Something interesting (and old) that I wound up with...

[ur20v]

I've been doing the gub'mint auction thing for the last year or so, and I wound up with something pretty interesting from one of the lots I bought last week. Not quite sure what it is, probably a mobile command post or emergency communications setup, but it's nicely done. There are the control heads, a handset and hanger, a footswitch (made in my hometown), a Motorola/Telex headset with thumbswitch, a couple of speakers, battery cables, and all the wiring, of course. No, the actual transcievers weren't among any of the various lots I purchased, unfortunately. Anyway, I believe the person who made it inscribed his name and date (5/9/91) on the board, but I've covered that up in the photos to respect the man's privacy, should he still be around. It's been in storage for 20 years at least, and the dust and dirt collected on it is a testament to that fact. So here are some pics and I hope you enjoy a walk down retro lane!

 

[kg6nlw]

That is a nice find! I think the connector looks Syntor like...The handset, speaker and a few other parts are definitely Syntor/Maratrac/Spectra line stuff.

Regards,

-Frank C.

 

[jeepsandradios]

Micor mobile. We had boards like that back in the day to test radios on the road. Was easier to yank it out of the cruiser, hook it up to our known set and verify the issues.

 

[ramal121]

Yea, Micor system 90 setup. Something out of an ambulance. Has the 8 med channels and the Apcor telemetry heads.

 

[com501]

Wow, now I feel old. I was almost 10 years into my radio career in 1991. My stack in my truck at the time had 8 Sys 90 multi-button heads.

 

[RFI-EMI-GUY]

A "Q" series MEDCOM Medical Telemetry mobile radio. It is a MICOR based radio with gobs of features. It will transmit patient ECG telemetry from the ambulance and repeat patient ECG telemetry (and EMT comms) from a MEDCOM/APCOR radio outside the ambulance or in a building nearby. I agree probably a test board so that a Tech could check out the radio unit independent of the ambulance. Nice find. The drawer unit, or one compatible is probably on some barn somewhere.

 

[ramal121]

Wow, now I feel old. I was almost 10 years into my radio career in 1991. My stack in my truck at the time had 8 Sys 90 multi-button heads.

I've seen some pretty ridiculous head stacks for the system 90. But what floored me was all the pretty colored connectors that you had to figure out what plugged where. And joy of stuffing them all through a 1 inch hole in a bulkhead for the install!

 

[RFI-EMI-GUY]

I still have a couple of those little stainless steel "keys" for removing the gold plated contacts from those connectors. Compared to now, those MICOR radios were stone age, but worked very well.

 

[com501]

One must have the bedsheet diagram to figure out all the option boxes and hookup. I managed to get a couple when the radios were still current. And yes, they fold out HUGE