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m0cemdave · 29th Nov 2019, 11:51 pm

Thanks for the identification.

I'm sure there were reports at the time that the intercepted transmissions were from 27MHz AM walkie-talkies.
They were commonly available from various mail-order outlets, usually with disclaimers stating "not to be used in the UK" - yeah, right! Oddly it was quite legal to buy and sell them, but not to install or to use. Popular with kids, and a usable range of 100 yards or more depending on terrain.

The "Luxembourg" claim was probably a red herring.

29th Nov 2019, 11:51 pm	#15
m0cemdave Octode Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Bletchley, Buckinghamshire, UK. Posts: 1,223	Re: What's this radio? Thanks for the identification. I'm sure there were reports at the time that the intercepted transmissions were from 27MHz AM walkie-talkies. They were commonly available from various mail-order outlets, usually with disclaimers stating "not to be used in the UK" - yeah, right! Oddly it was quite legal to buy and sell them, but not to install or to use. Popular with kids, and a usable range of 100 yards or more depending on terrain. The "Luxembourg" claim was probably a red herring. Last edited by m0cemdave; 30th Nov 2019 at 12:05 am.