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TWO-TUBE WALKIE-TALKIE PACK SET

TODAY AFTER nearly three years of successful WERS operation, the need for compact, versatile pack sets is still with us. Their utility has been amply demonstrated, and with our constantly expanding WERS activities these little self-powered two-way communicators are in demand. Of prime importance is their ability to be down front where things are happening—to establish communications from the scene of action. WERS unit WNYJ9 has proven itself in many hypothetical and real emergencies, including the hurricane of September, 1944. After almost three years of faithful service it still performs faithfully.

Basic Requirements

The basic requirements of a walkie-talkie pack set designed for WERS operation are that it must be light, easily portable, self-powered (preferably with batteries), sturdily constructed, easy to operate under

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