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Old 29th Nov 2019, 3:30 pm   #10
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Default Re: What's this radio?

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Originally Posted by Herald1360 View Post
WS38 might meet the requirement and was likely available as surplus. Otherwise "dodgy" walkie talkies could have been illicit 27MHz CB sets.

Of course "trying to get radio Luxembourg" may just have been a plausible excuse for tuning round for anything interesting. The article referenced refers to the police getting antsy about the guy listening to unlicensed transmissions.
Yes 27MHz sets sounds plausible Chris (and Graham), I was trying to get my head around AR-88s and VHF, the VHF I assumed would be over 100 MHz.
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