[TenTec] EMP Product Obsolescence

[Frank Holladay]

Amazing how difficult it can be for some to recognize a tongue in cheek 
comment!
Frank, K4VMO
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bwana Bob" <wb2vuf at gti.net>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2008 4:37 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] EMP Product Obsolescence


> I'm sure that he meant 1974 or 1984.  In 1874 they only had landline
> morse telegraph.  Now during the civil war they sent up observers in
> balloons with morse keys. Lightning would be an issue there, but not EMP.
>
> The first EMP incident, predating the atomic bomb was probably War of
> the Worlds (1939?)
>
> 73,
>
> Bob WB2VUF
>
> Frank Holladay wrote:
>> What kind of radios did you use in "1874" ???
>> Regards,
>> Frank, K4VMO
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Craig Clark" <jcclark at wildblue.net>
>> To: <tentec at contesting.com>
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 12:22 PM
>> Subject: [TenTec] EMP Product Obsolescence
>>
>>
>>> I'm ex-Army Signal Corps (1874-1987.)
>>>
>>> On the modern battlefield EMP is a real concern and the radios were
>>> hardened. This would included solid-state as well as the Korean War
>>> tube type radios we had.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 73, Craig Clark, K1QX
>>>
>>>
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