[MRCA] PRC-77 on 6 Meters

[Steven Daniel Miller]

I'm KB9DFE.  Got licensed at age 13 in 1989 and amateur radio was a great
hobby for me from home.  Went off to college and operated W9HHX from
Milwaukee School of Engineering.  After that I moved to Madison, WI and
have only been active on VHF 144MHz from time to time.  No space to put
up an HF antenna right now except for an SW Longwire for listening.

I've always been a radio enthusiast and military collector in general
focusing on Vietnam and later clothing and equipment.  Since I have the
opportunity for this PRC-77, I thought I'd combine the two hobbies.

My dad was in the NG for 22 years and at a Guard Picnic in 1988 they had
a vehicle with VHF radio equipment in it.  I remember spending about 2
hours in there tuning around and thinking it was the coolest thing.  That
helped me want to get my ham license.

Thanks for the info on 6 Meters.  I did a little searching on the internet
and it looked like guys were putting PRC-25s and 77s on 6 Meters so I was
pretty sure it was OK but didn't know if it was a "gray" area or not.

We've got a pretty good show in Iola, WI for Mil. Vehicles and Equipment
that I went to last year for the first time.   Saw lots of Radio Gear
there last year but prices were a little high.  Hopefully I'll be
attending this year with my own PRC-77.

Thanks again.

Steve


On Fri, 21 Jul 2006 ersmar at comcast.net wrote:

> Steve:
>
>      Welcome to the list.  Operating PRC-77's (and PRC-25's, -10's, -6's, PRT-4's, etc.) is perfectly LEGAL on 6 meters.  Part 97.305(c) of FCC Rules sates, in effect, that wideband FM (modulation index > 1, in the FCC's terms) is prohibited on freqs below 29.0 MHz.  Above 29.0, it's perfectly OK.
>
>      Let us know your callsign on your next posting.  If you're on the east coast, you might want to visit the MRCA's annual MilRad /Mil Vehicle show in September: http://www.mrca.ar88.net/2006_flyer/flyer2006.html .  Hope to see you there.
>
> 73 de
> Gene Smar  AD3F
>
>
>  -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: Steven Daniel Miller <fmj at shell.core.com>
> > Hi everyone.  New to the list but looks like a great resource.
> >
> > I have an opportunity to purchase a good condition PRC-77.  I'm
> > half military surplus collector and half radio enthusiast.
> >
> > My question is that since I'm an amateur radio operator but have
> > been off the air for about 5 years now, is there any problem with
> > using the PRC-77 on 6 Meters FM?  I understand the PRC-77 is
> > Wideband FM.  Any Legal or Customary Band restrictions from using
> > non-commercial gear, Wideband FM on 6 Meters?  I understand the band
> > plan and where FM should be used versus SSB or CW but just want
> > to make sure if I actually transmit with the PRC-77 in the 6 Meter
> > range that I'm not violating any legal restrictions.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Steve
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