>I read somewhere that the 30L1 dvelopment 'happened' because some ham at
>Collins
>knocked up an amplifer with 4 811A tubes in in a S line case as a 'home
>office
>project', and it was seen at a time when something that size was needed
>for some
>sort of government 'hurry' job.
>
>After all, such things aren't unknown, although these days they get called
>'COTS' - 'Commercial Off The Shelf', and are supposed to represent a great
>new
>breakthrough in military procurement. Funny how the bureaucrats try to get
>themselves credit for re-inventing what's been done before. ...
P. J. O'Rourke said that giving a gov't bureaucrat power is like giving a
teenguy car-keys and whisky.
- R. L. Measures, a.k.a. Rich..., 805.386.3734,AG6K,
www.vcnet.com/measures.
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