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FYI: Origin Of BoatAnchor
K3HVG ) writes:
I believe that Version I and II are correct. Only the timeline may be subject to query. There was quite a disdain for certain B/A's in the 40's and 50's and they were, indeed, referred to as B/A's. In 1946, QST said the BC-375 and 191 were useful for parts only and one would suffer a pink ticket from the FCC seconds after it was put on the air. I also have one surplus conversion manual that states of the BC-640 (a heavy-duty VHF transmitter): "This unit will generate TVI even when turned off...". That was then and now is now.... Yesterdays junk is today's treasured B/A. And... don't even THINK about adding an S-meter to that BC-342...! Hi!! de K3HVG But 3 is an absolute. I've seen that issue of CQ, well I did read the letter in CQ though I can't verify the issue, and there was such a letter. And 2 could actually be a variant on 3, since it is far vaguer (no magazine mentioned, no specifics, no names). In other words, the one about CQ can be verified, while the others are fairly nebulous. Michael VE2BVW |
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