[Milsurplus] Milsurplus Digest, Vol 60, Issue 27 (ATF Use of HF)

[jjhaggerty01.excite]

ATF/FBI/DEA/DOJ were using KY-65 Voice Security Gear (OPEN SOURCE INFORMATION) years ago. The DOJ agencies have a fairly robust communcations support group(s). As to the KY-65 I saw one such device was on display in the little No Such Agency Museum when I visited Ft. Meade on unrelated business in the Mid 90's. I never saw or used one during my time in the Army serving as a HF-RATT Opr but knew such mythical things exsited. The only goodies I ever saw or got to play with were Angry 106's, unnamed Harris systems, or PRC-70's. They may have been using the KY-65 with AN/GRC-106 HF gear. DOJ, etc. had and still has a national HF backbone system. Though the equipment is very old now and I doubt it is still in use by the above federal agencies you never know? In the case of the KY-65, well the thing is huge! Given the size of the equipment, and that is is 60's vintage it is most lilely been replaced by SATCOM, Internet Protocal/Trunkated Wireless, and ALE/WINLINK type secured systems. Several National Guard and Army Reserve units have deployed with Angry 106's, Angry 122E/142E systems and used them with good results in the Big Sandbox. The newer high tech software defined radio systems every one pines for does not seem to do very well in the real world. Older systems such as the IHFR's based on the RT-1209/PRC-104 also do very well. I have never heard what type of the actual HF systems DOJ was using when I worked for Uncle Sam. Given today's world that is just fine with me. I have a PRC-104 with a PRC-74 tunable antenna,etc. for the real world/QRP pedestrian operations. I think it is a great radio system to use for HF backbacking if I ever get around to that great adventure.

 73,
John




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