[Milsurplus] Philippine guerilla radios

Hue Miller kargo_cult at msn.com
Thu Oct 14 05:30:12 EDT 2010


What clandestine type "suitcase radio" incorporated a wetcell battery and a 
110 volt battery charger
unit? Book "You're No Good To Me Dead", Bob Stahl 1995, states this set sent 
into Manila with
operatives for close-up look. But unsatisfactory operationally and heavy 
suitcase stood out, was
survival risk, so agents discarded radio in Manila bay. This, 1945.  Book 
describes radios of PRS,
Philippine resistance branch of US Army, as using radios ATR-4 and 3BZ  and 
?? 50 watt
output, AC powered, heavy radio". What would that be? Also had to be 
submarine-delivered,
so no JT-350 ( ha ha ). Used Oz radios I suppose as PRS HQ was in Australia. 
Author was
with guerilla units and helped organize radio network. ATR4 were "satellite" 
or feeder
stations, range limited to 100-200 miles. Sorry, this seems to rule out 
BC-474.
-Hue Miller 



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