[Milsurplus] BC-611 basic design error

[Hue Miller]

I see the BC-611 handie-talkie concept as flawed from the start, altho it
was a marvelous piece of engineering for its time.

1- The radio would have been much more effective operating at
around 10 meters - the whip antenna is ridiculously inefficient at
4 Mc/s. Of course - it could not have communicated with either the
low band FM equipment or the low HF mobile radios.

2- the antenna is not field replaceable if damaged. If the antenna
breaks, you're out of business.

C