[Milsurplus] ID of radio

[WA5CAB@cs.com]

Bob,

You're probably thinking of the RT-196/PRC-6.  Covers 47-55.4 MC FM.  It is 
Korean War vintage.

The only U.S. WW-II vintage sets I can think of that cover 6 Meters (AM) are 
the TBY, BC-222 and BC-322, but they are back-pack sets (walkie-talkies) like 
the BC-1000, not handie-talkies like the BC-611, and they did not have flat 
ribbon antennas.  Those appear to have come out with the AN/PRC-6/8/9/10.

There were several foreign sets done after the war similar in size to the 
BC-611 (see History of the Squad Radio - the French built a close copy of the 
PRC-6) but it seems unlikely that they would have shown up over here before 
the late 50's, if ever.

> 
> I am familiar with the BC-611 3-6Mc walkie talkie.  I seem to remember 
> there
> was a similar unit (about the same size) that covered 40-60 Mc and had a 
> ribbon
> flex antenna.  What was it called?  Seems like there were a lot of them 
> used on
> 6 meters right after WW2.
> 

73
Robert Downs
Houston
<WA5CAB@cs.com>


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