Hello Jim,
It maybe that "TR48s" was the original SA designation. My set came
I have heard of other radio made by Racal SMD with the TR designation. I
didn't know they had one for the Syncal 30. Racal South Africa later
became Grinaker, then Grintek. Grinaker equiment was marketed
internationally under the Milcom name.
There is a little bit of the company history here:
and here:
It has some interesting antenna accessories one of which is a large
bobbin type spool that has a cord wound on it. The cord has a
multiple wire woven into it. You just spool out the cord, throw its
washer type weight over a tree limb and plug the pin on the end of
the spool into the antenna whip hole.
It would be interesting to see a picture of the antenna
I have had a few TRA931 sets. It is one of my favorites.
Tom Bryan
N3AJA
