[ARC5] Ht-4 Query

[Dennis DuValll via ARC5]

OK guys, lot of commentary, thanks.

First off, though, the 1942 date looks to me like a typo on the part of PA0GHJ.  Can’t imagine any author writing in 1944 (book pub date) stating that a radio shipped to Hawaii in 42 could then being used to announce an attack that took place in 41. 

Next, there were of course multiple means of communication between Hawaii and the mainland in 41.  I remember reading someplace that a commercial cable connection between the US and Japan was kept open all during WW2 but no traffic was passed during that period.

The FBI making off with Bill’s  personal HT-4???  If so would likely have been in 41 (see above).  Never heard that story but remember something about Bills radio being acquired by someone.  The Army maybe?  Anyone know more?

Dennis D.  W7QHO
Glendale, CA

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> My name is Gerrit Jan Huijsman, callsign : PA0GJH, I am investigating
> a story about the Hallicrafters high power amateurradio transmitter
> HT-4. Perhaps you can help me or perhaps you know sombody who can.,
> According to the story in the book The HT-4 goes to war by Will
> H.Connelly the owner of Hallicrafters, Bill Halligan was visited in
> august 1942 by an FBI-agent who demanded an HT-4. As there were none
> available and the production was stopped. Bill provided his own
> personal transmitter. It was shipped the same day to Hawai with a
> bomberaircraft, where it was used to inform the main land of USA  on
> december 7th about the japanese attack on Pearl Harbor., The questions
> I have are:,
> 1.      Why the hurry?,
> 2.      Was there no other means of communications available?,
> 3.      The HT-4 was installed on Hawai  in august 1942. The attack
> took place on december 7th, where ther rumours about an oncomming
> attack?,
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> I am using the information fora n article in the Dutch Amateur Radio
> Magazine Elextron. The HT-4 was, as you probably know, modified into a
> military version called BC610 and was widespread used on battlefields
> during WOII as part of the mobile installation SCR-299. After the war
> the equipment became in use by the Netherlands army. Today several
> BC610s are used by radioameurs in this country., I hope that you can
> give some information., 73, Gerrit Jan, PA0GJH
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