Tom,

Perhaps they were observing More's Law:  If one antenna is good two antennas have to be better. 
After looking at the schematic for a while, I suspect both antennas would be connected, and you might not notice the difference, at least at close range.

Further, it looks like most of these guys had their radios strapped to WWII style UM-368 pack boards.  They are likely more comfortable than the harnesses provided with the PCR's.





AL

Hi Al,

The horse is not quite dead yet, I think it wants to go for a walk.

What reason would there be to install both antennas on a PRC-10?

Tom

On 6/27/2024 12:57 PM, Al Klase wrote:

As long as we're still beating a dead horse....

I'm with Tom B.  

The radio's are too tall to be PRC-25's.  Plus the 25 has only one antenna mount, so you can't install both antennas at once.  There are separate mounts on the PRC-8/9/10 for the long and short antenna.  Various load-carrying gear got used, so counting the straps means very little.

Then there the radio with the fat antenna.   PRC-41 makes sense.  It's a UHF air-band forward-air-controller (FAC) radio.ase help support this email list: https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.qsl.net/donate.html__;!!KfGNmQmE!ngq6IXEYO52O6ApujwqIpMXH6VOFUyQ5YJ1H1OGJIe249Rzs7UsEFPgbPAYABOIIQPmh0iIK$

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