[Milsurplus] RT-68 and such
Mike Morrow
kk5f at earthlink.net
Fri Nov 10 21:06:15 EST 2006
>Well, okay, it seems that a couple decades back you used to see it all over
>the place.
There's still a lot out there. Examples:
The AN/GRC-7 is one of the most complex sets in this series. It consists of
R-110/GRC, RT-68/GRC, RT-70/GRC, PP-112/GR, two PP-282/GR, AM-65/GRC, MT-297/GR, C-375/VRC, C-433/GRC, C-434/GRC, and C-435/GRC.
The AN/VRC-7 is the simplest set in this series. It consists of
RT-70/GRC, AM-65/GRC, PP-281/GR, MT-300/GR, C-375/VRC.
I started acquiring the components of both of these sets only about seven years ago, and within about nine months I had everything I needed. During the same period I also acquired:
R-108, R-109, RT-66, RT-67, MT-299, MT-327, PP-109, and a few other odd and ends.
I think its only been about three years ago that I got the RT-67 on ebay for $10, plus about $25 shipping.
>BTW, it was mentioned to me that there's a PLA fm radio that's affordable,
>vfo'd, and does as a poor man's but very satisfactory stand-in on 6m band,
>if one doesn't want to $pring for a PRC-77.
You must be talking about the Chinese Type 882 backpack set. It's all transistorized, and most of the units brought into the country are complete with accessories and brand new, though made around 1972 to 74. It is designed even to operate on 11 standard D-cells.
It's pretty servicable, though not even close to the same class as a AN/PRC-77.
redstarradio.com in Canada was importing them, but I've heard that he's getting out of the business. They are pretty common on ebay for about $100 to $130.
Mike / KK5F
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