Re: [MV] Ebay radio/ CARC

Good job, it's been pulled.
Bruce

m35products wrote:
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>Some dingbat on Ebay has this RT listed as a "CARC" radio.
>
>I believe that my admonition was correct. Would anyone wish to comment?
>
>Here is the listing info, and my email to the seller:
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>Item: CARC AMATEUR RADIO REPEATER? RCVR-MTR RT-1523 (c) U NEW (5844538305)
>This message was sent while the listing was active.
>2565hk-59 is a potential buyer.
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>CARC is a military acronym for -Chemical Agent Resistant Coating- a very
>nasty coating, used on vehicles and equipment. On your auction item, it
>means the paint on the outside of the radio. The military stamps this on its
>items painted with CARC so that users are warned of the very dangerous
>nature of the CARC, which, if sanded, chipped, or otherwise disturbed, can
>cause severe medical problems, up to and including death.
>
>I suggest that you cut and paste this URL, and read the file about CARC.
>
>[url]http://tinyurl.com/ax4lq[/url]
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>The warning is there to protect people who inadvertantly come into contact
>with former military items. It is your ethical responsiblilty, I would
>think, to acquaint yourself with the dangers of CARC, and transmit the info
>to prospective buyers.
>
>The radio is obviously military. It is not an -amateur- radio.
>
>Item Details
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>Item name: CARC AMATEUR RADIO REPEATER? RCVR-MTR
>RT-1523 (c) U NEW
>Item number: 5844538305
>End date: Dec-29-05 16:46:33 PST
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>View the item description here:
>[url]http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5844538305&sspagename=ADME:B:AAQ:US:1[/url]
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