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Re: [TenTec] Lightning Strike

To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Lightning Strike
From: "Carter, K8VT" <k8vt@ameritech.net>
Reply-to: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Sat, 02 Jun 2007 22:41:59 -0400
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Grant Youngman wrote:

>  One radio that was quite severely damaged was a KWM-2A, with the
>  entire wiring harness behind the power connector not just burned but
>  literally blown out and mostly vaporized.  I rebuilt it, and it is
>  currently still working.  It's a testament of sorts to the resiliency
>  and DIY repairability of "obsolete" equipment with "old fashioned"
>  (meaning you can see them without a microscope) parts :)


...and it's a testament to vacuum tubes and your skill, not sand 
state.   ;-)



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