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Old June 23rd 10, 11:52 PM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna
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In (Dave Platt)
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What does HT mean in "HT radio"

What do the 2 letters stand for?

Obviously the expression describes hand held radios,
but I cannot find an explanation.

"Handie-Talkie" (or variations on the spelling thereof).

This was originally a brand-name term for the Galvin (think
"Motorola") SCR536 portable radio, introduced in 1940. The
abbreviation "HT" has since been co-opted by hams (and perhaps others)
to refer to almost any hand-held portable UHF/VHF radio.

Motorola offered commercial handheld radios with model numbers of
"HT200" and "HT220" (and certainly others) that were easily modified for
operation in the 2 meter and 450MHz ham bands and were quite popular in
the early 1970s.

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Bert Hyman W0RSB St. Paul, MN
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