[Milsurplus] PRC-16

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Dennis,

AN/PRC-16 essentially consists of an RT-70 with the components of the 
MX-898/GR.  Why they didn't assign AN/PRC-xx nomenclature to the RT-66/7/8 variant or 
why they did to the RT-70 one, who knows.  TM 11-288 covers AN/PRC-16.  It's 
been a long time since I looked at it or at the instructions for the mod kit 
but seems like I recall that which cable goes to the generator and which to the 
radio depends upon whether it's the little radio or one of the big ones.  The 
CY-590 is in the middle either way.

In a message dated 6/16/2005 6:34:22 PM Central Daylight Time, W7QHO at aol.com 
writes: 
> PRC-16...Wow, when/where was that combination used?   Closest thing I can 
> find in my library is the field modification kit MX-898/GR   which contained 
> 
> auxiliary equipment to allow temporary, non-vehicular field operation of an 
> RT-68. 
>   Kit included the same battery case (CY-590), antenna mount and sections 
> (MT-652/GR, AB-22 &AB-24) as shown on the diagram referenced above.   The 
> kit 
> also included a hand generator (G-8) which I presume could have used in the 
> PRC-16 setup as well.
> 
> Finally found an MT-652/GR at Dayton last month after several years of 
> looking.   

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