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Busselton Historical Society > Records

Mobile Telephone - Uniden "Santronic"

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Uniden Corp

c. 1990

Subcollections

Overview

Item A: Telephone consists of a handset, a main base unit (often carried in a bag), a battery pack, and an external antenna.
Item B: Vinyl carry case with pockets

Historical information

The phone consists of a handset, a main base unit (often carried in a bag), a battery pack, and an external antenna. This type of phone operated on 1G analogue cellular networks, which are no longer in service in most parts of the world, making the device inoperable as a functional phone today.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-124-2026.010

Item type

Themes

Material

Inscriptions and markings

Item A: Uniden. "Santronic" Model CP2000.
Telecom Authorisation No. C88/813/281
This apparatus complies with MS313. Doc Type Approval No. 3130019.
Serial No. 00404489

Item B: Uniden

Contextual information

The Uniden Santronic CP2000 is an analogue mobile car phone or "bag phone" from the era of early cellular networks. It is a vintage device, likely manufactured in the early to mid-1990s.

Keywords

Place made

Hong Kong SAR China

Year

Primary significance criteria

Social or spiritual significance

Last modified

Tuesday, 6 January, 2026

Completeness

100

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