MILITARY COLLECTOR GROUP POST, Apr.10/98 INDEX: MEMBERS WRITE; NEW MEMBER; Bob McCord MORE SPRING CLEANING; ON THE COMMERCIAL FRONT; HUMOR; *********************************************** MEMBERS WRITE; Your series on figuring out service dates for radios is really interesting. I always just assumed that my "Korean-vintage" radios were introduced before/during the Korean war. I'll keep an eye out and let you know if any of my manuals are earlier than the dates you quote; I haven't found any older ones so far. BTW, is backmail #29 still available? The articles on the RT-70 sound like they might be interesting. -- Mark J. Blair KE6MYK e-mail: mblair@gruumsh.irv.ca.us Dennis: I have a preliminary PRC 6 manual by Raytheon under order No. 3106- Phila.-51, dated 30 June, 1951.Addenda sheet inside dated 31 October 1951.Note on page 1 says ".....will be replaced by TM 11-296... when published" This seems to agree with what you've been saying. 73's, Dave Sundheimer W0NBZ w0nbz@juno.com Dennis, don't know whether this is of use of not. I have a copy of Signal Communication in Infantry and Airborne Infantry Combat Teams (1 December 1950) a training publication which lists the PRC-10 as well as PRC-6, etc.Its foreword indicates that it is intended to 'portray the use of equipment employed at the end of Word War II and replacement equipment authorized by current tables of organization and equipment. It contains various communcation configurations with both WWII gear and the later replacements. 73 Joseph W Pinner Lafayette, LA KC5IJD EMail: kc5ijd@sprintmail.com Ed) Dave, your Raytheon must have been a second printing, with the first being in 1949. This would be the first I've ever known of a second printing of a preliminary manual, but not at all unreasonable. Joe, your manual is an interesting one, and I'd like to barrow it some time. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Color Pictures of WW-II Japanese Radios Now Available Via Email. For those of you who were interested in the series on Collecting Japanese Radios, Bill Howard now has many of the sets available as color pictures over the inter net. If you can receive and view JPEG files and would like them contact Bill Howard at: THE WILLIAM L. HOWARD ORDNANCE TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE MUSEUM e-mail wlhoward@gte.net Telephone AC 813 585-7756 These pictures will consume approximatly 2 disks at present. I have sent them to a few people, they came out well. Makes a nice addition to the report if you saved it as a separate document. Bill Howard *********************************************** NEW MEMBER; Bob McCord Hello Dennis, Profile: I was born and raised in Mississippi, so I probably resemble the best (worst) of Jeff Foxworthy's jokes. I served with 2/20th SFGA MSARNG (among others) from 1981-1987 both as a communicator (yep, a dit dah... can you say A4?...) and a repairman (mostly teletype on the repair side, but a lot of radio as well). I got my BSEE in 1988 from Mississippi State University in communications electronics and left the country for Japan shortly after graduation. I taught english, and studied japanese, for two years living in the mountains of northern Japan (Iwate-ken, Tono-shi about three hours north of Tokyo by bullet train and then another hour east by regular train), worked as a design engineer for a japanese electronics company for four more years (Tokyo Electron Tohoku Ltd. in Iwate-ken, Esashi-shi), and then returned to the US in 1994. I am currently working for that same electronics company in Beaverton, OR concentrating on product and supplier quality. My interest in military radio collecting stems from the time I was in Special Forces. I originally got my Advanced Class ticket in 1983 (or so) but didn't do much with it until now. I want to focus on military gear that was used by OSS, CIA, and Special Forces from WWII on to present. I will repair the equipment myself and it will be used for MARS work and ham operation. Also, since I spend a lot of time camping, I plan to do much (if not most) of my operating in the field. I am looking for radios that call to me, "Take me to the woods!!!", not just something pretty to sit on a shelf. After all, communicating in the rain, huddled under a poncho, near the top of a mountain, now that's fun... I don't have much in the way of gear to trade as yet, but I do have a PRC-47 up and running as my mainstay radio. It is still USB at the moment (a problem I intend to correct within the next couple of weeks) so I am not talking with it yet, but it seems like a nice little (hah!!!) radio. I look forward to getting it fully on the air. Thanks for letting me join the group and I hope I can be of service, Bob McCord KF5PB ttlbob@gte.net *********************************************** MORE SPRING CLEANING; You might note that each time I post this list of sh*^ stuff, the prices come down if there were no previous takers. Ya might also note, I keep findin more sh*^ stuff each time. Ya think I'm shittin ya, bring a truck! Don't have a truck, rent a trailer! In the presents of either, the prices will most likely come down to nothin! Of course if yer dumb enough to wanna trade for any of this crap, I'd still love to oblige you. Figure postage extra on everything. If theres any chanse ya might think ya want anythin, best ta get off the pot, as I'm gonna shortly run out of time fer boxin and shippin, and will need to stop till next year. Now who was the dumb shit, errr aaaa, blessed soul that asked about the 17L4, 51Y-3, 51X-1D, and BC-221s??? Dennis GE Twins, early coffin style transmitter and receiver. Will work 6 meters, pair of 807 outputs. $18.00 pair, 2 pair avail.(realy good shape) DAMN SHAME COLLINS HAD TA WAIST ALL THAT TIME AND EXPENCE ON THIS AIRCRAFT CRAP! 17L4;Collins VHF aircraft transmitter,$15.00 51Y-3;Collins ADF receiver,exc.cond,$15.00 51X-1D;Collins VHF aircraft receiver,$15.00 BC-357M;aircraft beacon receiver,gd cond,$8.00 (thers gotta be somthin this things good fer! It ain't very big!) BC-639;100-156mc,AM,rec,comp to BC-640 trans.Used for ground contr of fighter aircraft. #1,OD green,broken meter glass,HB pwr sup mntd inside,reported to work.Missing data plt.Gd cond nchkd.$18.00 #2,Grey,broken meter glass,may have mods,missing data plt(may have found).$18.00 (Now you guy's are missin tha boat on these things) BC-733;Aircraft Blind landing receiver.Ops 108.3-110.3mc AM,on 6 Xtal Control Channels.GD cond NCHKD,$13.00,3 avail, take um all-$30.00 (Hey, their black, got a crinkle finish, not very big, what tha hell more can ya ask for?) ARC-3/R-77A;receiver,late WW-II,VHF AM Xtal control.GD cond NCHKD $15.00 ARC-3/T-67;companian transmitter to above.GD cond nchkd,$15.00. Both R-77A & T-67,$20.00 ARN-21/RT-220;Use unknown(and who cares!),FR-GD cond.$15.00 UPX-7;Simi to APX-6 IFF transponder,w/C-744 control head.GD cond NCHKD $20.00(just more aircraft shit to me! and it's taken up room that good green stuff could be in!)(Talk about a bunch of weight in a small package! Waite till I see again the guy I got this thing for, and didn't take it, you know who you are!!!!!) R-1861/FSS-9(V), and ID-9121, were used with some kinda infrared security system, I got a bunch of um, some new. $8.00 pair, or 2 pair $14.00, or 4 pair $20.00, then you can figger um out. Been trippin over this box-o-crap long enough! BC-624 or BC-625;Trans/Rec Part of SCR-522 VHF aircraft radio system. FR cond, $15.00ea.several pair avail, parts units $10.00 several avail.(some more aircraft shit that ya just can't give away!) Hey guys these things still got tubes in um! DAE;WW-II,Navy,RDF rec,built by Radio Marine.Tunes 200-2000kc,am/cw.No cab,dial window yellowed,110vac ops.VG-cond nchkd $30.00 C-1123/GRC-26,remote contr/juction box for T-368 & late BC-610's.controls trans two recrs & TTY equip.$15.00.2 avail,take both $25.00(I paid a chunk for these damn things!, Why? Shit if I know!) C-1474/GRC,remote contr/junction box for T-368 or BC-610.$8.00,take both $14.00. 2 avail C-847,contr head/spkr for VRC-19 family radios,w/cable.$10.00, 2 avail (they got a great speaker, and grill in um) J-4024/U, Interconnection box for dual GRC-106(GRC-142) and all TTY/Crypto Equipment. $15.00, dual mount for same $10.00.4ea avail C-7279/GRC-142,Remote control, Patch Panel for dual GRC-106, and TTY equipment. Not very big, got lotsa covered 1/4" phone jacks, and U-77 terminated cord . $10.00, 4 avail. CFL-23285,control head for Navy MN transceiver,FR cond.$5.00 CD-53142,line filter unit for DAS-3 receiver,new in box,$5.00 PP-1398,28vdc pwr sup for ARR-39A,vg cond NCHKD.$10.00 ARC-27,28vdc dyno for ARC-27,NIB,$8.00 RA-62,110vac pwr sup for grnd use of SCR-522.Very dirty but works.$17.00,2 avail, take both $30.00 be warned, they aren't lite! RA-67,rectifiar unit,provides 110vac & dc for TTY equipment,exc cond, $10.00 SA-281,Rotory inverter,24-30vdc/6-10amps to 125vac/450cps,$10.00 D-500SAN,AC voltage regulator,input 95-130v,output 110vac/400cps,$7.00 BC-367,interphone box used in early WW-II armored vehicals,will need on/off switch & fuse holders replaced. $10.00 BC-645;Part of SCR-515,Late WW-II,airborn transceiver/transponder IFF 460-490mc,same as Navy ABA. #1 exc cond still mounted to shipping board,$25.00. #2 New in Box.$30.00, take um both-$40.00 ABA-1;WW-II,Navy,transceiver 460-490mc,airborne IFF transponder,same as BC-645/SCR-515(also avail).W/dyno pwr sup.VG-EXC cond nchkd. Dyno avail.$25.00 LS-6C,WW-II vintage megaphone/PA system,includeds LS-6C hand held horn/mic,T-36 hand mic,CS-91C carry case(pr-fr cond),M-230 tripod,Phila 43.GD-VG cond NCHKD,$40.00 BC-1303,contr for SCR-522.FR cond.$5.00 BC-1306;rec section only. No cab avail comp & Vg-Exc $15.00.2 avail IC/FCA-1M,shipboard audio amp,pair 6L6 output,FR cond. $9.00 TYPE 105 mod 4A,Northern Radio FSK exiter keyer,3 xtal contr freqs 2-32mc,2E26 output,w/type 10-3 mod 1 adapter for local or remote freq contr.$15.00 TT-76/GGC,teletype reperf/transmitter,w/all cables.VG-EXC cond. Free but gotta come get it. Got about three of um. UGC-74, $50.00, got two, in real good shape, but they weight 100lbs each, so ya gotta come get, I ain't messin with UPS and their bull shit. CV-186/GRC,FSK converter for BC-610,by Hallicrafters.FR cond. Free, come and get it! SB-22/PT,Mini field portable telephone switch board w/headset, VG cond, $50.00, 2 avail(why the hell did I buy these things? Take um both $75.00) H-63, headphones only, 500ohm, may need clean up or repair.$3.00ea,2 fer $5.00 got a bunch of them. Boom mics for above,use with same or to repair M-29's.W/JJ-055 $2.00, got a bunch of these too. 3 for $5.00 M-80,500ohm dynamic niose cansceling,U-229 con,used $5.00#, New $8.00.less connector $2.00. (Hang one of these from yer shirt pocket, and look empressive at the next hamfest, can outfit yer whole family.) M-29,carbon mic.U-77-con.used $7.00(even less useful than the above, how many ya want?) Type U400, Ser.No.15, 813 tube tester by Rad Reg Labs, fr-gd cond, nchkd, $15.00 Large stacks of TTY manuals, .50ea no choise, ya get what ever will fit in the box I pick out, screw with me, & I'll throw in a bunch more, (let that be a lesson to ya!) MD-522A/GRC,FSK modulator/demodulator,solid state.EXC cond NCHKD$50.00. 2 avail. Had ta give a fortune for these damn things too, but I got the one I wanted. Tunning Units for APR-1,4,RDO etc; 38-90mc in case $15.00, 80-300mc $10.00, 2 avail, (Might be a little grungy form storage and neglect.) PAT-50A;Bendix "Flightweight" vintage mini aircraft VHF transmitter, 5 chan xtal contr,w/mount & modulator.GD cond nchkd,$15.00 NARCO VTR-2A, with power supply/modulator, some kinda aircraft transceiver thing, not very big, so won't cause major bodily harm if ya kick it. $15.00 Swan 350,75-10mtr transceiver,w/ac pwr sup,gd-vg cond chkd,$140.00(took this thing in on trade, felt sorry for the guy, boy was I a dope, it ain't even greeen!) RCA,CRM-P8A-25,As above except no sqlch or ANL cntrls,hybrid rec,GD cond CHKD $25.00 Sperti Mod XR-2BS,2 mtr handie,the first ever commercialy made(circa 1949),GD cond NCKD,$20.00(this is realy a neet little thing, but I just gotta draw a line somewhere!) I got some extra Atlas stuff too, but I'm kinda proud of it. I-56J,Combination Tester,combines tube tester & VOM in same TV-7 size package,built by Triplett 1943,VG cond NCKD(companion to the Triplett 1175B listed above).$25.00 Tripplett,1175B,Vintage multi purpose portable test set,"All Purpose,All Wave,Tester"combines sig gen 130kc-28mc & VOM,VG cond missing pannel screws,NCHKD,(this is a companion set to the I-56J test set listed above)$20.00 I-95BM,port feild strength meter,100-156mc,w/cover,VG cond nchkd,blk crkl,$10.00 I-130A,WW-II vintage portable sig gen,ops 100-155mc,w/adapter,VG cond, Phila 42,$20.00 ME-9,multi meter,GD cond nchkd,$10.00# ME-6D, VTVM, looks good, might even work. $12.00 TV-3C,tube chkr,simi to TV-7 except has internal roll charts,adapter storage,built in VTVM & LC meter,GD cond chkd,bad meter(replacement included),w/service/ops manual.$30.00 LM-21,Navy mini Freq meter,#1 less cal book,PR-FR-cond.$10.00#,#2 GD cond $15.00# Measurements,Mod 111,Xtal calibrator,adjustable outputs of .25,1 & 10mc.Controls for freq PPM,Vol,phones.Small portable set about the size of an old Eico VTVM.VG cond CHKD w/man.$15.00 Heathkit,"Q"meter,mod ?,VG cond NCHKD,$15.00 Heath Kit,mod.EA-1 audio amp, looks like a 6BQ5's in it. Controls for volume, tune, phono/tuner. gd cond NCHKD.$20.00 Sencore,TR-15 transistor checker,VG cond CHKD,$15.00 Systron Donner,101 pulse gen,very small solid state,ops .1kc-10mc,many knobs connectors & gadjets.w/man,VG cond chkd.$75.00(I gave $100 for this thing less the manual, got too many damn gadgets for my feeble mind) Vibrater checker,Vintage set checks 4,5,& 3 differant 6 pin vibrators using 4 light bulbs,needs new cord,$10.00 Sadelco,FS-3,mini portable,solid state feild strength mtr,54-200mc, TV/VHF/UHF,gd cond chkd,$20.00 EMC,213mini portable tube checker,w/man.VG-EXC cond,$25.00 Knight Kit,KG-670,R/C bridge,GD cond,CHKD,$10.00# How many BC-221's can ya use? Bring a Truck! Leggings,WW-II,VG cond,$5.00 BX-32A,wood box to hold 121 FT-243 xtals.Phila 42,$8.00 2 avail CS-137,Xtals storage box,$5.00 CY-684/GR,spares box for various VRC/GRC's,$5.00,3 avail CY-1210/U,spares box for various VRC/GRC types,$5.00,2 avail CY-1399,Xtals box for PRC-14,$5.00, MT-1898,mount for R-442.used $10.00,new $18.00@# MT-1029,mount for VRC-12 family or AM-2060 & PRC-25/77.New,18.00 MT-3140,mount for GRC-106,w/some hardware.$18.00 2 avail AB-1089,Tripod adapter base for AB-155,40'antenna mast kit. $9.00, several available. MS-44,extra 5.5'mast sections for above.$7.00,Bent/$5.00(htere piled up here like cord wood, the lawn mower just hate's um) AT-1095,upper fiberglass whip section used with AS-1729(MX-6707)or AT-912(MX-2799) & others,New in package,$10.00, gut a bunch! AS-1320,15ft whip for PRC-47,w/canvas bag,3 sets for $29.00,gotta slug of um MX-2799,base/tuner/spring/mount for AT-912 vehicular 30-76mc antenna, gd cond nchkd,$15.00,4 avail RE-13/ARA-8,Antenna relay used with SCR-522,AN-104,& ARA-8,missing back over,$5.00 CU-2169/GSQ,use unknown,5 panel N connectors,on/off switch,cast alum- inum housing approx 3.5x6x8 including battery box.Appears unused.EXC cond.$7.00. No idea what this thing is either, but it sure looks neet! SC-D-189023,mount for AS-1729(MX-6707)etc.New,$10.00 SC-C-189025,4" spacer for above,holds mnt out away from vehical body.New$5.00, might have a few hundred of these? SC-B-189023,reinforceing back plate for above mounts.New $5.00. Need 20 or 30 of um? EE-8,feild telephones used WW-II till Veitnam, #1,w/nylon(Veitnam issue)bags,canvas straps.Gd cond chkd,$40.00pr #2,one loose FR cond $20.00. #3,w/heavy late WW-II canvas bags,gd cond chkd,$48.00pr #5,w/late WW-II heavy canvas bag,$25.00 manuals avail TA-221/PT,Telephone,Circuit Operators control,P/O SB-22 & SB-86 feild witchboards.contain crank gen,patch & handset connections.GD COND CHKD$15.00,# 2 avail TA-426/GTC,late modle feild or fixed telephone,Touch tone key pad,w/hard over,VG cond nchkd.$20.00 C-433/GRC,Part of GRA-6,remote control.$10.00.4 avail,take all four,$35.00, great fer shockin fish, errr aaa, worms. C-434/GRC,Part of GRA-6,local control.$15.00.4 avail, Same as above, all 4, $40.00 PP-3700,110vac pwr sup for PRC-41,clips to bottom of radio replacing battery.VG cond chkd.$20.00(thats half what I gave for it a couple years ago) MX-7777/VRC,24vdc surge supressor used with all late model equip.unused,$10.00,2 avail PARTS: Lots, and LOTS of modules for VRC-19 series radios, don't count on gettin any tubes, tell me what ya need, you can have it! Still got two milk crates FULL! RBZ, insides might be good, outside REALY BAD, still got tubes. $7.00, 2 avail BC-1306, transmitter sections, 2ea, between the two, ya can make one good one, but ya still won't have the grill. $20.00 BC-603 receiver, preaty nasty shape, but not hopeless, $13.00 ARC-5 trans, 3-4mc, stripped but still has the roller inductor, air caps, and all front panel stuff. $11.00 PP-4127B, battery charger, missing meters, and has no cabinet, lotsa goodies inside, $8.00. BC-610 tuning units, might need repair, got lotsa good parts or the Hallicrafters knobs, TU-4, TU-52, two others can't find the number on, $5.00ea Well, Bob Simpson cum up and wanted the BC-779, had an 1873 Trap Door Springfield ta trade, boy, what a dumb shit! What can I say, he was a Navy lifer that re-upped twice for Adak Alaska, you decide! Anyway, we had ta get in the old bus ta get it out. Took us an hour ta clear a path, another hour ta regain composure from stretched muscles, and bruised shins/elbows/stubbed toes, and other general/minor wounds, no blood just yet. Then we got to the door of the bus! Once inside the real dangerous part started! Who would have thought that in a 30plus year stint in the military, that the first time yer life might be in jeopardy is when ya go ta rescue a BC-779 from an old school bus in Cross Timbers Missouri? Then we had ta find the manual, that was in the old mobile home. I got a building out back I ain't been in in a couple years, it's just too scary! Ya think I'm exageratin? Ya think this is all bull shit? I got witnesses, I'll give ya their addresses! HELPPPPP! I might add that Bob lives in a nicely restored 60 year old house with wood floors. Due too several trips to my place in the last few months, these floors have now reached their maximum weight capacity, concrete is in the plans for any future additions, also a larger truck is on his agenda, or mine anyway. Dennis Starks; MILITARY RADIO COLLECTOR/HISTORIAN military-radio-guy@juno.com *********************************************** ON THE COMMERCIAL FRONT; Haney Electronic Company: J-45, leg iron CW keys, Correct for BC-1306, GRC-9, GRC-109, and PRC-47. These are new old stock units most still in original packaging, several contract dates from 1968 to 1980's. They include cord CD-201A with PJ-055B connector. The member price is $20.00ea, plus shipping. AS-2975, PRC-70 dipole antenna kit. Unused Similar to that use with the PRC-74 differing mainly in the balun it uses. The member price is $25.00ea, plus shipping H-250 handsets, new, latest issue. $17.50 ea U-229 audio connectors, $1.00ea U-77 audio connectors, $2.00ea PRC-25 or 77 battery connectors, removed from battery, with white plastic spacer. $1.00ea A list of available manuals is available on request. Quoted prices are good to group members only. To place an order contact Steve Haney at , If you have trouble with this address, call 817-496-3346. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wanted: home for a circa 1945 BC-610 Transmitter. Inherited father's toys. Last one to go. Unit was restored partially, no guaratees of working condition. Please help me find a new owner... Susan Dorn CInAp: Creative Intelligence Applied RR1 Box 291E12 Randolph, Vermont 05060 (802) 728-6592, Fax: (802) 728-6609 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dennis, There are several members who are loking for navigation equipment. Maybe this will interest somebody WW II JAPANESE ASTRAL NAVIGATION GLOBE IN WOODEN CASE This item was supposedly made in England for the Japanese Navy, probably prior to the start of WW II. The wooden case is 8" x 8" x 8" with a handle on top, two clamps on the side and a data plate in Japanese. Upon opening the case, the globe can be seen. It is mounted so that it can be rotated on its polar axis. The various constellations in the heavens are depicted on the globe. The globe appears to be protected by two steel circles, the top half of which are visible in the remaining photos. The globe is about a 6" sphere and can be rotated and moved on it's polar axis. Around the outer rim is a ring marked in degrees. There is some minor damage around the equator but this can be hidden for display purposes. Inside the top cover is an instruction sheet, in Japanese that has been pasted in on top of an instruction sheet that has been removed. Presumably the original was in English and was replaced by the Japanese when they took delivery of these units. This is a rare item and would make an excellent addition to any collection of WW II Japanese Naval equipment. This item is at Laura Collum's Antiques in Bellair Bluffs, Florida and has an asking price of $700.00. I think I might be able to get it for somewhat less. If interested, please contact LTC William L. Howard. 219 Harborview Lane, Largo, Florida 33770 AC 813-585-7756. e-mail *********************************************** HUMOR; A policeman noticed an old lady standing on a street corner during a sudden windstorm. She was bracing herself by holding a lightpost with one hand, and she was holding her hat snuggly against her head with her other hand. Unfortunately, a strong gust blew her dress upward, and it continued to flap in the wind, exposing her privates for everyone to see. The policeman asked, "Hey Lady, eveybody is taking a look at what you've got. Don't you think that pulling your dress down is more important than worrying about your hat?" "Look, sonny, what these people are looking at is 85 years old. .But the hat is BRAND NEW!" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Three men were standing side-by-side using the urinal. The first man finished, zipped up and started washing and literally scrubbing his hands clear up to his elbows, he used about 20 paper towels before he finished. He turned to the other two men and commented: "I graduated from the University of Michigan and they taught us to be clean." The second man finished, zipped up and quickly wet the tips of his fingers, grabbed one paper towel and commented: "I graduated from the University of California and they taught us to be environmentally conscious." The third man zipped up and as he was walking out the door said: "I graduated from Penn State and they taught us not to pee on our hands." ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A man came home late one night. He snuck into the bedroom and there is the wife, sound asleep, snoring. He goes into the bathroom, gets a couple of aspirin, walks back into the bedroom and pops the two aspirin in his wife's wide open mouth. As the aspirins start to dissolve, she wakes up abruptly yelling, "What the hell is that" and spits the aspirins out in her hand. He told her they were aspirin. She looks at him with a questioning expression and says, "I don't have a headache"! He says, "Good! Now, that we got that out of the way, roll over, 'cause you've got no excuse!" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- There are these friends who play golf together every Saturday. Well, one Saturday they were getting ready to tee off when a guy, by himself, asked them if he could join them. The friends looked at each other and then looked at the man and said it was OK. So they teed off. About two holes into the game, the friends got curious of what the lone man did for a living. So they asked him. The stranger told them that he was a hitman. The friends kind of laughed. The man said, "No really, I am a hitman. My gun is in my golf bag. I carry it everywhere I go. You can take a look if you like." So one of the guys decided he would. He opened up the bag and sure enough, there was this rifle with a huge scope on it. He got all excited about it. He said, "WOW! I bet I can see my house through here! May I look?" The stranger handed him the rifle. The man looked for a second and said, "YEAH! You can! I can even see through my windows into my bedroom. There's my wife, naked. Isn't she beautiful? WAIT! There's my next door neighbor! He's naked too!" This upset the man, so he asked the hitman how much it would be for a hit. The hit man replied, "It's $1000 every time I pull the trigger." The man said, "$1000, ouch! Well, OK. I want two hits. I want you to shoot my wife right in the mouth. She is always nagging at me and I can't stand it. Second, I want you to shoot my neighbor right in the dick, just for screwing around with my wife." The hit man agrees so he gears up and looks through the scope. He's looking for about 5 minutes. Well, the man starts to get impatient and asks the hitman what he is waiting for. The hitman replies, "Just hold on now. I'm about to save you a thousand bucks." ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRUE STORY !!!! A white lady on business arrived in LA in the heat of the rioting. She was very nervous and distressed about her safety and the danger she felt lurked around every corner. After checking in at the front desk she headed to the elevator. Upon arriving at the elevator there were already 3 black men on it. She quickly debated with herself about the situation. "This is ridiculous, I have nothing to fear from these men, here in the middle of a reputable hotel. Ok, no problem, I'm going to ride this elevator, etc...." She then stepped into the elevator and quickly turned her back on the three men and faced the door. Shortly after the door closed, she heard one of the men say, "Hit the floor, lady." She immediately dropped to her stomach in terror. Upon her quick dive for the floor the 3 men broke out hysterically in laughter. The man after all, had simply meant for her to select the floor she wished to go to. She was terribly shaken and embarrassed about the whole thing, but tried to shake it off as she had several days of business to attend to. At the end of her stay she went to check out of the hotel and pay for her room. To her confusion the clerk informed her that her room had been taken care of. He then handed her a note and explained that it had been left by the person who had picked up the tab for the room. And the note said: "Thanks for the best laugh I've ever had in an elevator!" signed, Eddie Murphy. *********************************************** (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 are included. For more information conserning this group contact Dennis Starks at, military-radio-guy@juno.com) ***********************************************