest rangers go to "get away from it all"? Why do they report power outages on TV? I stayed in a really old hotel last night. They sent me a wake-up letter. I'm taking Lamaze classes. I'm not having a baby, I'm just having trouble breathing. Whenever I think of the past, it brings back so many memories. There's a fine line between fishing & just standing on the shore like an idiot. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coach Bobby Ross had put together the perfect Lions team. The only thing he was missing was a good quarterback. He had scouted all the colleges, and even the high schools, but he couldn't find a ringer quarterback who could ensure a Super Bowl win. Then one night, while watching CNN, he saw a war-zone scene in Bosnia. In one corner of the background, he spotted a young Bosnian soldier with a truly incredible arm. He threw a hand grenade straight into a 15th-story window 200 yards away -- ka-boom! He threw another hand grenade into a group of 10 soldiers 100 yards away -- ka-blooey! Then a car passed, going 90 mph -- bulls-eye! "I've got to get this guy!" Ross said to himself. "He has the perfect arm!" So, he brings him to the States and teaches him the great game of football, and the Lions go on to win the Super Bowl for the first time in history. The young Bosnian is lionized as the Great Hero of football, and when Ross asks him what he wants, all the young man wants to do is to call his mother. "Mom," he says into the phone, "I just won the Super Bowl." "I don't want to talk to you," the old woman says. "You deserted us. You are not my son." "I don't think you understand, Mother!" the young man pleads. "I just won the greatest sporting event in the world. I'm here among thousands of my adoring fans." "No, let me tell you," the mother retorts. "At this very moment, there are gunshots all around us. The neighborhood is a pile of rubble. Your two brothers were beaten within an inch of their lives last week, and this week your sister was raped in broad daylight." The old lady pauses, and then tearfully says "...I'll never forgive you for making us move to Detroit." *********************************************** (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) ***********************************************