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Transmitter
1942/1945
Prince William Forest Park, National Park Service
Triangle, VA, United States
The SST-1 Transmitter is a unit of the SSTR-1 "Suitcase Radio", a clandestine radio for use by OSS agents in WWII. The dimensions are such that the secretive radio could fit into a loaf of bread and makes it feasible to send and receive information quickly from within enemy territory.
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Details
- Title: Transmitter
- Date Created: 1942/1945
- Contributor: Prince William Forest Park, National Park Service
- Original Source: http://www.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/prwi/OSS_objects/PRWI7716_Transmitter.html
- Source: Prince William Forest Park
- National Park Service Catalog Number: PRWI 7716
- Measurements: L 61, W 25 , H 19 cm
- Materials: Metal, plastic.
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