From: military-radio-guy Full-Name: Dennis R Starks To: military radio collectors#1 Fcc: Sent Date: Wed, 3 Nov 1999 05:51:59 -0600 Subject: MILITARY COLLECTOR GROUP POST, Nov.3/99 Message-ID: <19991103.055232.11510.0.military-radio-guy@juno.com> X-Status: Sent X-Mailer: Juno 1.49 MILITARY COLLECTOR GROUP POST, Nov.3/99 Index: ANNOUNCEMENTS; Weekend Post Purge, POLISH CLANDESTINE OPERATIONS; Part I, by Jan Bury NOVEMBER 17 METEOR STORM; SPECIAL EVENT REPORTS; St Paul Mn. & Des Moines Io. MEMBERS WRITE; Dodge WC-52? HUMOR; *********************************************** ANNOUNCEMENTS; Weekend Post Purge, It's time again to purge the weekend Group Posts. Only those items received sense last weekend will be included in the next Saturday's "Paper Trail", or Sunday's "Group Wants/Trades". So get your new material in to me no later than Friday night. Remember, write your entry *as you wish for it to appear* in the post, do not make me write it for you! Do not send me messages like "add this to my", or "delete this from my". Use abbreviations whenever possible, and include your name & email address(no phone numbers or street addresses). Hints: #1, If your entry is a modification of a previously posted one, copy it directly from that previous post, make the needed modifications, then send it on to me. This will save us both(especially me) a lot of time as the previously posted item will have already been edited to include abbreviations, and email addresses. #2, There is no need to include such things as "plus shipping"(this goes without being said), or statements of general condition(this can be detailed after your contacted). #3, If an items is for sale, list a REASONABLE price. If trading is an option(always the preferred method), then list something of interest to you. #4, Keep all messages pertaining to any transaction until well after that transaction is completed. This will alleviate any possible misunderstandings, or alleged misunderstandings, and provide you with some evidence in the event there is any dubious conduct.(never conduct any negotiations over the telephone!) Thanks. Dennis *********************************************** POLISH CLANDESTINE OPERATIONS; Part I, by Jan Bury WW II Polish Clandestine Sets Since Poland was invaded by the Third Reich on 1 September 1939 and was wiped out of the political maps, the Polish Government on Exile was first formed in France, and after the German invasion of 1940, in Britain to co-ordinate the Underground in the occupied country and to prepare the authorities that were to govern the country after liberation. The Polish Army General Staff had a very important VI Directorate, which was responsible for maintaining communications with the occupied country, both via couriers and radio links, as well as supporting materially the Underground. Such supplies came by air from Britain and then from Italy with the help of the Polish C Wing in 138 Special Duty RAF Squadron and the 1583 RAF Unit. It was obvious that such work must be conducted with the help of the II Directorate (Deuxieme Bureau). The Second Directorate provided both scientific and technology support in this challenge. In this case, all fielded intelligence units and diplomatic posts were to be provided with the Polish-designed and Polish-made communications equipment, the so called "agency's radios". Such sets were produced at the Polish Military Radio Workshops, build in Britain due to the mutual support of the II and VI Directorates. Although the II Department provided about 60% of the funds (about 15.000 pound sterling), did not gain the expected effects. The radios become mass-produced after 1943, so their quality was worse than the sets especially tailored for clandestine work, that were manufactured for the II Directorate. During the period of 1941-1944, the Workshops manufactured altogether about 1200 sets in eleven types or versions. The above information comes from a book by Andrzej Peplonski: Wywiad Polskich Sil Zbrojnych na Zachodzie 1939-1945 [Polish Armed Forces' Intelligence in the West 1939-1945], AWM, Warsaw 1995, p. 77. This source does not give any details on the sets' performances. I also checked my own notes from another book on the Polish Underground's Signals Corps 1939-1945, which contains some data. While it is only supposition, I guess that the designers of the mentioned above sets used the technology of the Polish Army's pre-war sets, like the NW, RKA or RKD. The known sets were: 1. "Three Volumes Encyclopaedia Set"; a radio set which was divided into three units: transmitter, receiver and power supply each put into an encyclopaedia cover. The set worked at 2 - 15 Mcs., CW. 2. Apparently there was a watered-down version of above, which could transmit at 2.7 - 9.5 Mcs. and receive at 3.5 - 9 Mcs. Working mode was CW. 3. A3 a.k.a. "Nelka"; a 2 - 8 Mcs. CW, crystal controlled set capable of transmitting at up to 75 W RF. 4. A4; 2 - 8 Mcs. crystal controlled set, capable of up to 17 W RF transmission, CW. The set weighted about 5.75 kg and was one of the most common items in clandestine work. 5. Mk. I; a set that probably originated from British radios, 4 - 10 Mcs CW, 25 W RF, AC/DC power supply, weighted about 4.85 kg. 6. Mk. II; a set of the above origin, could transmit at 4 -15 Mcs. at 50 W RF and receive at 3.5 - 15 Mcs. The set was AC powered. I will try to research the subject more and will let you know about the details. Jan Bury SP5XZG Warsaw, Poland e-mail: yahya@orient.uw.edu.pl *********************************************** NOVEMBER 17 METEOR STORM; Meteor Storm Could Damage Satellites - Air Force WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Air Force said Friday it will be watching closely for any damage to U.S missile-warning, communications and other military satellites when the earth passes through the Leonid Meteor Storm on Nov. 17. The storm, consisting of tiny sand-like particles traveling faster than 140,000 mph, is essentially a cloudy tail of space debris from the comet Temple-Tuttle. Although there was some concern when the earth first passed through the comet's tail in 1998, the Air Force said scientists expect this year to be the largest display from Temple-Tuttle since 1966. ``Air Force satellite operators are reviewing contingency plans to protect and recover, if necessary, military communications, missile-warning and navigation satellites that could be affected by the storm,'' the Air Force said in a statement. The earth is expected to pass through the tail on Nov. 17. While the fast-moving particles could cause mechanical damage to satellites, they would be more likely to cause electrostatic discharge -- or short circuits. The Air Force said satellite operators may turn off sensors, avoid commanding and controlling satellites during the storm, or reorient satellites to provide a smaller cross-section and mitigate the effect of the storm. The Air Force Space Command is preparing to view the storm from electro-optical facilities at the Maui Space Surveillance Site atop Mt. Halaeakala in Hawaii. It will be one of the prime viewing locations for this year's storm, although other key viewing locations are in Israel, Canada, Florida and the Canary Islands. Ham-News http://www.qsl.net/kb8zgu/hamnews.html *********************************************** SPECIAL EVENT REPORTS; St Paul Mn. & Des Moines Io. St. Paul Hamfest Oct.30 th. No military stuff except : an SP 600 JX 6 in very good / excellent condition - $ 400, unsold. R 388, Grubby,fair condition, $ 375, sold before the doors opened per list member Kevin Hough. Field strength meter for RT 66/67/68, ( me 61/U ?) Like new, asking $ 70, marked down to $ 50, sold for ?$. Thomson late PRC, Scd 300 ( ? ), like new, 2 - 30 Mcs, $ 1400, unsold. That was it. Not even junk boxes with small military parts. Des Moines Hamfest Oct 31 st. URM 25 D, good shape, with manual, no cover,$ 50, sold. TV 7A/U, Fair / good shape,$ 5, sold. Few tubes in mil. boxes. R 390A manual, $ 10, sold. BC 375 tuning unit with case, fair shape, $ 35, unsold.The same $ 1400 Rt from St Paul, unsold. That was it. Pickings are getting awful slim anymore. 73's, Dave Dave Sundheimer W0NBZ w0nbz@juno.com Burnsville (near Minneapolis) Minnesota *********************************************** MEMBERS WRITE; Dodge WC-52? Hello, Thanks for reading this message ! I recently bought a WC52 WC51 Dodge. I've got three questions: 1) The dodge has a winch, so i consider it as a WC52. However the WC52 (as i know ) has a longer chassis, build in one piece to accomodate the winch. On mine the winch is mounted with a kind of "adaptor" kit? The chassis has the length of the WC51, and the winch is mounted in front of it with bolts. The adaptation must be professional work, as some pieces are not ordinary iron profiles, but really parts shaped on machinery tools (stamped). Anybody knows something more, or has a look-a-like ???? 2) The dodge is painted in USN colours US NAVY....so marine grey....buth has a standard green colour "canvas" roof. Question: was the canvas roof green standard, or did they have "grey" roofs for the USN ? 3) I would like to put the dodge in USAAF colours....anybody who can give me info on the exact colour (ral number), and the insigna's painted on it. Thanks in advance ! Best regards ! Paul Van den Hende / Belgium / Europe *********************************************** HUMOR; Why it's great to be a guy. * Your ass is never a factor in a job interview. * Your orgasms are real. Always. * Your last name stays put. * The garage is all yours. * Wedding plans take care of themselves. * You don't have to curl up next to a hairy ass every night. * You can be president. * You can wear a white shirt to a water park. * Foreplay is optional. * Car mechanics tell you the truth. * You don't give a rat's ass if someone notices your new haircut. * The world is your urinal. * Hot wax never comes near your pubic area. * You never have to drive to another gas station because this one's just too icky. * Same work... more pay. * Wrinkles add character. * You don't have to leave the room to make emergency crotch adjustments. * Wedding Dress $2000; Tux rental $100. * People never glance at your chest when you're talking to them. * The occasional well-rendered belch is practically expected. * New shoes don't cut, blister, or mangle your feet. * Porn movies are designed with you in mind. * Not liking a person does not preclude having great sex with them. * Your pals can be trusted never to trap you with: "So, notice anything different?" * One mood, all the time. ----------------------------------------------------------------- THE FOLLOWING ARE ACTUAL STATEMENTS FOUND ON INSURANCE FORMS WHERE CAR DRIVERS ATTEMPTED TO SUMMARIZE THE DETAILS OF AN ACCIDENT IN THE FEWEST POSSIBLE WORDS. I pulled away from the side of the road, glanced at my mother-in-law and headed over the embankment. Coming home I drove into the wrong house and collided with a tree I don't have. The other car collided with mine without giving warning of its intention. I thought my window was down, but I found it was up when I put my head through it. I collided with a stationary truck coming the other way. A truck backed through my windshield into my wife's face. The guy was all over the road.I had to swerve a number of times before I hit him. In an attempt to kill a fly I drove into a telephone pole. I had been shopping for plants all day and was on my way home. As I reached an intersection a hedge sprang up, obscuring my vision and I did not see the other car. I had been driving for forty years when I fell asleep at the wheel and had an accident. I was on the way to the doctor with rear end trouble when my universal joint gave way causing me to have an accident. As I approached an intersection a sign suddenly appeared in a place where no stop sign had ever appeared before.I was unable to stop in time to avoid the accident. To avoid hitting the bumper of the car in front I struck a pedestrian. My car was legally parked as it backed into another vehicle. An invisible car came out of nowhere, struck my car and vanished. I told the police that I was not injured, but on removing my hat found that I had a fractured skull. I was sure the old fellow would never make it to the other side of the road when I struck him. The pedestrian had no idea which way to run so I ran over him. I saw a slow moving, sad faced old gentleman as he bounced off the roof of my car. The indirect cause of the accident was a little guy in a small car with a big mouth. I was thrown from my car as it left the road.I was later found in a ditch by some stray cows. I wanted to ram this guy walking down the street cause he was so ugly I felt pity and wanted to relieve his misery. The pedestrian ran into my car before I ran over him. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 10 Things Not To Do In The Nude: 10. Fry bacon 9. Arc weld 8. Bathe a cat 7. Operate a snow blower 6. Clear a patch of poison ivy 5. Insulate the attic with fiberglass 4. Operate a lathe 3. Present a children's television show 2. Take Mass with the Pope And the Number 1 thing NOT to do in the nude: 1. Pick up a dime from a San Francisco sidewalk ----------------------------------------------------------------- The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings, but shorter tempers; wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints; we spend more, but have less; we buy more, but enjoy it less. We have bigger houses and smaller families; more conveniences, but less time. We have more degrees, but less sense; more knowledge, but less judgment; more experts, but more problems; more medicine, but less wellness. We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values. We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often. We've learned how to make a living, but not a life; We've added years to life, not life to years. We've been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet the new neighbor. We've conquered outer space, but not inner space. We've cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul. We've split the atom, but not our prejudice. We have higher incomes, but lower morals. We've become long on quantity, but short on quality. These are the times of tall men and short character; steep profits and shallow relationships. These are the times of world peace, but domestic warfare; more leisure, but less fun; more kinds of food, but less nutrition. These are days of two incomes, but more divorce; of fancier houses, but broken homes. It is a time when there is much in the show window and nothing in the stockroom; a time when technology can bring this letter to you, and a time when you can choose either to make a difference, or to just forget this note.... ----------------------------------------------------------------- A man has three girlfriends, but he does not know which one to marry. Because he was a man of means, he decided to give each one $5000 and see how each of them spent it. The first one goes out and gets a total makeover with the money. She gets new clothes, a new hairdo, manicure, pedicure, the works, and tells he man, "I spent the money so I could look pretty for you because I love you so much." The second one went out and bought new golf clubs, a CD player, a television, and a stereo and gives them to the man. She says, "I bought these gifts for you with the money because I love you so much." The third one takes the $5000 and invests it in the stock market, doubles her investment, returns the $5000 to the man and reinvests the rest. She says, "I am investing the rest of the money for our future because I love you so much." The man thought long and hard about how each of the women spent the money. Then he married the one with the biggest breasts. *********************************************** 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 concerning this group or membership contact Dennis Starks at, . A list of selected articles of interest to members can be seen at: http://www.softcom.net/users/buzz/backmail.html ***********************************************