[MRCA] PRC-74 Active Duty 1995

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CAP does not use that type of radio set.  We do have HF and VHF, all of 
"necessity" NTIA Red Book compliant, unfortunately.  If this was a CAP 
activity, uniforms would be regulation with the appropriate wing patch 
clearly present on the shoulder.  So, after 50+ years in that program, 
don't think it was CAP.  Foreign cadet program?  Could be....  I'd opt 
for some sort of re-enactment.

K3HVG


On 3/21/2018 9:15 PM, KA1LHZ wrote:
>
> I blew the picture up on my computer and looked closely at it. The 
> field jacket doesn't look like US issue. The flap on the pocket is 
> wrong. There is no rank insignia on it either, nor name tapes etc. 
> The  beret doesn't look right either. The uniform looks worn past the 
> serviceable stage. I was in the USAF 1985-1991.
>

> 73
>
> DE KA1LHZ (AFSC 32656A F-15 avionics)
>
>
> On 03/09/2018 05:15 PM, Mark Burgess wrote:
>> Found this picture of an Air Force soldier on active duty January 
>> 1995 operating the PRC-74 radio.  Interesting that this radio was 
>> still in service that late.  Picture comes from the National Archives 
>> Library.  They also have two films of soldiers operating the 74 in 
>> Vietnam and during Alaska survival operations.  Getting a copy of the 
>> film looks to be a major procedure, I may try but it looks like a 
>> third party film company must be hired to make a copy.
>>
>> 73
>> K1HF
>>
>> ​
>>
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