A portable radio receiver and VHF transmitter used by the Sea Pilot Service. An early model used from about 1956 for ship-to-ship and ship-to-shore communication during arrival and departure procedures.
Significance
Used by the Port Phillip Pilot service in the 1950s
Physical description
Miniphone radio receiver / transmitter and carry bag
Inscriptions & markings
MFD by Commonwealth Electronics Pty Ltd Type No 180TRN Serial No 184
