[HCRA] WWII Radios

[Rick Lindquist, N1RL]

Your best bet might be to try to slip the guts of a little FRS (Family
Radio Service) radio inside the WW II walkie-talkie box--if there's
room. Getting gear that old up and running (could one still locate the
necessary batteries?) could be quite a challenge--aside from the fact
that they'd likely need to be licensed. One can't just "put them on the
air" without regard to what frequency they're on. Undoubtedly they're
designed to operate on some military frequency, and these days, it
wouldn't be a smart idea to just show up on one of those without
authorization.

FRS units are dirt cheap, run off readily available batteries, and have
a range of maybe a half mile or more--depending on the unit and the
antenna connected to it. With a little work, one could probably wire up
one of these to operate with the PTT switch on the old walkie talkie.
Maybe one would fit inside the battery compartment.

As a vintage radio collector (of sorts), I'd also be loath to
drastically modify military radios of this vintage and thereby destroy
their antique value. 

Rick, N1RL 


-----Original Message-----
From: hcra-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:hcra-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
On Behalf Of Steve Zemanek, KB1GHC
Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2004 5:20 PM
To: HCRA Reflector
Subject: [HCRA] WWII Radios

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I received an email from someone in a history organization, who would 
like to find someone who can help recreate WWII walkie talkies. see his 
email address for more information.

please reply to his email address: Josem8 at aol.com

73' de Steve, KB1GHC



Josem8 at aol.com wrote:

> Sirs,
>  
> My name is Joe Martins.  I live in Southborough, Massachusetts. I need

> to find someone with radio technical knowledge who can help me with a 
> situation I have.  I belong to a living history organization that 
> recreates World War II events. I have several BC-611 walki talkis 
> (WWII) that I want to have converted using modern radios (or walki 
> talkis) so that they can communicate with on another.  I've been told 
> that it can be done by someone with radio technical expertise.  I will

> of course compensate anyone who can assist me.
>  
> If you know of anyone who can help me out, please contact me by email 
> or on my cell phone.
>  
> Thank you for your consideration in this matter.
>  
> Joe Martins
> (508) 963-3662
> email address:  josem8 at aol.com <mailto:josem8 at aol.com>

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