Was that RCA radio known as the Veetac or something like that? I have some technical information on the Veetac ... and have seen one only once.
Mike, do you have a Veetac in your collection? Neil Mike Morris wrote: > > At 07:28 AM 11/30/03 -0800, you wrote: > > >In the context of the difference between the Mastr II and Mastr > >Exec........ > > > >Virden Clark Beckman wrote: > > > > > The executive line does not have the dual squelch stuff that was the > > big thing in 72 when that idea debuted... > > > > > > >You mean when the GE engineers dissected the Micor to help build the > >Mastr II? > > > >Motorola debuted the dual squelch in the late 60's..... > > > >BTW: No one needs to flame me on the first comment. I have recently > >been introduced to two top engineers that worked for GE's Two-Way radio > >division when the Mastr II was developed. Both fully admitted that the > >Micor was used to help design the Mastr II. If you doubt this, I'm > >sorry, but all you need to do is look at the facts: > > > >5 LARGE Helical resonators. > >11 Meg I-F > >Dual Squelch > >Elementized Channel Oscillators > >Power sensing RF protection > >Numerous other things mechanical, electrical, and physical, but it's too > >early to remember them all.... > > > > > >Kevin Custer > > And the chief designer of the M2 was hired away by RCA. A while later > a new RCA mobile came out (the name escapes me). The designer > admitted that it could have been named the Mastr-3 as it was "a Mastr II > with all the bugs fixed". This was long before the actual GE M3 came out. > > Stop by your regional library some time and look in the periodical index > for the Fortune magazine article abut the rush project the RCA mobile radio > division had to get the new radio out the door. > > I whish I had kept that copy when my dad was a subscriber. > > Mike WA6ILQ > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
