You're right about the weight to performance difference between the
radios, but at least there are no long strings of e-mail complaints
about firmware upgrades on a BC-610. I'm just glad that I did not have
to carry one of those on patrols. The PRC-25 was plenty heavy enough.
73,
Steve WA9JML
Wes Attaway (N5WA) wrote:
> The reference to a BC-610 was an obvious joke meant to confuse the young and
> uninformed.
>
> The BC-610 was a World War II era military AM transmitter. I had the
> pleasure of using one at the MARS station when I was in Air Force ROTC at
> LSU back in 1958. The main thing I remember about it is that it was
> extremely heavy..... It probably weighed over 100 pounds.
>
> The TenTec Orion is way better from a weight-to-performance aspect.
>
>
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