[Milsurplus] ID of radio

Bob Wilder [email protected]
Thu, 19 Dec 2002 16:04:21 -0600


Everyone should bookmark the village site...This is one of the best
discussions on "spy" radios I have ever seen.



At 03:37 PM 12/19/2002 -0600, [email protected] wrote:

>Although it came along in the 1960's, the Hallicrafters 'Village Radio'
>is similar in form factor to the BC-611:
>
>http://www.w9wze.org/village.php
>
>73.../dave N9ZC
>
> > 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
> > <[email protected]>
>
>
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