[Milsurplus] wwII walkey talteys (sic)

[W7QHO@aol.com]

The term Walkie-Talkie (Army spelling) is most commonly asociated with the 
SCR-300 equipmemt.   However, the name originated in the late 1930s with the 
SCR-194 and 195, and seems to have dropped out of common   use by the time 
the PRC-8, 9 and 10 series of back-pack sets came on the scene.

The term Handie-Talkie applied to the BC-611.   I have also seen the name   
used in referring to the later PRC-6 but the term also seems to have gone out 
of common use about the same time.


Dennis D.   W7QHO
Glendale, CA



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