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Classified: FS: Tiny Tim Walkie Talkie

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2023-01-28Login requiredAntiquesLogin required
1 'Tiny Tim' Type VHF Handie Talkie For Sale .

This is not one of those "As is" sales , 'I found it in a shed, I don't know how to test it' .

This is a home made handie talkie based on W2MYE's design. The design circuits are included.

You can see them in CQ magazine, Jan. 1946, p7-8.

This was my first handie talkie. It works !

It uses a 958 Acorn tube and one 1S4 tube. It has the rare Stancor Transceiver transformer A3833.

The power output is in the milliwatts. It has a built in collapsible 19 inch whip. It has a super regen receiver. The frequency range is about 144 to 148 MHz.

It runs on a D size 1.5V and an Eveready #467, 67V battery.

The Handie Talkie weighs 3 pounds.

The sale also include a Gonset Communicator II that can be used to communicate with the Handie Talkie.

(They can talk to each other on 145.550 MHz).

The Gonset Communicator puts out 5 watts and has a 12VDC/110VAC Power Supply.

It also comes with a Crystal and a WW2 T-17 microphone. The Gonset weighs 18 pounds.

Guaranteed for 30 days.
Payment by Paypal.
$400.00 + $150 shipping.
Read the back story at eHam Article:
“1950 Handie Talkie's", https://www.eham.net/article/46419