[Milsurplus] blind sow finds an R-808

[Richard H. Brown Jr.]

Bob Wilder wrote:

> 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.
>

Like the An/MRC-117, which in 1975 or so was on a International Harvester
Crew cab, and around 77 or so they swapped
the truck with a Dodge crew cab.

Spent 3 yrs on a Nuke site in Germany with one of them and the fixed site was
3 frc-93's (KWM-2A's) in a special
radio console.

They later took the MRC-117 away and replaced it with a TRC-133A, which was a
deuce-n-half with the windowed shelter
with 5 Frc-93's, 2 which had ww2/50's tuning units feeding 2 whips on the
front, and dc power supplies. 3 positions with ac only
power supplies, 1 1kw pa and 5 sets of antenna gear to make field dipoles
antennas, and a 2 generator trailer with AC power.

RHB