[Milsurplus] U.S.N. MAK radio FS

[Bruce Gentry]

Comco went on to build land mobile radio gear, I had the misfortune of 
having to keep some of it going for a construction company in the late 
60s. I say misfortune with  a qualification. The Comco was an OK two-way 
radio, but they didn't have quite the ruggedness and reputation of a 
Motorola or General Electric, so the people using them beat on them hard 
and I had to keep piecing them back together. Does anyone know if Link 
made any radio gear for the military, they also made two-way radios in 
the late 40s.

      Bruce Gentry





On 2/23/17 5:14 PM, Hubert Miller wrote:
>
> I think more like amphib craft or landing craft and/or maybe harbor 
> use. I think that has to do with the manual section on minimum antenna.
>
> I saw this rig in an ad for Comco ( Florida ) saying that when the war 
> was over, they would again be producing boat
>
> and communications two-way radios. And i thought, no boat owner is 
> going to pay for something built like the MAK or any other Comco 
> government contract.
>
> I think Comco also built the MAB; i recall seeing it in a Comco ad also.
>
> -Hue
>
> *From:*Milsurplus [mailto:milsurplus-bounces at mailman.qth.net] *On 
> Behalf Of *Bruce Gentry
> *Sent:* Thursday, February 23, 2017 1:57 PM
> *To:* Milsurplus <Milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
> *Subject:* Re: [Milsurplus] U.S.N. MAK radio FS
>
> It reminds me of the old  two-way radio setups of the mid 1940s in 
> police and fire vehicles, I think early rigs operated on HF and 
> continued to for a few years after the war until low band FM took 
> over. The connectors remind me of those used by Link on their two-way 
> gear. It would fit well in an an admiral or general's staff car.
>
>     Bruce Gentry, KA2IVY
>
>
>
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