Not quite, just a change of use from radio to remote control unit, something Bill and Tim_W have already used them for. There'll be a little photo story shortly involving one of them.
I just about use this type of radio with the short antenna exclusively for my fire department because you can angle it toward the Klicky's mouth so other team members can hear the radio traffic

! It also has a great benefit for remote control gadgets in custom projects!
There is a light grey version also, part number 30069960 from set 3964, & these items go by the name "controller, handheld".