[Milsurplus] Info wanted: AN/GRC-87 and another

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Ken,

AN/GRC-87 was an administrative re-designation of AN/GRC-9 to include only 
the pack set components.  AN/VRC-34 was the same thing for the vehicular only 
variant.  Why the Army wasted money doing it no who knows.  Probably another one 
of McNamara's mistakes.

RT-524/VRC has no connection with AN/GRC-9 (other than that the US fielded 
both).  RT-524 is a low-band VHF FM vehicular and fixed only set, part of 
AN/VRC-12 and AN/VRC-43...49.  Dates from about 1961.  AN/GRC-9 dates from 1945.

In a message dated 2/6/2005 12:07:42 AM Central Standard Time, 
kgordon at moscow.com writes: 
> I think the AN/GRC-87 is a variant of the AN/GRC-9, but hopefully, 
> someone can fill me in on the details.
> 
> Also, there was a solid-state version of the AN/GRC-9 that MAY have 
> been called the RT-524, although I thought that was a VHF rig.
> 
> Anyone know what I am thinking of? At one time, I had the receiver 
> portion of some sort of really neat small solid-state HF rig, but mine had 
> no nomenclature plates on it, so I never did find out what it was, 
> exactly.
> 
> Does anyone know about something like this?

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