[Milsurplus] Re:VRC-19

[Alan Tasker]

At 08:51 AM 6/20/2004, you wrote:
>I came home with a HEAVY, VRC-19 radio. ( I think that's the
>nomclat, without going to look.)  2-channel FM radio built
>by Motorola, lots of submin tubes, 3 pullout units in a large
>case. Pretty much uselss as well as big / heavy - not an
>endearing formula.  So, is there any reason it should not
>cease to exist? Even tho there won't be much to harvest off
>it.
>Tnx, Hue Miller

I do not know about reasons to exist or not, but this sounds like one of 
the "guard duty" sets that the Army procured from Motorola back in the 
early to mid 50's. The three plug in pieces ought to be a Tx, an Rx, and a 
dyno for the Tx. Came in low band and high band. Rx had a vibrator supply 
that plugged into it in the back. There were vib and dyno supplies for 6, 
12, and 24 Volts, and even 110 V AC I think, for base station use. In the 
overall pix, there was also a 250 Watt amp for base station use (many of 
which ended up in amateur repeater use when surplused in the 70's), and the 
PRC-21 high band portable. Motorola must have made a fortune on this 
program. Maybe there are collectors of MP stuff out there?