Bill Turner wrote:

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wrote:

One of the radio's we used was a Collins KWM2-A transciever and it
blew a tube and resistor on a vital communications link. Within 15
minutes, a new one was acquired at a local Tandy store and up and
running. Our maintenance chief owes his Air Force Commendation Medal
and a great deal of thanks to them.

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Your maintenance chief did not have a spare tube and resistor on hand
for a "vital communications link"? Had I been his superior, he would
have gotten something far different than a Commendation Medal!

Mr Bill

I agree. I was a broadcast engineer for AFRTS in the early '70s.
Even though everything was considered "Depot level only", I kept our AM
radio and VHF TV stations on the air with what parts I could get through
the supply channels, and what I could scrounge from junk TVs and other
available electronics. I don't think there was a Radio Shack within a
day's drive, and the parts house in Fairbanks carried TV repair parts.
I even made a replacement tuner for our off air "Demod" used to monitor
over the air video and audio from parts of a junked Motorola portable TV
set. I got a promotion and a letter of commendation for my efforts.

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Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to
prove it.
Member of DAV #85.

Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida