[Milsurplus] an/vrc55 grc19 and vrc46 in jeep

Fri Apr 30 22:18:39 EDT 2021

the vrc12 ops manual tm11-5820-401-12 from 1972 and sb11-131 vehicular radio sets and installations kits list a vrc55 which is a vrc46 and grc19    the grc19 installation kit for an m151 uses a mk-1281 installation kit and the vrc55 kit is mk-1390.  the kit includes a c2299 retrans control which evidental meant there was retrans between hf am and vhf fm.  anyone ever see an install drawing or other info on this?   jeff n2ia 

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> On Apr 30, 2021, at 9:18 PM, Ray Fantini <RAFANTINI at salisbury.edu> wrote:
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> Think if you have huge batteries the 60 will be enough, the big current drain is only during transmit. Having a working GRC-19 in a M-38 would be a site to see and you can impress the locals running 100 watts of real plate modulated AM on 3885. Don’t know if the GRC-19 went as far as the M-151 but may have.
> Back when Ron Boltz was young and strong he operated the 19 in a mutt or a 38, not certain what but he told me that after they returned from the days deployment they had to remove the radios and put them inside for storage, that must have been fun.
> Will CC Ron and see if he cares to comment?
> Will be on the MMRCG Net tomorrow morning at 10:00 local on 7.296 USB and the M&S Net at 12:00, testing a 106 that I just repaired for Ken up in NY and hope to have that mess off the bench by 13:00 tomorrow and packed up and ready to go.
> See if you can make the early net, your in that weird location to not get ground or sky wave on 60 but maybe 40 will be better.
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> Subject: Re: [MRCA] W3PWW Equipment Update 4/29/21 #3
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> ray
> hagerstown is a bit far so I don’t think I will be going to that however Sussex is a good show some of the MRCA guys are there and it should be no problem getting a spot for you to set up your M151/GRC106 
> we usually go up there just for the day Saturday.
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> for Gilbert we will go up Friday stay Friday night and be at the show on Saturday
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> I am thinking about removing the GRC9 from the M 30 881 and installing the GRC 19. I would have to take the backseat out and make like a little jumpseat for one person. Also like you said the alternator that I have in there is a 60 amp it may not be enough ooomph for the T1 95 unless it is the solid-state supply
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> It would be hard to find the original hundred amp alternator kit with the external rectifier however they do make self contained 100 amp alternator’s I have to find one of those and the 3 sheave pulleys for the engine and waterpump
> jeff
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>>> On Apr 30, 2021, at 10:11 AM, Ray Fantini <RAFANTINI at salisbury.edu> wrote:
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>> I had a ARC-73 before and the only issue is that it just moves in 50 KHz steps so things like 146.52 are a problem because it will only do 146.50 or 146.55 but its AM so what, not like you are going to do repeaters and the like.  144.20, 25 and .30 are good for playing around with AM. You can also use it for monitoring things like the ATIS weather stuff at the local airports being a lot of that stuff that’s been on the air forever is still on those channels. Civil Aviation went to 25 KHz spacing years  ago and now they will be migrating to 8.25 KHz or something strange like that so expect to see lots of aircraft stuff surplus soon.
>> Most of the military stuff has moved over to digital short space so that’s why you see a lot of those huge rack mount VHF/UHF ITT and General Dynamics transmitters and receivers on the surplus market.
>> My son in law was a ground radio tech (E5) at Langley and he did a lot of the swap for removing and installing the ground stuff at Langley and a couple other military installations around there. Last year though he transferred out to las Vegas and is now out there.
>> The GRC-19 set would be fun installed in a M-38 just that you will need the biggest alternator you can find and will have larger cables between the transmitter and battery then you need for the starter. Think that’s the same radio that they use to use as the AM net control radio up at Gilbert so it’s a good working radio and that’s hard to find with a GRC-19.
>> What are you thinking about the Aberdeen MVPA thing moving out to Hagerstown? Sussex is the weekend just before that show and on the fence about if I should blow off Aberdeen/Hagerstown and go to Sussex instead. The issue there is that the people over at Aberdeen have also been good about giving me free spaces and all that and have no idea what would be involved with Sussex but considering the massive amount of money it will cost to drag the mutt up the Turnpike don’t want to be spending on a show space.
>> Ran up to Main with Bernie a couple weeks back and it was like $50 for the turnpike and another $50 just to cross the god dam GW Bridge so on the way back we went around NY just to avoid that dam bridge again.
>> Am planning on another trip back up there next week and may be dragging back a S-280 shelter for the back yard.
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>> From: JEFF CICCONE <kg2bz at comcast.net> 
>> Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2021 9:22 PM
>> To: Ray Fantini <RAFANTINI at salisbury.edu>; smithab11 at comcast.net
>> Subject: Fwd: [MRCA] W3PWW Equipment Update 4/29/21 #3
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>> well i bought an arc73 base station setup and grc19 from ted w3pww. you guys ever play with the 73?  thinking about putting it in the m38a1 as well as the grc19. jeff
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>> From: doran platt <jeepcomms at outlook.com>
>> To: mrca at mailman.qth.net
>> Date: 04/29/2021 3:05 PM
>> Subject: [MRCA] W3PWW Equipment Update 4/29/21 #3
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>> Latest and greatest.  I have given the "buy" to the first person to request same.  Again, any errors, please ADZ. TNX
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>> Jeep K3HVG
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>> BC-610F set-up.                                                  Dave Kormanicki
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>> BC-191 station                                                   Steve W.
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>> TCS-12 system                                                   Tom Chirart
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>> GRC-9Y system,                                                  Paul Sokoloff
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>> RCAF Radio Set, Bendic TA-12B tx/RCA AR-2 receiver, matching dynamotor/modulator unit. Works! $225
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>> GRC-19 HF set,                                                    Jeff KG2BZ
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>> SCR-543 (BC-669), with R/T unit, PE-110 power supply, cable, wood mounting case, crystal sets, spares. On the air on 3885. $225
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>> BC-654 radio set                                                  Mark WW2RDO
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>> R-390A Receiver, fair condition, Ted says it works. Meters are there, etc. $225
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>> R-388 receiver with Navy mounting case/mount.  Needs new dial decal, but is provided.   $175
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>> BC-659 Jeep radio                                              Mark WW2RDO
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>> TMC TAC-1 KW antenna tuner,                       Steve KD3HT
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>> Collins 75A2 and 32V2 station, Look very very nice!  $600 (can split up)
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>> ARR-5 Receiver, Hallicrafters VHF receiver. Looks quite nice and it works. $95
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>> BC-1031/1032  Panadaptor.                            Steve KD3HT
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>> ARC-73 (Collins VHF-101)                                Jeff KG2BZ
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