[Milsurplus] ATT / ATF / FS Radio

[Bruce MacMillan]

Hue Miller wrote:
> Probably Oregon's Dept of Forestry would have
> liked the ATT set, but it was probably more
> expensive than Radio Specialties Company 
> products, and besides, we like to throw 
> business to in-state companies. ( Not totally
> unusual, tho; i have seen Humble Co. radios
> built in BC for the BC forestry. )  -Hue Miller 

Here in BC small local companies were contracted to produce the radio 
equipment. Also used by our
forest service were VRL (Vancouver Radio Laboratories) and Spilsbury & 
Tindall. One common element
was that they were all low power (a few watts) and were AM. We did our 
own repairs though & had an extensive radio shop system.

Our former Provincial Police used CW when in the field. Here's a link to 
a photo of a corporal sending in his report.
http://www.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/cgi-bin/www2i/.visual/img_med/dir_106/b_06150.gif

I don't recognize the radio & wonder if it is also "homebrew".

Bruce   ve7mt