Taking the wrap off a 50-year old radio
Keywords: survival radio frequency transmitter RT-159A teardown
[Summary of tips] The RT-159A provided a simple but critical function, transmitting a fixed tone or a pilot's voice in a rescue request.(Click to view full teardown.)Picture a downed military pilot or injured boat captain adrift during the Korean Conflict or Vietnam War. Likely, he'd take out the Hoffman RT-159A survival radio to call for assis......|
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