[Milsurplus] Mystery Radio

[Brenda Gentry]

If anyone is interested in an RBZ, contact me privately.

    B. Gentry, KA2IVY

On 11/30/25 11:53 AM, Al Klase wrote:
> Hue,
>
> The output tube in this device is a 3B4 VHF tube used in AN/PRC-6.  
> "Tube Lore" says the type was registered in 1948, so I'm discounting 
> any WWII involvement.
>
> Radio you suggest reminds me of NAVY RBZ'
>
>
> Regards,
> AL
>
> On 11/30/2025 12:17 AM, Hubert Miller wrote:
>> Al, years ago, i read in some book about American troops who 
>> encountered agent who was detailed to infiltrate German lines. I 
>> believe the text vaguely described a portable radio of the same form 
>> factor as what you picture, that is, "long and narrow". It sounded 
>> like a suicide mission to me; i mean, what are German soldiers in the 
>> forest around Bastogne going to think about a "lost civilian" out in 
>> the woods, with no good explanation, and they're not going to search 
>> him ? As i recall, the American soldiers also considered the agent a 
>> real hero, too. The radio mentioned was to be worn next to the body 
>> under the outer coat. I recall seeing also in an elder Radio News a 
>> photo of a set i thought was this described radio. I am confident i 
>> still have both these documents  but - - i am not very organized, and 
>> don't have a clue at present of title or date or exact whereabouts. 
>> If and when i do rediscover, i will post here. If this set is yours, 
>> i would certainly keep it until i learned definitivley more.
>> -Hue Miller
>>
>>
>>
>> Sent from my Galaxy
>>
>>
>>
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> ARK Sig Block Al Klase - N3FRQ
> Jersey City, NJ
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