[MRCA] Fw: Korean war PRC 10 photo

[Tim]

And another question regarding the Marines running the GRC-9 in a CAS net
in Korea.  Who / what would they be talking with?  I would guess that most
Marine aircraft would be off HF by now.  Maybe talking to a FAC A/C still
running Command sets?  Maybe an airborne relay of some sort?
Ideas?
Tim
N6CC

On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 8:34 PM, Dennis <spike.dennis at yahoo.com> wrote:

>
>
> Bob brings up some other good points.
>
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> From: "WA5CAB at cs.com" <WA5CAB at cs.com>
> >To: spike.dennis at yahoo.com
> >Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 8:49 PM
> >Subject: Re: [MRCA] Korean war PRC 10 photo
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> >
> >First aircraft radio I know of (as opposed to ground radios carried in
> aircraft) that could talk to the low band VHF FM sets was AN/ARC-44.  Circa
> 1956.  USMC used the MAW in Korea.  Looks somewhat like the BC-1000, at
> least from a distance.  A book I have that was written by a 1st MARDIV vet
> describes troops in his platoon using one to talk to close support Corsairs
> during the return from the Chosin Reservoir.  Most likely an AN/ARC-1 on
> the other end.
> >
> >Robert & Susan Downs - Houston
> >wa5cab dot com (Web Store)
> >MVPA 9480
> >>First aircraft radio I know of (as opposed to ground radios carried in
> aircraft) that could talk to the low band VHF FM sets was AN/ARC-44.  Circa
> 1956.
> >------------------------
> >That
>  is absolutely correct. Small aircraft(Pipers & Tailercraft) were
> fitted with pack sets. This was practiced from early WW-II into the late
>  60's. However, these were used for artillery spotting & control,
> not FAC.
> >
> > > USMC used the MAW in Korea.
> >-------------------------
> >Also correct, as well as the MAY. These too continued in use until the
> late 60's.
> >
> >>  Looks somewhat like the BC-1000, at least from a distance.
> >-------------------------
> >But it's much larger.
> >
> >Very
>  few so called "Korean War Vintage" radios actually saw service during
> that war. The PRC-6 for instance had it's first preliminary manuals
> printed in 1949, while at this same time only wood "concept" mock ups of
>  the PRC-10 yet existed.
> >
> >It is generally believed that the PRC-6
> did see limited use in Korea. However, there would not have been any
> other radios for it to talk to in it's frequency range.
> >
> >
> >KB0SFP
> >
> >
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