Motorola actually had a battery pack for a 10-watt H31A-portable series that used 120-each "D" cell batteries! During the time when I owned the Motorola reconditioned equipment for the south-central United States (from 1970 until Motorola went out of the reconditioned business in 1979), there were 3-such portable units that were received as trade-ins. Basically, the units were more like "little red wagon" mobile units! The relatively small portable unit sat on top of a very large battery box and, with the batteries installed, the unit was quite heavy. Replacing the batteries was not an inexpensive procedure. There was a NiCad option so that the "D" cells didn't have to be replaced often. However, the ones that were received had carbon-zinc batteries installed and not NiCad batteries. Glen, K9STH
Website: http://k9sth.net From: Robert <w...@bellsouth.net> To: boatanchors@puck.nether.net Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2014 5:52 PM Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Small Tube-Type FM Transceiver? Glen, we called the H models "Railroad Units" as that's where they were used originally in service. I remember some came with the Bakelite telephone handsets with a snap-in cradle. Robert W4RL _______________________________________________ Boatanchors mailing list Boatanchors@puck.nether.net https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/boatanchors
