[Milsurplus] Chinese 6M- packset, the 884

[Hue Miller]

> This is not a complete list but I think the Chinese radios would have
> fit in this group of NATO given code names.  I doubt Mercury was the
> name of the factory.
>
> Tom Bryan

Quoting:

"I have no idea where the NATO code names come from, or why they
used the Mercury word in their code names, so on that I can't claim any knowledge.
However, there is most definitely a "famous" Mercury radio factory in
China which made many military radios in addition to consumer products.
In fact there were several Mercury factories.  The word Mercury in Chinese
is written right on the panel of the radio!  I am at a complete loss as to why anyone would wish to
dispute this.
Xu Yue would no doubt be able to comment on this better than I but they
say he has taken to a life of banditry and broken off contact with radio
collectors, both here and in his home country."

(via: Hue Miller )