[Boatanchors] R-390 replacement

[Al Klase]

Hi Joe,

An interesting question that sent me to my 1989 Jane's 
Military Communications.  No, nothing in particular.  As 
someone pointed out the Navy had a bunch of R-1051's, but a 
lot of the action there and in the Army and Air Force moved 
to transceivers, a la the AN/GRC-106, the replacement for 
the R-392/T-195 pair. (VRC-10?)

What receiver requirement's there were were filled with a 
variety of sets.  Ground-Based communications from Jane's:

AN/FRR-60 and AN/FRR-74 rack-mount monsters from TMC.
AN/URR-74  WJ-8718
Harris RF-590A and predecessors

Plus, from memory Various Racals, Collins's, HRO-500's etc.

A lot of good sets, but I don't think anything rivaled the 
R-390/390A in numbers.

73,
Al

Al Klase - N3FRQ
Flemington, NJ
http://www.skywaves.ar88.net/


Joseph Orgnero wrote:
> Hello all,
> Question, did the US government choose any particular receiver (s) to replace the R-390? If so, are they still in use?
> It does not seems to be any HF surplus receiver available as readily as the R-390.
> Comments?
> Thanks 
> Joe Orgnero VE7LBI 
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