Gonset Communicator II's

[The Pollacks]

In the late 50s my Sullivan Co, NY Civil Defense group had a few of these,
which we took home (promising to return them at the first sign of nuclear
attack!) and had some local qsos with them with other novices at the time.
I also worked a few 2m mobile tourists coming through the area.  As I
recall, I used the little whip on top for an antenna, too!

Thanks for the memories!

Ron K2RP

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[mailto:BOATANCHORS at LISTS.TEMPE.GOV] On Behalf Of Michael Bittner
Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 1:56 PM
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Subject: Re: Gonset Communicator II's

In the early 1960s Oswald Villard, W6QYT (SK) of Select-O- Ject fame (QST 
Nov 1949, Pg 11) hooked a Gonset Communicator to the Stanford Big Dish 
http://www-star.stanford.edu/rsg/bigdish.php as he reported at a meeting of 
the Stanford Amateur Radio Club.  I don't remember any details of the 
results.  Mike W6MAB


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Simmons" <orion at DATASYNC.COM>
To: <BOATANCHORS at LISTS.TEMPE.GOV>
Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 11:12 AM
Subject: Re: Gonset Communicator II's


>I talked to one of those for hours on end back in the mid 50's...It never 
>answered back.  Did anyone ever have a two-way conversation with it?
>
> Jim N5MSJ
>
> J. Dave Mayfield wrote:
>> I turned one into a very nice lamp for my desk at work, It gets lots of 
>> interest in it!
>>
>> Dave 3885am.com
>>
>> kd4e wrote:
>>> I had one of these as a kid when first licensed - no
>>> activity then - plus I lived out in the country.  Very
>>> disheartening.
>>>
>>> I may see if there are any at a local Savannah-area Fest
>>> this year - perhaps as a large door-stop or paper-weight
>>> for nostalgia!  (I remember when they were being dumped
>>> for $5. or $10. each years ago.)  Are they expensive collector's items 
>>> now?
>>>
>>> Good resource here, with a picture of the gray model:
>>> http://www.greenradio.de/htm2/b_gonset.htm
>>>
>>> If you stumble upon a Commander II (the HF transmitter)
>>> I have long sought one of those ... had one many years
>>> ago and let myself be talked out of it ... regretted that
>>> soon thereafter!
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hello, everyone on the list !
>>>>
>>>> I have a couple of Communicator II's here in Albuquerque,
>>>> NM that I'd be willing to part with quite reasonably.
>>>>
>>>> I'd hoped there'd be some 2-meter AM activity, but to
>>>> date, it's an FM world out here.
>>>>
>>>> So -- for whatever's a fair price for 'em, I'll be happy
>>>> to let them go, since all I can do with them is talk to
>>>> myself!!
>>>>
>>>> Mike/
>>>>
>>>> Mike Langner K5MGR ______________________
>>>>
>>>> PS -- sorry, they're not yellow.  They're YL approved
>>>> grey!
>>>
>>
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