I use an Ic2AT even now and for the right deal wouldn't turn down more of 
them.
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From: "Albert Sanchez" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2014 4:45 AM
Subject: Re: The Heavy Talkie


> Anyone remember the Drake TR22? I carried one around for several years 
> then
> got a Icom 2AT.
> Albert, WA7FXB
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> From: "Lou Kolb" <[log in to unmask]>
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> Sent: Saturday, May 17, 2014 10:16 PM
> Subject: Re: The Heavy Talkie
>
>
>> I've heard of the HT-200s but have never seen one. The first portable
>> 2-meter rig I ever saw was the Motorola p33. You certainly couldn't call
>> that an HT. it was a converted commercial rig and, though heavy, was 
>> quite
>> rugged. Lou
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>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Mike Duke, K5XU" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Saturday, May 17, 2014 6:42 PM
>> Subject: The Heavy Talkie
>>
>>
>>> Dave, what a great story.
>>>
>>> When I first got on 2 meters in 1974, probably the most popular rig
>>> that was born on 2 meter FM rather than converted from commercial
>>> service was the Regency HR2. By the time I got on, it was up to the
>>> HR2B model, which held 12 pairs of crystals.
>>>
>>> One of the accessories that could be bought for the HR2 series was what
>>> we call a Go Box today.  The ox contained a battery, a place to mount
>>> the radio, a rubber duck antenna, and a shoulder strap. This
>>> combination weighed in at somewhere around 10 pounds, maybe 12.
>>>
>>> After seeing that setup at our local hamfest, a friend went home, and
>>> built a similar setup for his Genave 30 watt rig.
>>>
>>> And, speaking of Heavy Talkie, does anybody else here remember toting a
>>> Motorola HT200, AKA brick bat?
>>>
>>> -- 
>>> Mike Duke, K5XU