I had one of those luggy talkies in the mid 870's.
A friend of mine had the motorolla brick, ht-200.  He decided to find out 
what would kill the radio.
First he droped it out of a small plane.  When they dug it out of the 
ground, the had to solder a crystal inside, and it worked again.
Then he shot it with a 22.
the bullet bounced off the case.
I think the radio died one day when he was fishing, and plop, it is resting 
at the bottom of a lake.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Duke, K5XU" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, May 17, 2014 5:42 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 


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