MILITARY COLLECTOR GROUP POST, Aug. 6/98 Index: HOPE ARKANSAS SPECIAL EVENT; MEMBERS WRITE; L.S.D. BC-611 Cloning a BC-611 & a CB, Part II List or Catalog??!! NEW MEMBER; Bob Lindgren HUMOR; *********************************************** HOPE ARKANSAS SPECIAL EVENT; I'd like to start posting announcements of the thing we're doing in Hope, Arkansas 23-27 September 1998. Let me give you the whole story and you can decide how much of it to post. Sentimental Journey to Southwestern Proving Ground is a celebration of the World War II proving ground near Hope, Arkansas. This year it will be held 23-27 September. Some of us who collect military radio equipment are planning a get-together and show-and-tell for the public in connection with this event, which is held at the airport, the former Hope Army Airfield. I'd like to invite collectors of military radio equipment, radio and otherwise, to join us. A highlight of the event is a display of warbirds. This year there will be a B-17, a B-24, a B-29, and a HE-110, plus some smaller aircraft. The airplanes arrive on Wednesday the 23rd. Thursday and Friday are mostly devoted to tours for students from schools in the area. Saturday the 26th is the main static display for the general public. On Sunday the 27th there is an air show, and then the planes fly away. So if you can come for only one day then Saturday or Sunday is the best day to come. All the above comes for a $5 general admission. Some extra-charge events are a dinner and dance Friday night (40s music, of course), and a USO show on Saturday night. Fly-ins are welcome. If you can come and bring something to show please contact me jhaynes@alumni.uark.edu about what you'll need in the way of space. Or contact me anyway just to let me know somebody will be there. Jim Haynes Ed) barring any more major mechanical failures, I plan to attend and provide a display of equipment. Any persons that might also be able to participate should contact Jim with some idea of the type equipment they might provide. This to prevent duplication and a bunch of needless work. They also plan to have swap meet which might prove fun. I'll keep you all updated as reports come in. *********************************************** L.S.D. BC-611, Dennis, Several years ago I was told by a very highly placed authority, (Steve B.), that it was "Lexington Signal Depot" a renovator. Had a BC-620 labeled like that. Ed ED) I wouldn't refer to Steve B. as a "highly placed authority", not were he could hear me anyway. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cloning a BC-611 & a CB, Part II I went through the web site. It appears that this is beng done for the ever increasing numbers of WW II re-enactors. It does seem like a reasonably good way to control re-enactments and use realistic equipment. It also seems more practical than trying to build an invertor, etc and get a genuine BC 611 on the air. THE WILLIAM L. HOWARD ORDNANCE TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE MUSEUM e-mail wlhoward@gte.net Telephone AC 727- 585-7756 ed) Bull shit!! Civil War re-enactors don't re-barrel their guns to fire 22lr blanks, nor their cannon for 12 ga, and they have it much worse by way of authentic equipment availability than do any others. Does it not stand to reason that any person or group wishing to participate in such activities should make every attempt to use the appropriate equipment, as it was intended? What's the point in if they don't?? Gutted BC-611's are cheating!! Shit, just use an M-60 where there should be a Sherman or Stewart. Can't find an MB, shit just use an M-151. No matter how you look at this practice, it's BULL SHIT! And re-enactors above all others should be ashamed!! Drive up to one of these same people with an MB having a slightly off tint paint job, and electric fuel pump where a mechanical one should be, or incorrect windshield for the month it was built and see what happens! There are countless hundreds of people all over the world that are striving to restore their BC-611. Several members of our own group have been desperately looking for small case and internal parts to complete theirs, then we have these Dumb Asses gutting good ones! Again, BULL SHIT!!! I also received several comments in regard to this same practice and PRC-6's. The majority saw nothing wrong with putting PRT-4/PRR-9 guts into an otherwise trashed radio. And I don't either, but PRC-6 were proliferent for over 20 years, and built in at least three countries. As a result, many radios exist that are not otherwise salvageable(shit, I got more than just a couple of them myself). But the BC-611's were built for less than 5 years, only in the US. They are in extreme demand world wide in ANY condition. As far as I'm concerned, if your too dumb to string a bunch of 9 volt batteries together to make a BC-611 work the way it was intended, you got no business with one!! And believe me, a BC-611 on 75 meters in the day time will be far more efficient than a damn CB any time of day. It's just plain stupidity no mater what angle you see it from! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- List or Catalog??!! The past couple years I had a few replies from arms dealers and such who thought the Mil List was a listing of things for sale. Some have asked for vehicles and armaments I had for sale. Perhaps they dont read the line at the top of the page that says "NOTE:This page is for informational purposes only, and IS NOT A LISTING OF EQUIPMENT FOR SALE. " I guess they just got the address form a web search and didnt actually read the page. So for your amusement, the latest reply. If anyone CAN help this guy I can give you his address. :-) > >WE ARE GLAD TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION ON OUR COMPANY WE >SUPPLY MILITARY EQUIPMENTS TO OPERATING BODIES OF THE NAVY >THE AIR FORCE, THE NAVY, WE ARE INTERESTED THE BROCHURES AND >CATALOGUES AND PRICE LIST OF THE ARTICLES YOU PRODUCE OR SELL >BEST REGARDS ( name of company in Italy deleted ) 73 Tom Please visit The Mil List for info on military communications gear: HTTP://www.telalink.net/~badger/millist/mi.html This is a non-comercial endeavor strictly for providing info for those who have a need for it - and intertainment for those who dont.... ANY and ALL Contributions Welcome. Tom Norris KA4RKT badger@telalink.net Nashville, Tennessee, USA *********************************************** NEW MEMBER; Bob Lindgren I collected as a youth in the '60's and had a BC-348 and some rack mounted command sets. In the late '60's I had personal experience carrying a PRC-25 as a Grunt with 2nd. Battalion, 1st. Marines. My hobbies have come back to the radio in the '90's and I now collect WWll military aircraft receivers, vehicle transceivers and Viet Nam era manpack radios. I love horse trading. Bob Lindgren *********************************************** HUMOR; << If lawyers are disbarred and clergymen defrocked, doesn't it follow that electricians can be delighted, musicians denoted, cowboys deranged, models deposed and dry cleaners depressed? Laundry workers could decrease, eventually becoming depressed and depleted! Even more, bedmakers will be debunked, baseball players will be debased, landscapers will be deflowered, bulldozer operators will be degraded, organ donors will be delivered, software engineers will be detested, the BVD company will be debriefed, and even musical composers will eventually decompose. And on a more positive note, perhaps we can hope politicians will be devoted. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Top Ten Signs Your Co-worker Is a Computer Hacker.. 10: You ticked him off once and your next phone bill was for $20,000. 9: He's won the Publisher's Clearing House sweepstakes 3 years running. 8: When asked for his phone number, he gives it in hex. 7: Seems strangely calm whenever the office LAN goes down. 6: Somehow gets HBO on his PC at work. 5: Mumbled, "Oh, puh-leeez" 95 times during the movie "The Net". 4: Massive 401k contribution made in half-cent increments. 3: His video dating profile lists "public-key encryption" among turn-ons. 2: For his welcome voice on AOL, you hear, "Good Morning, Mr. President". 1: You hear him murmur, "Let's see you use that Visa now, Professor I-Don't-Give-A's-In-Computer-Science!" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- California Girls? From this morning's "Age," the Melbourne daily paper: An English music magazine reports that a feminist group has asked radio stations to ban the Beach Boys' song "California Girls" because its lyrics are "patronizing, demeaning and inappropriate." So, we have rewritten it for the nineties ... *** California Girls (1965) Well, east coast girls are hip I really dig the styles they wear. And the Southern girls with the way they talk, they knock me out when I'm down there. The midwest farmers' daughters really make me feel all right. And the northern girls with the way they kiss, they keep their boyfriends warm at night I wish they all could be California girls. *** California Sisters (1997) Females on the east coast are socially aware I greatly admire their dress sense. And females south of the Mason-Dixon line, because of their idiosyncratic speech patterns, leave me incredulous whenever I visit. Those women born to land owners and tillers imbue in me a wonderful sense of well being. And young women residing in northern states, with the singular manner of their intimate facial contact, help young males of their acquaintance maintain appropriate body temperatures when persistent evening chills threaten, social mores notwithstanding. In my opinion, they would all make excellent residents of California. [Editor's Note: This is a mere *translation* of the words. To make the song *really* PC, we need to translate the meaning, too ... *** California Womyn (1997, PC) Well, east coast womyn are socially aware as are their counterparts everywhere else. And womyn south of the Mason-Dixon line, because of their regionally-enhanced speech patterns, leave men even more clueless than they normally are. Those womyn born to land owners and tillers imbue in men a wonderful sense of well being, as do all their equals around the world. And womyn of all ages residing in northern states, with the singular manner of their intimate facial contact, help young males of their acquaintance maintain appropriate body temperatures when persistent evening chills threaten. Of course, the whole "I'm cold" thing is really just an excuse. Nor will we mention that those males have ONE THING on their stability-challenged little minds. In my opinion, all womyn are just fine right where they are. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A couple had two little boys, ages 8 and 10, who were excessively mischievous. The two were always getting into trouble and their parents could be assured that if any mischief occurred in their town their two young sons were in some way involved. The parents were at their wits end as to what to do about their sons' behavior. The mother had heard that a clergyman in town had been successful in disciplining children in the past, so she asked her husband if he thought they should send the boys to speak with the cergyman. The husband said, "We might as well. We need to do something before I really lose my temper!" The clergyman agreed to speak with the boys, but asked to see them individually. The 8 year old went to meet with him first. The clergyman sat the boy down and asked him sternly, "Where is God?" The boy made no response, so the clergyman repeated the question in an even sterner tone, "Where is God Again the boy made no attempt to answer. So the clergyman raised his voice even more and shook his finger in the boy's face, "WHERE IS GOD?" At that the boy bolted from the room and ran directly home, slamming himself in the closet. His older brother followed him into the closet and said, "What happened?" The younger brother replied, "We're in BIG trouble this time. God is missing and they think we did it." *********************************************** (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) ***********************************************