First HT

[Brian Sherwood]

Before the HT-200 "brick", there were a number of Motorola and other brand
hand-carry one-channel VHF radios that were somewhat akin to a bag phone, or
a very narrow lunch bucket, maybe a foot long, 3" wide and 8" high, with a
telephone handset, that used a 45V "B" battery and the wire-lead pencil
tubes.  I think the Hallicrafters version [the "Littelfone" or "Littlefone"]
used those tubes too.

73 de KA9EGW

-----Original Message-----
From: Boat Anchor Owners and Collectors List
[mailto:BOATANCHORS at LISTS.TEMPE.GOV]On Behalf Of Todd, KA1KAQ
Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 11:48
To: BOATANCHORS at LISTS.TEMPE.GOV
Subject: Re: First HT


Good point, John - even the old Motorola 'brick', heavy as it was,
wouldn't qualify as a boatanchor. (o:

Plenty of VHF type lists out there who are far better qualified to
give you the info you seek, Bob. They have changed a LOT in both size
and features even since I got my first and only one back in the 80s.

~ Todd,  KA1KAQ/4

On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 7:08 PM, John <johnmb at nc.rr.com> wrote:
> I'd suggest posting this in a HT list as a good first step ...:-)
>
> John k5MO
>
>
>
> At 01:31 PM 02/23/2009, Bob Jackson wrote:
>>
>> All -
>>
>> I'm in the market for my first 2M HT.

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