[Milsurplus] R808 AN/GRC-14 manual needed

[RICHARD SOLOMON]

I picked up an R-808 about a year ago at a Hamfest. It is a glaring
example of how the Government Procurement system is in need of
a major overhaul.

Instead of just buying more of the R-392, the Navy (Marine Corps)
let a development contract for a clone. While the concept is a
good one, the mechanical design results in one needing to make
extension cables to service the modules.
Not a problem, except there were so few made, the connectors
are unobtainium (or at least I haven't found any). If they used
the R-392, with the vast quantities built, this is not a problem.

As a result, this radio now sits in the junk pile, not working that well
and it's outlook is not good.


73, Dick, W1KSZ

> Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:17:05 -0600
> From: wf2u at ws19ops.com
> To: w5jv at hotmail.com
> CC: milsurplus at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] R808 AN/GRC-14 manual needed
> 
> Hi John,
> 
> AFAIK Robert Downs sells a nice copy of the R-808 section from the  
> MRC-55 manual(The MRC-55 is the GRC-14 system installation on the 1/4  
> ton Ordanance Vehicle M38A-1).
> For the companion transmitter, you need the T-631 (100 W AM/CW/RTTY),  
> which is part of the GRC-14 system (2 R-808 receivers, T-631  
> transmitter, PP-1711 power supply, and the various accessories and  
> mountings).
> 
> 73, Meir WF2U
> Landrum, SC
> 
> Quoting John Hensley <w5jv at hotmail.com>:
> 
> >
> > Subject says it all.  Can anyone recommend a like transmitterthat   
> > would make a good companion to the R808 ?
> > TIA, John W5JV
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