[Milsurplus] PRC-16

[Mike Morrow]

Robert wrote:

>AN/PRC-16 essentially consists of an RT-70 with the components of the 
>MX-898/GR.

Add to that the mounting for the RT-70/GRC and/or CY-590/GRC, the MT-673/UR.  Only with the MT-673 did the set become a PRC-16.  I've never seen one of these mountings in real life. 

The MX-898/GR is described in the manual (TM 11-284) for the GRC-3 to 8, where the RT-66/67/68, CY-590, and G-8/GRC handcrank generator are shown (in addition to the RT-70 setup already mentioned).  None of these configurations (including the RT-70) had "PRC" designations.  The G-8 was not used with the RT-70.  I've never seen a G-8/GRC in real life.

I don't think that a PRC designation implies that the PRC-16 was intended to be a backpack set, any more than, say, the PRC-47 was.

73,
Mike / KK5F