COLIN LAMB wrote:

Gonset made a lot of equipment for the commercial market. Years ago, Fair
Radio was selling a Communicator for the aviation band. They were no longer
type accepted and had the same receiver your unit had.

When was this? I remember about 2000 or so being in the tower at a major
metropolitan airport, and seeing doubly-redundant radio systems, plus an
additional emergency VHF set, but then seeing an old Communicator under the
table. Just in case.

I would expect to see them at a swap meet for about $15. But, I would pass
it up.

The aviation band and 2M models were pretty much the same, other than a few
coils changes. Remember the 2M model was AM also.

I do have a couple of Gonset Communicators I do need to restore one of these
days.

I remember using the 2M one with FM modifications in the late eighties, and
getting good signal reports with people absolutely amazed I was on a Gonset.
During an emergency situation I checked into a repeater with a report of
some lines down, and was told that I had to report it on a different
frequency. When I said I didn't have a crystal for that frequency, the
response was priceless.
--scott
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"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."