[Milsurplus] (no subject)...MT-791/U vs. MT-300/GR

[WA5CAB at cs.com]

MT-791/U is a "dumb" mount like the more common MT-851/GRC-19, meaning that 
it has no wiring.  Its initial employment was in AN/VRC-29 and AN/GRC-46 
where two of them mounted (separately) the MD-203/GR and CV-278/GR.  It was a 
little later used with AN/GSA-7.

It is the same as an MT-300/GR with the junction box removed.

Robert Downs - Houston
wa5cab dot com (Web Store)
MVPA 9480

In a message dated 01/05/2017 21:26:47 PM Central Standard Time, 
kk5f at earthlink.net writes: 
> Dennis wrote:
> 
> >The stand-alone mount for the RT-70 and AM-65 was the MT-791...
> 
> The MT-791/U appeared later than systems containing the RT-70/GRC or the 
> AM-65/GRC.  It is unrelated to them in any way.
> 
> In the AN/VRC-7, the RT-70 mounts atop the AM-65, which in turn mounts on 
> a MT-300/GR.
> 
> http://www.nf6x.net/wp/wp-content/uploads/1999/05/vrc-7.gif
> 
> The only other somewhat similar system is the AN/PRC-16, where the RT-70 
> mounts atop a CY-590/GRC (battery box), which in turn mounts on a MT-673/UR.
> 
> http://www.nf6x.net/wp/wp-content/uploads/1999/01/prc-16.gif
> 
> The MT-791/U is for RATT gear like the TH-5/TG, TA-182/TG, F-98/U, etc.  
> It lacks the essential interconnection box with appropriate cables and 
> connectors that go to the AM-65, the C-375/VRC, and vehicle DC supply.
> 
> That MT-300/GR has often been one of the harder and more desirable mounts 
> to find.  Prices are often significantly higher than the large and far more 
> complex MT-297/GR mount for the AN/GRC-3, -5, -7 and other related sets.  
> I guess most hobbyists prefer to assemble an AN/VRC-7 rather than an 
> AN/GRC-7.
> 
> Mike / KK5F
> 
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