[Milsurplus] AN/MRC-20 et al

[Mike Morrow]

Robert wrote:

>I also turned up AN/MRC-35A with T-47A and BC-348-Q (only, no -R) listed as 
>components.  But haven't found any more details.
>
>This is just idle speculation but I wonder if later they might have changed 
>the official nomenclature of the modified BC-348-Q or -R to R-589???

Or perhaps it is possible that:

(1)  A BC-348-Q modified for the AN/MRC-20 was tagged as R-584/MRC-20, and
(2)  A BC-348-R modified for the AN/MRC-20 was tagged as R-589/MRC-20.

There are serious differences between the Q and R models that this would be logical and necessary.  The original nomenclature of the base receivers had the Q or R to distinguish them.  That important distinction would be lost if both of the AN/MRC-20 modified units had the exact same JAN nomenclature.

It would be interesting to find out for sure.  Maybe everyone's been a little right and a little wrong.

73,
Mike / KK5F