[MRCA] Fwd: MilRad book

[KA1LHZ]

There's also a really good video on youtube about all the commo systems 
used in Vietnam.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zreruf3s8R0

73

DE KA1LHZ

On 9/28/21 11:13, Al Klase wrote:
> Folks,
>
> Gene recommended this book;
>
>
> I discovered it's available free on archive.org 
> <https://archive.org/details/MilitaryCommunicationsATestForTechnology>
>
> Looks good. Maps and everything.  Not much coverage of tactical 
> radios, but the system stuff is interesting as I was involved in that.
>
> Enjoy,
> Al
>
>
> -------- Forwarded Message --------
> Subject: 	MilRad book
> Date: 	Tue, 28 Sep 2021 01:54:15 -0400
> From: 	Gene Smar <ersmar at verizon.net>
> To: 	Al Klase <ark at ar88.net>
>
>
>
> Al:
>
>     FYI.  I mentioned a book I recently acquired that describes many, 
> if not most, of the radios developed for the US Army from after WWII 
> through Vietnam up through 1969.  It's title is "Military 
> Communications - A Test For Technology - The US Army In Vietnam." 
> https://tinyurl.com/2528n87w .  It was written by John D. Bergen in 
> 1985.  The book includes a chronology of the political and military 
> developments that led to the US involvement in southeast Asia as well 
> as descriptions of the various wide area, broadband analog microwave 
> and tropo systems that USA deployed to help the Vietnamese Army and 
> political leadership.  Some of our favorite squad radios are included 
> in the discussion, such as the PRC-6, -8/9/10, -25 and the beloved 
> PRR9/PRT4 pair.
>
>
> 73 de
> Gene Smar  AD3F
>
>
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