[Milsurplus] R: PRC-77 variants on that E-place

[Sebastiano Scorbati]

Hi Alan,
actually the ER-95 is not a PRC-77 clone or variant: though strongly
inspired by the PRC-77, it is a different design on itself.

Originally engineered by THOMSON-CFS in France, it has also been built
under license in Italy for the Italian Army by ELMER S.P.A. in Pomezia,
near the city of Rome; and as far as I know it also got issued by the
Portuguese Army.

The channel selector has 50Khz steps like a PRC-25/PRC-77, and the
handset is know as H-33F/PT: actually like an H-33 but having an olive
drab body and a coiled cord:
http://www.radiosurplus.it/image-accradio/H33PTverde.jpg

The VMARS Newsletter and AC7ZL's website have some more info in English
about this transceiver:
http://www.vmarsmanuals.co.uk/newsletter_articles/trpp13.pdf
http://www.hpfriedrichs.com/rr-tr-vp-13.htm

As far as I know, the Italian Army employed the ER-95 in 3 different
configurations:
- RV3/13/P: in manpack configuration with a 24v battery box plus short
(AN-225) and long (AN-224) antennas
- RV3/13/V: in vehicular configuration with the standard 2W output, a
BA-301 vehicle power-supply and a fixed mount (SP-203), connected to an
AF amplifier with an integral interphone system
- RV4/213/V: same as a RV3/13/V but with an AM-215 power amplifier
giving a selectable 1,5/10/20W output

There was also a receiving only variant (R-95), usually employed as an
auxiliary receiver onboard command tanks in the armoured forces.

Regards,
Sebastiano - IZ2NYZ

-----Messaggio originale-----
Da: milsurplus-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:milsurplus-bounces at mailman.qth.net] Per conto di Alan Tasker
Inviato: domenica 26 aprile 2009 18.17
A: milsurplus at mailman.qth.net; armyradios at yahoogroups.com
Oggetto: [Milsurplus] PRC-77 variants on that E-place


> There have been and still are a number of variants of the PRC-77 on
> that E-place. Here is some info on what they are. If anyone has more
> info, please let us know.

> French ER.95.B, (TR-PP-13), 26-71.95, Looks like H-33 handsets
> will fit? Might be more narrow band than US sets.