From: military-radio-guy Full-Name: Dennis R Starks To: military radio collectors#1 Fcc: Sent Date: Mon, 29 Mar 1999 05:11:33 Subject: MILITARY COLLECTOR GROUP POST, Feb.29/99 Message-ID: <19990329.051033.11783.2.military-radio-guy@juno.com> X-Status: Sent X-Mailer: Juno 1.49 MILITARY COLLECTOR GROUP POST, Feb.29/99 Index: ANNOUNCEMENTS; Listings Purge, New Email Addresses, Library Manuals, Last Call, MEMBER WEB SITES; MEMBERS WRITE; Becker MR 506 Revealed, Zvezda 54 Radios? Surplus Stores Still Exist, Sorta! HUMOR; *********************************************** ANNOUNCEMENTS; Listings Purge, Next weekend we will purge all those listings currently running in Saturday Paper Trail, and Sunday Group Want's/Trades, then start fresh. I rather like this new policy as it not only keeps the material from becoming stale, but also allows for greater detail in each member's entry. To keep things simple, we will purge these posts the first weekend of each month. Those entries that have been received sense the last post will be included in next weekends. ----------------------------------------------------------------- New Email Addresses, Hue Miller Lee Orsborn Randy Long ----------------------------------------------------------------- Library Manuals, Last Call, This is the last call to get your name in the hat for copies of the following manuals. Hallicrafters OPS series radios: FM-5B/OPS, VHF-FM Transceiver,partial copy & misc data. FM-5C/OPS, VHF-FM Transceiver,instruction manual,(repo) PA-20/OPS, Power Amplifiar, operating & service instructions, (repo), Hallicrafters/Wilcox SBT-22-18/OPS, SSB Transceiver, instruction manual, Hallicrafters/Northrop Contact: Joe Pinner PRC-71, and PRC-72: PRC-71, T. O. 31R2-2PRC71-2 (this is a very rare manual, and it is from Alan's library. there is a -3 'schematics', and -4 'parts' to this set that we don't yet have.) PRC-72,Radio Set, technical service manual, T.O.31R2-2PRC72-2, May 70 Radio Set, technical manual circuit diagrams, T.O.31R2-2PRC72-3, May 70 (these two volumes actualy constitite a single manual, one is schematics only, the pair are rather thick, so again, please don't ask for a copy unless you need one.) Contact: Alan Tasker *********************************************** MEMBER WEB SITES; The William L. Howard, Ordnance Technical Intelligence Museum, It is dedicated to the subject of Technical Intelligence. The main section contains a short history of Technical Intelligence from WW II to the present. There are links to several other articles on the History of Technical Intelligence which I wrote for the Remembering Project.. Eventually there will be a link to the History of Technical Intelligence in the European Theater. There are links to other sites which contain pictures of various items of Foreign Material. Mostly tanks, rockets and WW 2 weapons, there are links to several sites that show modern Russian/USSR combat vehicles. There are also links to several sites that have pictures of Foreign Radios. Then there is a tour which takes you on a brief tour of the museum. For further information on the museum, the artifacts or technical intelligence, please contact me. The URL for the site is: : http://home1.gte.net/wlhoward/index.htm ----------------------------------------------------------------- Mark's Green Radio Page http://members.home.net/mblair1 My page is dedicated to one of my favorite hobbies: collecting and restoring military radio communications gear. It mainly focuses on vehicular, man-portable and ground-based 6M FM stuff, since most of my collection fits into that category. My site mainly tries to provide technical content, and doesn't bother trying to look pretty. My content is still fairly limited since much of my equipment is in boxes waiting for me to finish building my radio room, but for now it includes some information about various 1950's vehicular sets (scanned from the fold-out in the back of the GRC-3...-8 manual), a complete scan of the installation manual for putting a VRC-53 or GRC-125 into an M37, everything I know about the German SEM-25 (not much yet!), Buzz Harrah's BC-348 FAQ, and other misc. stuff. In the future, I hope to add more information about the SEM-25, SEM-35, T-195/GRC-19, and more vehicular installation instructions, because those areas don't seem to be well-covered on the Internet yet. Mark J. Blair, KE6MYK ------------------------------------------------------------------ Ray Robinson's Web Site, Located at: http://www.shlrc.mq.edu.au/~robinson/museum it has: AR7 receiver AR8 receiver B29 receiver B40 receiver CR6 receiver command receivers R1155 receiver R5223 receiver as well as some domestic stuff 73s Ray VK2ILV ----------------------------------------------------------------- NADCOMM http://www.nadcomm.com The North American Data Communications Museum (NADCOMM) is committed to the project of collecting, displaying, and operating the equipment which has powered the communications revolutions of the twentieth century, from telegraphy to digital telephony. The collection, largely donated by committed telecommunications workers and businesses, already encompasses a wide array of machines spanning the entire history of Teletype and the transition to contemporary digital modem technology. NADCOMM's goal is to counter the present state of communications history, marked by the quick and successive obsolescence of "last year's models," by maintaining a working collection of functional equipment tracing the stages through which teletechnology has passed. Curator Don Robert House and the NADCOMM staff believe that this project involves more than the nostalgia of the technophile. The advances in technology preserved in the NADCOMM collection have shaped not only the present state of technology but economic, social, and cultural history through their use in industry and mass media. Whether or not we accept the premise that these advances mark the transition of world history into a wholly new postmodern "Information Age," their impact on contemporary culture makes the unique project of NADCOMM a vital one. Moreover, the fact that equipment is displayed in a functioning state means that the NADCOMM collection remains a valuable resource for hands-on technological training for the communications professional and the interested layperson alike. http://www.nadcomm.com P.S. Look for the small blue dot and dash for a link to the secret page. Don ----------------------------------------------------------------- Alan Tasker's US Military Portable History, http://nj7p.org/history/portable.html A discussion of the development and model numbers of US military portable radios, spanning the time period from before W II to the present time. I have an update that I will send anybody that asks. http://nj7p.org/history/portable1.html Comments by Dennis Starks, Collector/Historian, Midwest Military Communications Museum, on the above write up. http://nj7p.org/history/90prc.html A discussion about the first tri-service SAR radio, the AN/PRC-90, and all the different SAR radio designs that sprung out of it. ----------------------------------------------------------------- David Prince Web Site, http://www.home.gil.com.au/~davprin Contents vary somewhat but I have separate pages of Aussie made Military Radio Equipment for Army, Navy, and RAAF as well as a 'What is it?' page. I also have a page on WW2 Military vehicles I have or am restoring and a page on my 'saltmine', the Queensland Fire & Rescue Authority. Cheers, -- Dave Prince VK4KDP Ipswich, Queensland, Australia davprin@gil.com.au http://www.home.gil.com.au/~davprin ----------------------------------------------------------------- Pete McCollum Web Site, My site is: http://www.geocities.com/ResearchTriangle/Node/7408/ There you will find the latest text and pictures of my "U.S. Clandestine Radio Equipment" paper. I recently added a "Mystery Radios" section. Pete saipan59@uswest.net ----------------------------------------------------------------- Tom Norris Web Site, I maintain the Mil List. This web site originally started out as a mirror of a similar list put together by Bill Beech, NJ7P. While we try to keep our lists pretty much in step with each others model wise, we both keep our sites as seperate individual web sites. The Mil List contains basic info on mostly older gear, as well as some online schematics and a link to online manuals in Adobe PDF format. The list in by no means complete, and I welcome any additions or corrections to it. I am in the process of a complete update of all data on the site, and hope to have it done before the end of next month, or the way time has been latelely before the end of the century. Tom Norris http://www.telalink.net/~badger/millist/mi.html ------------------------------------------------------------------ Carmelo's Web Site, www.tecnosurplus.com By. Carmelo *********************************************** MEMBERS WRITE; Becker MR 506 Revealed, Dennis, Chris asked about the Becker MR 506. The MR 506 is a UHF emergency radio (UHF-Notfunkgeraet) used in military aircraft. First built in 1969. 24 transistors. Sends and receives on one channel, 243 MHz, with a "practice" mode that will transceive at 2.5 MHz over and under. (I'm trying to translate a German description here.) Transmit power is 150 mW. It comes on automatically in a crash, sending signals in "emergency modulation" (Bakenmodulation), with manual override for voice transmission and reception. Weighs 750 grams, in a small cast metal case with microphone on the front and a big toggle push-switch on the side with the labels "E" and "S" cast in. "E" means receive; "S" means send. Will send the emergency signal for 24 hours on the battery. A conical rubber antenna plugs into the top. Jim Mahaffey ----------------------------------------------------------------- Zvezda 54 Radios? Hi Dennis.... I had an offer from Russia on the following...For sale ..Zvezda 54 radios and many others made in 1930-1970th years. Anyone on the list know anything about these Radios?? Thanks Hal ----------------------------------------------------------------- Surplus Stores Still Exist, Sorta! hello group, say this saturday at a surplus store, Northwest Electronics, in Eugene OR, i saw some range/ voice filter boxes, same purpose as the WW2 FL-5 and FL-8, but this had more modern aircraft radio panel-fit style and i think was marked ADF-2 ? what set would this be from? this was the only military item at the place. lotsa parts, capacitors, transformers, some overpriced hamrigs and olde test equipment that will never sell. still, it was an amazing experience for me to walk into an electronics surplus store again after so many years. and who would imagine, in a city of about 100 000 ? hue *********************************************** HUMOR; Hillary went in for her yearly checkup. When she was finished, she asked her gynecologist how things looked. He said he was pleased and that she is in great shape but, that she was pregnant! She told the doctor there was no way, but he said that she most definitely was a month pregnant. Well, she stormed out of the office and went to the receptionist and took the phone and called the White House. When the operator answered she said that it was Hillary and that she wanted to talk to Bill right away. They rang the Oval Office and Bill answered. Hillary said: "Do you know what you did you rotten bastard? You got me pregnant!!!" The President remained silent. Again, Hillary screamed, "DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU DID, YOU ROTTEN BASTARD? YOU GOT ME PREGNANT!!!" Finally Bill responded saying, "Who is this???" ----------------------------------------------------------------- The Densa Quiz! How smart are you really???? Take this quiz, if you dare, and see! Scoring is as follows: Correct Answers Rating: 12 Genius 10-11 Above Normal 7-9 Normal 4-6 Slow 1-3 Idiot 0 Brain dead 1. Do they have a 4th of July in England? Yes or No 2. How many birthdays does the average man have? 3. Some months have 31 days; how many have 28? 4. How many outs are there in an inning? 5. Is it legal for a man in California to marry his widow's sister? Yes or No ? 6. Divide 30 by 1/2 and add 10. What is the answer? 7. If there are 3 apples and you take away 2, how many do you have? 8. A doctor gives you three pills telling you to take one every half hour. How many minutes would the pills last? 9. A farmer has 17 sheep, and all but 9 die. How many are left? 10. How many animals of each sex did Moses take on the ark? 11. A clerk in the butcher shop is 5' 10'' tall. What does he weigh? 12. How many two cent stamps are there in a dozen? DON'T READ ANY FURTHER UNTIL YOU'VE ANSWERED ALL THE ABOVE QUESTIONS! THE DENSA TEST: YOUR EVALUATION 1. Is there a fourth of July in England? Yes, it comes after the third of July! 2. How many birthdays does the average man have? 1 Just one! 3. Some months have 31 days; how many have 28? 12 - all of them! 4. How many outs are there in an inning? 6 - three per side! 5. Is it legal for a man in California to marry his widow's sister? No, because he is dead! 6. Divide 30 by 1/2 and add 10. What is the answer? 70. (30 divided by 2 equals 15, but 30 divided by 1/2 equals 60!) 7. If there are 3 apples and you take away 2, how many do you have? 2, you took them, remember? 8. A doctor gives you three pills telling you to take one every half hour. How many minutes would the pills last? 60. Start with the 1st pill, 30 minutes later take the 2nd, then 30 minutes for the 3rd. 9. A farmer has 17 sheep, and all but 9 die. How many are left? 9. If 8 out of 17 die, all but 9 die, eh? 10. How many animals of each sex did Moses take on the ark? 0 Moses didn't have an ark, Noah did! 11. A clerk in the butcher shop is 5' 10'' tall. What does he weigh? Meat. A butcher weighs meat! 12. How many two cent stamps are there in a dozen? 12...There are 12, 2 cent stamps in a dozen! Add Your Score! How do feel ? ----------------------------------------------------------------- Trivia... This one's not a joke. It's a daily mailing of useless but interesting information. Today's MailBits.com Trivia Question: Where did the whole business of the stork delivering babies come from? The Answer: To avoid the details of conception and childbirth, Scandinavian mothers used to tell their children that the stork delivered babies. The stork was a natural choice for the Scandinavians. Many houses had storks' nests on them, which gave the story credibility in children's eyes. Further adding to the appeal of the stork, is the bird's fidelity. Not only do storks return year after year to the same nests, but they are monogamous too. Storks also take care of their elderly or sick parents, an added benefit for parents trying to develop similar traits in their children. In the 19th century, Hans Christian Andersen popularized the Scandinavian legend by including it in his fairy tales, and in the 20th century, cartoons helped introduce it to children. (Source: PANATI'S EXTRAORDINARY ORIGINS OF EVERYDAY THINGS by Charles Panati) ----------------------------------------------------------------- Sign in a gas station: Coke -- 49 cents. Two for a dollar I was signing the receipt for my credit card purchase when the clerk noticed that I had never signed my name on the back of the credit card. She informed me that she could not complete the transaction unless the card was signed. When I asked why, she explained that it was necessary to compare the signature on the credit card with the signature I just signed on the receipt. So I signed the credit card in front of her. She carefully compared that signature to the one I signed on the receipt. As luck would have it, they matched. Warning! At a grocery store in San Jose, they have new credit card/bank card readers at the checkout stands. If you don't know how to orient your card to swipe it through the reader, the checkout person will say, "Strip down, face toward me." Editor's Note: Am I wrong, or is this just asking for trouble? A customer at a sub shop ordered "a small soda." The owner responded, "I'm sorry, sir, but we don't have small, just medium and large." (Both cost 99 cents.) The kicker came when the customer, a rather well-dressed business type, disappointedly said, "Okay, I guess I'll just have to have the medium then." Idiots and Geography: After interviewing a particularly short-spoken job candidate, I described the person to my boss as rather monosyllabic. My boss said, "Really? Where is Monosyllabia?" Thinking that he was just kidding, I played along and said that it was just south of Elbonia. He replied, "Oh, you mean over by Croatia?" Advice for Idiots: An actual tip from page 16 of the HP "Environmental, Health & Safety Handbook for Employees." "Blink your eyelids periodically to lubricate your eyes." Idiots in the Neighborhood: I live in a semi-rural area. We recently had a new neighbor call the local township administrative office to request the removal of the Deer Crossing sign on our road. The reason: Many deer were being hit by cars and he no longer wanted them to cross there. Idiots and Computers: My neighbor works in the operations department in the central office of a large bank. Employees in the field call him when they have problems with their computers. One night he got a call from a woman in one of the branch banks who had this question: "I've got smoke coming from the back of my terminal. Do you guys have a fire downtown?" Idiots Are Easy To Please: I was sitting in my science class, when the teacher commented that the next day would be the shortest day of the year. My lab partner became visibly excited, cheering and clapping. I explained to him that the amount of daylight changes, not the actual amount of time. Needless to say, he was very disappointed. Idiots In Food Services: My daughter went to a local Taco Bell and ordered a taco. She asked the individual behind the counter for "minimal lettuce." He said he was sorry, but they only had iceberg. Idiots Do Math: A co-worker was telling us about her sister who was coming to visit her for the holidays. Someone asked how old her sister was, at which she paused, thought for a bit, and then answered, "She's half as old as I am, that's how I always remember." So someone else (okay, it was me) said, "That's neat... So every year that you age, she only ages half a year?" My co-worker thought about that, and then said, "Oh, yeah, I guess it only works on even years." ----------------------------------------------------------------- A teenage girl comes home from school and asks her mother "Is it true what Rita just told me? Babies come out of the same place where boys put their thingies?" "Yes, dear" replies her mother, pleased that the subject had finally come up and she wouldn't have to explain it to her daughter. "But then when I have a baby, won't it knock my teeth out?" ----------------------------------------------------------------- 3 buddies die in a car crash, they go to heaven to an orientation. They are all asked, "When you are in your casket and friends and family are mourning upon you, what would you like to hear them say about you? The first guy says, "I would like to hear them say that I was a great doctor of my time, and a great family man." The second guy says, "I would like to hear that I was a wonderful husband and school teacher which made a huge difference in our children of tomorrow." The last guy replies, "I would like to hear them say......LOOK, HE'S MOVING!!!!!" *********************************************** (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) ***********************************************