Hi Michael....how interesting....no not the PRC, I know the sets you mean though....this was a 'pioneer' set...CW on Tx/Rx and AM on Rx only. RT654A/TRC 77. Still sought after
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as a great set....crystal locked but can VFO their current drain on Rx was very small....The US equivalent of Special Air Service regiment (they don't like being called SAS by civies) used them. I think the term was 'pioneer'...Parts of it were hinged to swing up for service...well so did the p/s of the BC 342 I guess so maybe that's not so modular! I own one so I must have a closer look..it's been on the shelf for some years, I never even tried it for working but set about trying to collect the associated bits and pieces...not easy here as the gear in strictly USA. I think there is one of more TRC77 groups amongst the Hams....I recall seeing a very long photographic blurb on them. I t was a lot easier to carry lightweight spare modules than complete units...but that was really 50's technology emerging as weight diminished with solid state and extra low voltage. What I see as the forerunner of the PRC 77, the BC1000, was not an easy repair. Did you find much card failure? My regards -----Original Message-----
From: Michael A. Terrell Sent: Saturday, November 3, 2018 5:17 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [TekScopes] 425 Mil vertical module needed....seeking Did you mean the PRC77? if so, both of its predecessors, the PRC10 and the PRC25 were module based radios that were designed to be repaired by swapping in spare, pre-tuned modules. I did Interchangeability testing on the PRC77, along with final test at the Cincinnati Electronics factory. Michael A. Terrell -----Original Message----- From: Jack <goldmort@...> -- Jack |