[Milsurplus] blind sow finds an R-808

[Bob Wilder]

More on the subject:The AN/MRC-107 and AN/MRC-108 were designed for
Forward Air Controller use.  The 107 used the GRC-106 for 400 watts on HF,
ARC-51 for UHF, Wilcox 807 on VHF and also PRC-25, PRC-41 and PRC-47.
The 108 used the Collins modified 618T (MRC-95) for 400 Watts HF, ARC-51
on UHF, Collins 618M on VHF plus the PRC-25, PRC-47, PRC-41.
In both cases the PRC-25 had an external amplifier for high power.
In this case the units were mounted in a Jeep with Trailer.  The same
setup was mounted in an International Crew Cab truck (Can not remember
the MRC number)



The difference between the V and M is as follows:

V, like VRC-19 is a radio that is used for communications from the
vehicle.
M, like MRC-109, etc is assigned where the vehicle is included as part
of the package. There were several MRC's, such as the old crew cab
international which had an operating position in the rear seat with
equipment out thru the rear in a shelter. In this case the equipment
included an ARC-58, an FM transceiver for comm to FAC's and Army ground
units and in some installations an extra HF receiver. I used such a
unit while on a NATO exercise in Denmark and use to stick it on 20 meters
using my F7CP callsign (not quite legal) but sure worked well.


At 08:54 PM 9/18/2002, aGEnuine ham wrote:

>John and group:
>
>Well, some of those I remember.  G is for ground, F is for fixed, V is
>for vehicular, and the obvious A for air and S for shipboard.  So, in
>this case, G is appropriate for a radio used on land by Marines, but I
>don't recall the M designator, since V was already applied to vehicle
>mounted radios.  VRC-19 comes to mind, if you like subminiature tubes by
>the bucketfull.  
>
>My decoder ring just turned up and it makes a distinction I had totally
>forgotten.  G is Ground fixed, M is Ground mobile, and V is Ground
>vehicular.  So now to ferret out how you can be mobile on the ground
>without a vehicle?  No, foot soldiers had P for pack or portable.  Maybe
>you just slid the radios along the ground?
>
>Seems like I always end up with more questions than answers.
>
>HOLD YOUR COMMENTS, GUYS.  
>I'm gone for the next week, I'll revive this discussion next week.
>
>
>73,
>George
>W5VPQ
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