“Portable” STC Radiophone – c 1970s.

This contraption is thought to have been developed in the FCV radio workshops at Surrey Hills.

It’s basically a STC vehicle radio which has been mounted on a backpack frame and powered by a heavy lead-acid battery.

The backpack frame was manufactured at the Altona fire equipment development centre. A considerable number of these radio units were made and distributed to the field.

One of the quirkier items in the DEECA Altona Museum Collection. 24 A/110.