[Milsurplus] SINCGARS

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John, et al,

Whomever told you that "-V or "(V)" meant all models of a set was 
demonstrably mistaken.  The suffix meaning all letter suffix/models is "-(*)" for Signal 
Corps nomenclature and "(*)" for JETDS/JAN/AN.  For confirmation, see the 
first or second text page of just about any TM 11 dated from circa 1943 through at 
least1980 covering at least two letter models where it will be defined.  So 
far as I can recall, prior to finally converting to the Joint nomenclature, the 
Navy ignored the question.

The suffix meaning various or variable configurations is "(V)".  Variable 
configuration means supplied with some but not necessarily all of the components 
covered by a Radio Set nomenclature.  In this sense (the (V) syntax was not in 
use at the time), AN/GRC-9(V) would have covered all of AN/GRC-9, AN/GRC-9X, 
AN/GRC-9Y, AN/GRC-87 and AN/VRC-34 and the French QR-TA-1A.

SINCGARS-V ends in "-V", not "(V)".  However, DOD and the War Department 
before them are well known for violating their own nomenclature rules (SCR-211 
being a good/bad example) so maybe some GS -1 dumas made a typo and it stuck.

In a message dated 7/10/2006 10:27:16 PM Central Daylight Time, jfor at quik.com 
writes: 
> I asked the same question a while ago and was told the -V is a catchall and 
>  means various, as in -A, -B, -C, ... 
> FWIW, 
> -John 
> 
> 

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