[MRCA] PRT-4 PRR-9

[Brad]

Group,

In the mid 1970s, the Oregon National Guard issued the PRT-4 + PRR-9 
pairs to infantry platoons, one to each squad leader. They replaced the 
PRC-6 sets at squad level. Sometimes fire team leaders (two per squad) 
were issued PRT-4s or PRR-9s. The rest of the squad members were not 
issued PRR-9 if I recall correctly,

Feedback was indeed a problem without the earphone and the PRR-9 battery 
life was short - typically less than a day.

Squad leaders communicated with platoon's PRC-10 carried by a designated 
RTO (radio telephone operator) or with the two company officer's (CO & 
XO) jeep mounted RT-70s forming the company net.

To my best recollection, no PRC-25s were issued to 41st Infantry Brigade 
companies prior to my discharge in 1976.


Brad Whiting KD7GDT

Oregon National Guard 1970-1976

Light Infantry NCO


On 8/17/2020 4:54 PM, Gene Smar via MRCA wrote:
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 >       Anyone out there actually USE one or both of these milrads in 
the service?  My research (Google) says these were rarely taken into the 
field and were quickly replaced by the PRC-25 once it became available 
in mid-sixties.  I’m thinking that a squad leader had the PRT-4 and his 
men wore the PRR-9.  Having both on one person is just asking for 
feedback, possibly even with the earpiece in use.
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 > Gene Smar  AD3F