[Milsurplus] NESTOR: AN/PRC-77 with TSEC/KY-38 *CORRECTED PHOTO*

[George Sliney]

I noticed the mistake after I sent the message.  My bad.  Even so, the
KY-38 looks rather large and I know the PRC-77 is also heavy.  Tough to lug
around in the jungle.

Thanks for the clarification.

George

On Wed, Nov 2, 2022 at 3:42 PM Mike Morrow <kk5f at earthlink.net> wrote:

> The photo shows the TSEC/KY-38 connected to the RT-841/PRC-77.
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> The TSEC/KY-28 is NOT shown.  That is the NESTOR crypto unit for AIRCRAFT
> applications.  Many KY-28s were installed on Vietnam-era Army helicopters
> for use with their AN/ARC-54 or AN/ARC-131 tactical FM radios.
>
>
>
> Mike / KK5F
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: George Sliney <gjsliney48 at gmail.com>
> Sent: Nov 2, 2022 12:42 PM
> To: <kk5f at arrl.net>
> Cc: Rob Flory <farmer.rob.flory at gmail.com>, milsurplus <
> milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] NESTOR: AN/PRC-77 with TSEC/KY-38 *CORRECTED
> PHOTO*
>
>
> Wow!  That Ky-28 unit looks as large and heavy as the KY-8 units I had
> aboard my ship.  What contributed to the size and I assume the weight of
> the KY-28?  I sure did not want to try and lug around a KY-8.  Luckily, all
> my issues with my KY-8's were from the key insertion device.  The RM's had
> a lot of difficulty in setting up the slides and inserting the device into
> the KY-8.  I normally would be in the crypto room "assisting" with the
> setups.
>
> On Wed, Nov 2, 2022 at 10:18 AM Mike Morrow <kk5f at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>> CORRECTED MIRROR IMAGE PHOTO
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>> Attached is a photo of the Vietnam-era man-pack AN/PRC-77 (top) with
>> TSEC/KY-38 NESTOR voice encryption unit (bottom). Plus soldier and M14
>> rifle. :-)
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>> State of the Art in 1968. Dainty ain't it?
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>>
>> Mike / KK5F
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