Bill M writes:
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War story...many moons ago I saw a brand new FT-757 at a hamfest
disassembled to the fullest extent possible. They had just hit the
market at the time. The story was that it was an evaluation rig and the
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When I was in college (many moons ago), one of my HAM classmates
disassembled Collins transceivers to get parts for his hombrewing!
And when he was finished, they even looked nice (X-Y wiring, etc.)

Me? I take old TV's apart.

-- Myron A. Calhoun
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-- Myron A. Calhoun.
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Also Certified Instructor for the Kansas Concealed-Carry Handgun (CCH) license