[MRCA] QRP Military Radio Magic

Tim timsamm at gmail.com
Mon Sep 30 14:44:41 EDT 2024


Hi guys - a happy TRC-77 operator out this way.  Of all my Mil radio gear
the TRC-77 probably has the most operating hours on it.
There are at least 4 TRC-77 sets/operators on the west coast in fairly
regular operation along with similar "spy" sets on the "West Coast Agent
Guard Channels" of 7050/3550 kc days/nights. Not a formal, schedulet "net"
but a rally point to keep a receiver on Guard.  One can usually scare up at
least one of us if we happen to be in the shack.  A quick EMail will also
activate the crew...CW Lives!
Also always good for random CQ contacts.  Most of us also have 3560, 7030,
7040, 7055 and 7060 available.

These freqs were selected decades go since FT-243 rocks were commonly
available and Expanded Spectrum Systems and QRPme also has HC-49's
available for a few bucks each on those freqs (but receive rocks (+455 kc)
are another matter.)
I used the Epson programmable chips in my nearly-identical TRC-88, they
work great but now there are SMT devices available.  However ProgRock seems
like a better method these days - we look forward to Anthony's application
notes on them.

If interested, here is everything I have learned about the TRC-77's
development, deployment and my own Ops with it.  A very capable Bush Radio,
it goes with me on every boondocks recon trip...N6CC TRC-77 notes
<https://www.n6cc.com/trc-77-hf-cw-transceiver/>  Probably more than you
ever wanted to know!  HiHi

You might consider some of those freqs as well.  I can hit the east coast
with the TRC-77 and a dipole pretty routinely with the current good
propagation conditions.  500+ miles is easy anytime.
Have fun with your sets!
Tim
N6CC

On Mon, Sep 30, 2024 at 7:52 AM WA6BBQ via MRCA <mrca at mailman.qth.net>
wrote:

> Rob, very cool!
>
> I also have a TRC-77, but its full of the factory default fairly worthless
> crystals.
>
> I did a quick search on N3KCB and didn't see any link to any progrock page.
>
> Do you have a link? I'd like to get mine moved to ham frequencies.
>
> Also, I'd be interested in your list of frequencies that you have
> installed in yours, as well as anybody else who's got one up and running.
>
> Thanks and 73,
> Jason WA6BBQ
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have been having fun with a TRC-77 set up with progRocks by Anthony
> > N3KCB.
> >
> > This morning radio magic smiled on me as I turned to one of my 2 40m
> > channels and heard old military radio buddy Howie WB2AWQ calling CQ from
> > Nevada.
> >
> > It took a few tries to get his attention, but luckily Howie knows how to
> > use RIT and he found me with his TS-530s, a rig I used to run also.
> >
> > Howie had to work a little bit but I repeated a few key items and we had
> a
> > 20 minute ragchew.  It was so cool.
> >
> > Will have to look into military packset CW frequencies for 80 and 40.
> > Naturally one of my 80m channels is 3558 and for the time being I am on
> > 3522 where I like to listen to the QRQ guys.
> >
> > RF
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