[Milsurplus] Is TBX-6 Radio Hot or Cold

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Hue,

I don't think you can go by the meter faces.  A lot of sets had both white 
and black faced meters, depending upon who made the meters for that contract 
apparently.  TCS is a good example.

On the other hand, I guess your comment that white face meters wouldn't be 
hot is likely correct.  Radium based paint is off-white which wouldn't show up 
against a white background.  But it doesn't follow that the reverse has to be 
true.

In a message dated 8/30/2006 11:51:49 PM Central Daylight Time, 
kargo_cult at msn.com writes: 
> Clarify, Mr. T: several sets of SAME model, or several different models of 
> the
> series.
> FYI, Tony Grogan some years back had a USCG owned TBX-6, and as i recall
> it was not radium marked. I presume that was maybe because the USCG radio
> was not envisioned to be used in combat.  It had white faced meters.  My 
> thinking 
> as a rule of thumb, is if the TBX has white face meters, it does not have 
> radium
> paint. Am i wrong?

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