[Milsurplus] Long-lived (on active duty) US Radio Sets

[jmfranke]

We used the ARC-27/55s in E1-B tracers (Willy Fudds or Stoof with a roof in 
the late 1970s). They were very reliable.

John WA4WDL last aircrew man in the E1-B!

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From: "John Vendely" <jvendely at cfl.rr.com>
Sent: Friday, February 15, 2013 7:45 PM
To: <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] Long-lived (on active duty) US Radio Sets

> On 2/15/2013 2:23 PM, Mike Morrow wrote:
>>
>> The AN/ARC-27/55 is one of the most important command sets in US military 
>> history,
>> starting at least in 1952 and maybe a little earlier.  Some were still in 
>> service
>> in the 1970s, after more than 25 years of service.
> At NAS Pensacola in 1986, I saw an operational C-130 which had the ARC-27, 
> ARN-6, and ARN-21D TACAN.  Probably one of the "last of the Mohicans"...
>>
>> But forget all of those.  *None* of these meet the service duration of 
>> the AN/VRC-12
>> series.  These FM tactical radios were first deployed around 1961, and 
>> were finally
>> phased out of US service in 2008.
> In 1992, there were still two U.S. manufacturers producing modest 
> quantities of VRC-12 family radios (including the PRC-77). Incredible...
>
> John K9WT
>>
>>
>
>
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