[Milsurplus] Fwd: Navajo code Talkers

[Nick England]

There are several photos and some discussion of radios here.
https://www.39-45.org/videos/3945/WAR127.pdf


On Sun, Oct 8, 2017 at 4:52 PM Hubert Miller <Kargo_cult at msn.com> wrote:

> I may have been wrong about the power unit missing; it's not possible for
> me to see if the radio has a battery clamped to the bottom.
> I don't know why the photo would have been taken with the radio out of the
> bag. If you were on the move or ready to be on the move,
> you would want it readily grabable. This is why I call this a not so
> desirable photo. Also when you do your rendition note as compared to
> the photos you refer to, the codetalker's TBY is the early version with no
> large spring in the lower section of the antenna.
> -Hue
>
> From: Jason Breidenbach [mailto:jason at jbaviationart.com]
> Sent: Sunday, October 8, 2017 1:36 PM
> To: Kargo_cult at msn.com; milsurplus at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: RE: [Milsurplus] Fwd: Navajo code Talkers
>
> Hue,
>
> I think this is the staged and not useful picture that you mentioned:
>
> http://www.n6cc.com/tby-usmc-and-navy-transmitter-receiver
>
> What I do like about it is that the operator has the headset on and is
> holding the microphone.  I was going on the assumption that this is the way
> those items would have been utilized in combat?  I did find some pictures
> of the radio set in the canvas backpack as well located here:
>
>
> http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/48607-usmc-tby-radios/
>
> If you have any other pictures and it isn't any trouble to get a hold of
> them, I would love to see them.  Thank you for your help!
>
> Jason
>
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Nick England K4NYW
www.navy-radio.com
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