Post by Matthias Schneider on Jul 24, 2016 15:59:58 GMT -6
I am nearly done making a replica Feldfu.b backpack radio. These were introduced as a way to communicate while on the move. In theory, two would be issued to every panzergrenadier platoon. When moving, they would use the radios, but due to their limited range and reliability, the units were instructed to switch over to field phones whenever they set up positions and use the radios whenever the lines were destroyed. The original case was made out of a solid casting of bakelite, but for my purposes, I used wood. My goal is to eventually place a working walkie talkie radio inside and use it at events as a backpack radio. Here are the results so far:
