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Re: [TowerTalk] AlfaSpid- Prosistel Debate

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] AlfaSpid- Prosistel Debate
From: <kb5my@starband.net>
Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2006 16:18:38 -0500 (EST)
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> At 11:59 AM 3/8/2006, Doug Renwick wrote:
>
>
>>Jay's note about the Navy approval of the Prosistel rotor is
>>interesting but at present will not affect my purchasing
>>decisions.  The results of an explosion test may be
>>interesting, but I do not foresee 'shells' coming my
>>direction.  I would be much more interested to know how much
>>the Navy is paying for this rotor.
>
>
> I'd be even more interested in the details of the "Navy approval"...
> what  requirements (some form of MIL-810 for environments?  MIL-461 for
> EMI/EMC?), what testing, etc.
>
> DoD has literally millions of specifications, some meaningful in this
> context, some not.  A water resistance/salt spray test and/or tests over
>  temperature would be of great interest to hams. So would any electrical
>  tests or life tests. Whether the type size used to indicate the CAGE
> code  on the nameplate is correct is less so.
>
>
> Folks, this isn't directed at Prosistel, or anyone in particular, but
> seeing "purchased by ABC big entity" isn't necessarily a indication of
> quality.  It just means that someone was willing to fork out the bucks
> to  buy it for whatever they needed it for (and that might have been to
> be used  once in a destructive test).
>
> Jim, W6RMK


I'm just guessing here, but the Navy could also just be buying them for
use at shore-based MARS stations located on Navy & Marine Corps bases. 
This would indicate NO testing, NO adherence to any known MIL standards,
etc.

Dan  KB5MY


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