[Milsurplus] Paki troops radio ?

[WA5CAB at cs.com]

The earlier antenna was the AN-131.  It is made up of seven sections each 
about 17" long.  Allowing about an inch for the six joints that would make the 
assembled length about 113".  Give or take.  I don't recall ever actually 
measuring one (or if I did, I didn't record it) but 110" is certainly close..  The 
AT-271 (or at least early ones) was an AN-131 with a short male by female 
adaptor on the bottom and a new decal.  The AT-271A has only the later threads.  I 
can't say for certain (because I never examined the ones I have or have had 
with the intent of answering this question) whether or not any AT-271's were 
actually built from scratch with only the later thread.  But I seem to recall 
that the internal cord holding the disassembled sections together as a unit was 
changed.  So maybe.

In a message dated 11/26/2008 9:54:03 AM Central Standard Time, al at ar88.net 
writes: 
> Hi Hue,
> 
> The standard long range antenna for thr PRC-25/77 is the AT-271 "fishing 
> pole" on an AB-591 spring base for a total length of more than 10 feet.  
> The AT-271 dates back to the PRC-8/9/10.  A similar antenna was also 
> available for the BC-1000.  Of course, the shorter "tape" antennas are 
> less trouble in the bush.
> 
> See also:    http://www.prc68.com/I/AT271.shtml
> 
> Al
> 
> Hue Miller wrote:
> >Front page photo of NYT for Sunday 11/23/2008
> >has photo of Pakistan troops in area of battle
> >with  Taliban. One soldier carrying a backpack
> >radio, using handset; however this is quite in the
> >distance so no hope of certainly identifying radio.
> >But, reckoning the soldier was 65 inches tall, i 
> >scaled the long antenna to be 110 inches. The 
> >antenna seems to be topped with a barely visible
> >tab or cap. The radio is not a deep long one like
> >BC-1000 style, rather looks more like PRC-77.
> >Would this in fact be a PRC-77, with a long 
> >aerial like that?  I have seen on television before,
> >Paki troops with a real beat PRC-77.
> >-Hue Miller K7HUE
> 

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