[MRCG] German Field Phones

[Ira J. Moser]

Good stuff, guys!--Ira Ira J. Moser, Owner, MECOwww.meco.org(425) 788-0208Orwell was an optimist!
-------- Original message --------From: W6MQI via MRCG <mrcg at mailman.qth.net> Date: 4/9/22  15:40  (GMT-08:00) To: Tim <timsamm at gmail.com> Cc: West Coast Military Radio Collectors Group <mrcg at mailman.qth.net> Subject: Re: [MRCG] German Field Phones Hi Tim,I had 4 of those EE-8 sets when I was kid we had lots of fun playing with them during some of our gorilla warfare op's in the nearby creek. Used to beat the heck out them just shows how well made they were, one could do major damage to his opponent with those handsets don't ask how I know hihi. Oh well today we would probably listed as budding terrorist for some of the crazy stuff we got away with fun times. Not sure what ever happen to those sets more than likely my mother tossed them in the garbage.DaveSent with [ProtonMail](https://protonmail.com/) secure email.------- Original Message -------On Saturday, April 9th, 2022 at 3:19 PM, Tim <timsamm at gmail.com> wrote:> Hi Dave - When my kids were little we wired up a pair of EE-8's between my son's room and his buddies, 3 doors down the street. The neighbors kindly agreed to some WD-1/TT commo wire on the ground along the base of their back yard fences. The kids had a lot of fun with them, we later upgraded to a pair of TA-1/PT types.. These things work great! I would imagine there were a lot of houses, farms and shops connected via EE-8's back in the day, good gear and pretty bullet proof.. Pretty sure the equivalent German phones got similar applications...> The GRA-6 sets also make great field phones - we have used them to remotely operate an RT-70 and a PRC-47 at campsites. Here is our buddy Alex at the radio site - the remote was 100 meters away back at his tent in the campsite (they can be up to 2 miles apart)...Fun!> https://www.n6cc.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_2718.jpg> Why? Because we can! haha> Tim> N6CC>> On Sat, Apr 9, 2022 at 2:09 PM W6MQI via MRCG <mrcg at mailman.qth.net> wrote:>>> I've toyed with the idea of using some type of field phone to connect my shack to the main house so the XYL won't have walk out when its raining or just being lazy.>>>> Dave>>>> Sent with [ProtonMail](https://protonmail.com/) secure email.______________________________________________________________>> MRCG mailing list>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/mrcg>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm>> Post: mailto:MRCG at mailman.qth.net>>>> Website: http://www.mrcgwest.org>>>> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net>> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html