[Milsurplus] PRC-47

Sat, 27 Apr 2002 21:36:33 -0400

David and the gang,

Maybe the 1 minute on/9 minutes off cycle is because there weren't any old
buzzards out in the field where these radios were originally used. ;-)
David Edsall, W1TDD\

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Ross" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, April 27, 2002 9:17 PM
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] PRC-47

> H.O. & the gang -

>   The PRC-47 is a fine radio, but I would sure like to find out why they
> did not design it with better PA tube cooling.  The "1 minute on - nine
> minutes off" transmit duty cycle is tough to live with...
>
> 73, have fun with it
> Dave Ross    N7EPI    [email protected]
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