[Milsurplus] 1489 Radio ?

Mike Morrow kk5f at earthlink.net
Sun Nov 15 06:10:34 EST 2015

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> What is a "1489 Radio" ? ... I was triaging paper again tonite in a
> storage area and spotted a "1489 Radio Spare Parts" metal box. ...
> I think some kind of ship radio?

Indeed.  It's the marine radiotelegraph console that came out just in time for Columbus to use on his 1492 voyage to the "New Land"...an early predecessor to the 1942 RMCA 4U, I believe.

Mike / KK5F

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