[MRCA] MRCA Gilbert

[David Olean]

I am new to this MRCA and want to make the trip to Gilbert. I have a few 
items that I have been restoring, namely WW2 aircraft radios, but 
nothing yet that I can use on the air.  My main reason for going is to 
meet people and see all that is on display. I was in the signal corps  
US Army from 1968 to 1971 and had much fun with RT-524s.  I had my own 
in an M-151 jeep.  Our signal battalion had  GRC-26Ds, lots of GRC-19s, 
VHF gear included TRC-24s that operated on A and C band 50-100, and 
225-400 MHz.  We started using GRC-106s while I was there, and I had my 
own personal "ham rig" called a MRC-95. It was a pair of Collins 618Ts 
with antenna tuners 400 Hz supplies and remote control units. Anyway, I 
am going to Gilbert and hope to meet a bunch of folks. Maybe next year I 
will have a working transmitter?  I plan to be there for Friday and 
Saturday at least.


73

Dave K1WHS



9/5/2019 2:06 AM, Ray Fantini wrote:

> What are some of the plans for Gilbert? Getting close, just decided to 
> splurge and spent $60 on a trailer brake controller for the mutt 
> carrier and am having thoughts about what besides the self propelled 
> GRC-106 is going to make the trip.
>
> Figure the MAK has to go, want to try to use that to QSO with the 
> local 3885 stuff and just generally show it off. What are the rest of 
> you thinking? Hope we can do a large scale Beltsville Lake field 
> operation like last year. May try to do a pack radio and stomp off 
> into the woods or something if I can con Walt into running the stuff 
> in the mutt again.
>
> We had a dozen different stations operating from all parts of the lake 
> last year. With the mutt as NCS it can accommodate any mode on HF, six 
> meter FM via the VRC-43 or VHF AM or FM on the URC. The issue is not 
> NCS but the limitations of pack sets, I know my PRC will only do 5.357 
> or 3.885 Almost makes you want to go out and get something that can 
> QSY 3885 last year had a lot of outside activity but 60 meters and the 
> VHF 51.0 or any other VHF channels were clear.
>
> Anyone have any thoughts?
>
> Ray F/KA3EKH
>
>
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