[Milsurplus] Strange Russian Mil Radio- English Markings?

[Meir WF2U]

The answer is very simple:  The Soviet Union supplied equipment to a number
of client countries where English was the foreign language which was taught
in school (Syria, Iraq, Egypt and several more). Much (but not all) of
military equipment supplied to these countries were marked in English,
because not too many "end users" knew Russian. Higher ranking officers got
some Russian education, and many of those were sent to the SU for technical,
political and military education, but most of the lower ranking personnel
had at least some knowledge of English. I have a Spetznaz portable HF
transceiver, (the mission equivalent of the GRC-109) from the 1960's - early
70's which has English nomenclature on the front panel, but its calibration
book is in Russian. I saw some other Russian radios with English markings
from the same period. The R-123 (low VHF) tank transceiver in question on
ebay has a 1967 manufacturing date on the nomenclature plate.

73, Meir WF2U
Landrum, SC

-----Original Message-----
From: Milsurplus [mailto:milsurplus-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of
David Stinson
Sent: Friday, August 01, 2014 9:45 AM
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Subject: [Milsurplus] Strange Russian Mil Radio- English Markings?

Strange.  Why would this Russian military set 
have English markings?

www.ebay.com/itm/271546567281
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