[Milsurplus] [MRCA] QRP Military Radio Magic

[Rob Flory]

Hi Tim,

Having visited  your TRC-77 page many times, I knew you would be checking
in here.  Thanks!

The "tens" 3570, 7040, tend to be junked up with digital out here on the
East Coast.  That is why I was on 7039, and Howie pointed out that the K
beacon from Kamchatka was messing me up there, so I will probably move to
7038.  K was booming in here this morning at sunrise.

We moved the OMRN Sunday evening net from 3570 to 3558 to get away from
digital, so that is a commonly used frequency out here.

I might try 7050 to see what the digital situation is there.

73, RF

On Mon, Sep 30, 2024 at 2:45 PM Tim <timsamm at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi guys - a happy TRC-77 operator out this way.  Of all my Mil radio gear
> the TRC-77 probably has the most operating hours on it.
> There are at least 4 TRC-77 sets/operators on the west coast in fairly
> regular operation along with similar "spy" sets on the "West Coast Agent
> Guard Channels" of 7050/3550 kc days/nights. Not a formal, schedulet "net"
> but a rally point to keep a receiver on Guard.  One can usually scare up at
> least one of us if we happen to be in the shack.  A quick EMail will also
> activate the crew...CW Lives!
> Also always good for random CQ contacts.  Most of us also have 3560, 7030,
> 7040, 7055 and 7060 available.
>
> These freqs were selected decades go since FT-243 rocks were commonly
> available and Expanded Spectrum Systems and QRPme also has HC-49's
> available for a few bucks each on those freqs (but receive rocks (+455 kc)
> are another matter.)
> I used the Epson programmable chips in my nearly-identical TRC-88, they
> work great but now there are SMT devices available.  However ProgRock seems
> like a better method these days - we look forward to Anthony's application
> notes on them.
>
> If interested, here is everything I have learned about the TRC-77's
> development, deployment and my own Ops with it.  A very capable Bush Radio,
> it goes with me on every boondocks recon trip...N6CC TRC-77 notes
> <https://www.n6cc.com/trc-77-hf-cw-transceiver/>  Probably more than you
> ever wanted to know!  HiHi
>
> You might consider some of those freqs as well.  I can hit the east coast
> with the TRC-77 and a dipole pretty routinely with the current good
> propagation conditions.  500+ miles is easy anytime.
> Have fun with your sets!
> Tim
> N6CC
>
> On Mon, Sep 30, 2024 at 7:52 AM WA6BBQ via MRCA <mrca at mailman.qth.net>
> wrote:
>
>> Rob, very cool!
>>
>> I also have a TRC-77, but its full of the factory default fairly worthless
>> crystals.
>>
>> I did a quick search on N3KCB and didn't see any link to any progrock
>> page.
>>
>> Do you have a link? I'd like to get mine moved to ham frequencies.
>>
>> Also, I'd be interested in your list of frequencies that you have
>> installed in yours, as well as anybody else who's got one up and running.
>>
>> Thanks and 73,
>> Jason WA6BBQ
>>
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > I have been having fun with a TRC-77 set up with progRocks by Anthony
>> > N3KCB.
>> >
>> > This morning radio magic smiled on me as I turned to one of my 2 40m
>> > channels and heard old military radio buddy Howie WB2AWQ calling CQ from
>> > Nevada.
>> >
>> > It took a few tries to get his attention, but luckily Howie knows how to
>> > use RIT and he found me with his TS-530s, a rig I used to run also.
>> >
>> > Howie had to work a little bit but I repeated a few key items and we
>> had a
>> > 20 minute ragchew.  It was so cool.
>> >
>> > Will have to look into military packset CW frequencies for 80 and 40.
>> > Naturally one of my 80m channels is 3558 and for the time being I am on
>> > 3522 where I like to listen to the QRQ guys.
>> >
>> > RF
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