[MRCA] PRT-4 & PRR-9 and PRC-77 domestic use

[Charles]

Hello MRCA members,

In the 1980-84 time frame when I was affiliated with my college's Army ROTC Battalion, we used
PRT-4As and PRR-9s for classroom and field training. The Battalion had 5 sets, and they usually all worked. For road and field patrols and springing ambushes, they worked great.
The PRR-9s were used clipped and taped to load bearing suspenders; never used with helmets.

The Battalion had 5 PRC-77s with the special 77 canvas shelf carriers and accessory pouches. We used the long and short whips. A local National Guard company of the 156th Signal BN / Tropo and Wire would borrow the 77s for their field exercises as that company because they had none in their TO&E. (that was ok.because we borrowed their .45s and M-16A-1s).

ALICE packs made the PRC-77s easier to carry.

Sometimes the friendly memories.; most times the 77 was a big heavy brick to transmit a few watts.

Charlie Pfister WD8AXB

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