Short history. My Father retired from the Marine Corps and was recuited by the U.S State Dept. to go to Laos as an adviser in 1963. We went and spent 10 years there. He passed away a little over a year ago at 89 and while sorting through a storage unit I found some interesting SSB radio equipment.
A Collins KWM-2A along with its PM-2 power supply and two sets of crystals. These are still in the original boxes. I suspect they were spares for the radio we had set up in our house. The radio was our link to Vientiane where my father's reporting and main office was. We lived in Savannakhet and the only way to get in and out of there was by Air America or by boat across the Mekong to Thailand. I also have the original Manuel and Log Books that came with it.
I suspect this radio was packed up and shipped with the house hold articles when he was told to bug out in early 1974.
Because KWA-2A was a company radio it was a dedicated link and kept on one freq. for coms. My Father decided that he would try getting into Ham radio with his own equipment. From Oct. 1972 to Feb. 1973 he purchased a Yaesu Munsen FT-101, FV-101 and a Sp-101P from a company in Hong Kong named Pacifica Products Limited. Apparently he got it set up and used it at some point while in Laos. Probably less than 3 or 4 months. This equipment is still in its original boxes along with supporting manuals and purchase receipts.
When he left Laos the radios were kept in storage, he never opened or used the radios.
They are for sale.
Fascinating!
Your Father sounds like a very interesting fellow.
I can receive Vietnam from here.
You may wish to sell that gear on E-Ham.com
Appreciate your sharing that fascinating family history- thank you.