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Posted: 29 Jun 2016

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Gonset Communicator radios

Gonset Communicator radios
Two yellow Gonset Communicator portable AM tranceivers, by Dave Emerson.

Original on Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/daveemerson/26921195400 under a Creative Commons BY-NC-ND license.

The radio at the left is a Gonset Communicator II "Civil Defence" model, covering 144-148 MHz. Gonset built a number of these during the Cold War for Civil Defense use and they were intended to be used by fallout shelters to communicate with one another. RACES operators did use them a great deal for regular activities and exercises.


The radio at the right is the 6m (49-54 MHz) model.

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 GrahamH
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Why are these on ham frequencies?
3 years ago.
SV1XV club has replied to GrahamH club
Because they were used by the Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES), which will replace the regular Amateur Radio Service during wartime.
2 years ago.

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