April 5, 2024
Vietnam Military Village Radio Handie Talkie - NOS
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Vietnam Military Village Radio Handie Talkie Museum Quality! Don't miss this Rare opportunity to own one of these vintage era radios in like new condition * This is a complete radio including the very rare earphone in its own case. The radio is in the original box and looks new inside and out and has never been put into service. The Original Manufacturing Tags are still attached. The "Village Radio Program" was sponsored by the CIA during the Vietnam conflict, through a front organization known as the Office of Public Safety. The radios were built under contract with Radio Industries (a subsidiary of Hallicrafters, purchased in 1963), and included the HT-1, the HT-2, the TR-5 "Hamlet Radio", and the TR-20 "Village Radio", among others. HT-1 units are unmarked and earlier units have ID plates. These radios were issued one to a village during the war and used for reports of Viet Cong movements to US groups like the CIA and Special Forces units. The penalty for possession of this radio is reported to be execution if the VC found these in the hands of villagers. T are no manufacturers marking anyw on the radio so if they were found in LAOS or Cambodia we couldn't get blamed for being t Manufacturer: Hallicrafters Model HT-1 Approx date of mfr 1963 Freq Range 27 MHz to 50 mhz+ Powered by 8 "D" cell batteries Frequency Crystals
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