[Milsurplus] Hoffman RT-159A / URC-4 Survival Radio

[Mark K3MSB]

A classic movie Dick!!!  The B-36 was retired before I was even born;
that movie has some of the best footage of the "Aluminum Overcast"
that I've ever seen!!

I was fortunate to see one at the old Greater Southwest Air Museum in
Irvine (or was it Grapevine) TX around 1983 or so.  We were told that
the spar of that ship had to be broken before the FAA would let a
civilian agency get the B-36.  Is the aircraft still there?

73 Mark K3MSB

On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 7:04 PM,  <rertman at ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> Got to admit, that was one clever little radio.  It was also featured in the movie "Strategic Air Command," starring James Stewart.
>
> Dick
> -----Original Message-----
>>From: Mark K3MSB <mark.k3msb at gmail.com>
>>Sent: Dec 9, 2008 3:04 PM
>>To: List Milsurplus <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
>>Subject: [Milsurplus] Hoffman RT-159A / URC-4 Survival Radio
>>
>>I was surprised, and delighted, to find this "retro tear-down" article
>>in the current issue of EE Times magazine!!
>>
>>Enjoy!!
>>
>>http://www.eetimes.com/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=ZHDSDTITF53PKQSNDLOSKHSCJUNN2JVN?articleID=212200675
>>
>>73 Mark K3MSB
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