Antonio Vernucci wrote:
Notice: Effective January 1, 2007, BAMA will add only manuals with a
direct connection to the tube era of ham radio. Only manuals for
amateur radio transmitters, receivers, antenna tuners, antennas,
keyers, etc. will be added to the collection.

Why not also require that diagrams must be properly scanned. Many diagrams on
the site can hardly be read.

To be entirely fair, many of the originals weren't widely available in
good quality either.

Many times I have an old photocopy of an old photocopy of an original
schematic, and I can't read the part values either. Sometimes the
originals (especially for ham equipment, not so much for test
equipment) that came in the manuals were barely readable too.

People tend to use lossy compression methods (jpg, djvu) that are generally
unsuitable for schematic diagrams.

This is certainly a huge factor. Look at the scan qualities at
bitsavers.org for example and you see that careful attention to
scanning and lossless compression are very worthwhile goals.

Tim.

"Kenneth Grimm" wrote in message

Gregg,

I have more storage capacity than I will ever need and I'm running the
main site on a DS3. Thanks again for the offer, but I don't need any
more big drives and pipes. I need more hours in a day.

Ken K4XL


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Ken, I'm amazed at what you have done. Thanks

BH

BAMA we need you! Thanks for your terrific service to Ham Radio.


Tony WA6LZH


"Kenneth Grimm" wrote in message
...
Notice: Effective January 1, 2007, BAMA will add only manuals with a
direct connection to the tube era of ham radio. Only manuals for
amateur radio transmitters, receivers, antenna tuners, antennas,
keyers, etc. will be added to the collection. The only test
equipment that will be added will be those items already listed on the
"Needed" list and those items created especially for the amateur radio
market.

While I appreciate all the contributions of those whose interest is in
test equipment and military equipment, I simply cannot continue to
expand the BAMA collection in these areas at this time. I will not be
removing the test gear and military manuals currently on BAMA. The
BAMA collection will remain intact. I just won't be adding to these
areas for the time being.

I want to thank any and all of you who are reading this and have
contributed to the BAMA collection. Without your time and effort,
BAMA would not have been possible. Thanks again and best wishes to
all for the holidays.

73,

Ken K4XL


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