Re: [TenTec] 610 Has started shipping today

[Carter <k8vt@ameritech.net>]

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.
Published weight is 400 pounds.