Talkie-walkie AUTOPHONE SE-2
"Arriving in Angola, in Huambo in 1984, the first thing to do was to establish an inventory of the material on the spot. A certain list of SE-20s existed but the trace of several devices seemed lost. By chance, a visit to the housing made me discover interesting things. Under a bed, the "fourth leg" looked like an SE-20. Thanks to its sturdiness and the good height it was the ideal replacement feet, however a little expensive. The delegate had to improvise with the means available at hand ..."
Peter Kunz - HB9MCL
AUTOPHONE SE-20 walkie-talkie - technical specifications:
A very robust, heavy handset, with an unsatisfactory battery (impossible to know its state of charge). Used for short distance communications around the delegation, up to 10km between base and handset. This Swiss-made device, normally used by the police and the CFF, served us during the years 1980 - 1993 especially in Lebanon, Angola, Thailand. Simplex communications with the base (25W) were possible, but those from laptop to laptop rarely succeeded.
It was replaced by programmable devices from ICOM and Motorola, which were lighter and more efficient.
The introduction of radio repeaters in 1983 was a big step forward from the point of view of the safety of our field workers.
- Portable device
- Frequencies in the 150Mhz band
- Frequency modulation in 25khz steps
- 3 quartz-controlled simplex channels
- 2.5 Watts output
- Rechargeable NiCad battery, 230VAC charger
- ¼ wave or 5/8 antenna
A very robust, heavy handset, with an unsatisfactory battery (impossible to know its state of charge). Used for short distance communications around the delegation, up to 10km between base and handset. This Swiss-made device, normally used by the police and the CFF, served us during the years 1980 - 1993 especially in Lebanon, Angola, Thailand. Simplex communications with the base (25W) were possible, but those from laptop to laptop rarely succeeded.
It was replaced by programmable devices from ICOM and Motorola, which were lighter and more efficient.
The introduction of radio repeaters in 1983 was a big step forward from the point of view of the safety of our field workers.