[MRCA] PRC-74 ... Now CAP

[DSP3]

Well said..... and exactly correct.  The requirements were written, as 
such, but also offered as guidance.  There was never any impetus to 
throw everything in the can and start over.  To the contrary.  Financial 
and operational impact were always key points in its implementation.  
But, some simply enjoy poking themselves in the eye with a sharp stick.  
My point for the past 25 years has been if the equipment solves one's 
operational requirements and operates in a wholly benign fashion in the 
spectral environment, then gear is OK... period.  That opinion is 
obviously not shared by all.  With regard to your last comment line, 
ignorance breeds blind obedience.  HI!!

Jeep - K3HVG


On 3/25/2018 9:58 PM, Peter Gottlieb wrote:
> I believe the NTIA standards were set as a purchasing qualification 
> goal to help modernize the system.  This goal is not entirely 
> unreasonable.  The problem was in implementation; did any other group 
> or agency just throw out all the old gear when the new spec came out?  
> I certainly don't know of any, just CAP!  So why would that happen?  
> Why couldn't CAP members have the tactical waiver for example?  If I 
> go out with a ground search team in the mountains why couldn't I carry 
> my PRC-104 to be able to communicate to the outside world?  I was told 
> the freq stability was the problem, 1.0 PPM when it had to be 0.6 
> PPM.  But that isn't in the spec, it actually specifies the carrier 
> must be within 20 Hz.  Sure, at 30 MHz you would need 0.6 PPM but 
> since we NEVER used any freqs over 20 MHz, and most were in the 4 MHz 
> band, that radio was always within 20 Hz (and yes I had it calibrated 
> dead on).
>
> What happened defies logic.  CAP could easily had allowed things to 
> continue, and it seems someone even thought about doing that with 
> their grandfathering clause, except that many Wing comms officers took 
> a super strict approach and that was what put me and my stable of 
> radios off the air.
>
> Whitepeak 3201
>

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