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Re: [TenTec] 610 Has started shipping today

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Subject: Re: [TenTec] 610 Has started shipping today
From: "Ron Zond" <k3miy@csonline.net>
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Date: Sun, 30 Aug 2009 22:08:31 -0400
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Hi Folks

It might have been mentioned earlier. The BC610 was known as the
Hallicrafters
HT 4.

Ron
K3MIY

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com]On Behalf Of Bwana Bob
Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2009 9:14 PM
To: ken.d.brown@hawaiiantel.net; Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
Subject: Re: [TenTec] 610 Has started shipping today


yes, Helena Rubenstein (the cosmetics company) even made R390's.  She
was advised to diversify into military electronics, so the company bid
on a production run and won.  Then they realized that they didn't know
how to build receivers, so they subcontracted the job out to Collins.

                                73,

                                Bob WB2VUF


Ken Brown wrote:
>> B&W made the antenna tuner for the BC-610.  According to Jack Williamson
it was the BC-939.  But they didn't build any BC-610's.
>>
>>
>>
> Even so, I'm pretty sure that Hallicrafters was not the only
> manufacturer of the BC-610. The BC-610 is probably a Hallicrafters
> design, yet like many designs built for the military in those days, it
> may have been manufactured by more than just the company that originated
> the design. For instance the R-390 receiver is known to have been built
> by Collins, Motorola and at least one other company.
>
> DE N6KB
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