[MRCA] MRCA Digest, Vol 268, Issue 24 lowband
Mike Christie
mzfb at aol.com
Mon Aug 17 19:44:01 EDT 2026
Some may find this interesting when I was in radio school in San Diego in 1968. I was able to listen on low band on our PRC 25s to fire flights going on in Vietnam. After being deployed in Vietnam, Time permitting, I would dial through the PRC 25 and then 77 to see if I could hear San Diego but never did hear anythingMike…W1ZFB
On Monday, August 17, 2026 at 11:54:03 AM EDT, mrca at mailman.qth.net <mrca at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
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1. Re: 2026 Military Radio Collectors Association Meet Sept
24-26 (Anthony Clare)
2. Re: Guard 29.4 (B. Smith)
3. Re: USN/USMC mobile communications (B. Smith)
4. Re: Attendance at 2026Gilbert (David Ostrander)
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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2026 07:46:59 -0400
From: "Anthony Clare" <n3kcb at usa.net>
To: Radio Station KW1I <kw1i at earthlink.net>, "MRCA"
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Subject: Re: [MRCA] 2026 Military Radio Collectors Association Meet
Sept 24-26
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Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2026 10:11:30 -0400
From: "B. Smith" <smithab11 at comcast.net>
To: comcast <kg2bz at comcast.net>, Tim <timsamm at gmail.com>
Cc: mrca at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [MRCA] Guard 29.4
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It just pops in and out here in Chickenland.
Z
On 8/17/2026 5:28 AM, comcast wrote:
> vhf low band skip ?- my employer, Atlantic City Electric in New
> Jersey, ?before switching to a Motorola trunked system in the 1990s ,
> had a 4 freq no PL 48 mhz radio system. ?The building I was in had a
> 90 ft pole with a ground plane antenna. Throughout the 80s in the
> summer we would hear skip from the utility companies in the south and
> also southetn California every day loud and clear and cover up our
> mobile 60 watt mitreks. ?Jeff N2IA
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Aug 16, 2026, at 1:34?PM, Tim via MRCA <mrca at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
>>
>> ?
>> N6CC is on-freq from CA...
>> Tim
>>
>> On Sun, Aug 16, 2026 at 10:21?AM B. Smith via MRCA
>> <mrca at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
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>> Monitor 29.4, the band has been popping in and out.
>> Z
>> <semk4che.gif>
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Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2026 10:13:24 -0400
From: "B. Smith" <smithab11 at comcast.net>
To: mrca at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [MRCA] USN/USMC mobile communications
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Happiness was landing a a SF field and seeing that little control tower.
Z
On 8/16/2026 4:18 PM, Jeep Platt via MRCA wrote:
> Our CAP unit got an MRC-22 trailer setup in maybe 1975. That, and a
> small mobile control tower pop-up trailer.? Everything worked but I do
> not recall we ever deployed them.? After a few years, the radios were
> stripped out and trailers turned in.? Oh well...
> K3HVG
>
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> *From:* mrca-bounces at mailman.qth.net <mrca-bounces at mailman.qth.net> on
> behalf of Nick England via MRCA <mrca at mailman.qth.net>
> *Sent:* Saturday, 15 August 2026 13:49:16
> *To:* mrca at mailman.qth.net <mrca at mailman.qth.net>;
> milsurplus at mailman.qth.net <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
> *Subject:* [MRCA] USN/USMC mobile communications
> At the prodding of Rich WA6KNW I have created a page with some info on
> USN/USMC mobile radio communications 1940s-50s.
> FWIW https://www.navy-radio.com/mobile.htm
>
> Nick England K4NYW
> Chapel Hill NC
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Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:53:47 +0000 (UTC)
From: David Ostrander <dave.ostrander at verizon.net>
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Subject: Re: [MRCA] Attendance at 2026Gilbert
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The 2026 MRCA Meet at the West End Fairgrounds in Gilbert, PA, Sept 24-26 is a month away.This email is a request for you to let the MRCA planning team know what your intentions are
__X__ Planning to come
____ Planning to participate in the Friday field ops from Howell Bldg
_____Planning to bring a demo or display
_____ Planning to bring radio items to sell? (I have three PE-120 Power Supplies for sale)
_____ Planning to be at the Friday night Howell Bldg cookout
_____Planning to be at the Saturday morning Howell Bldg breakfast
_____Willing to spend an hour Saturday morning for two short presentations and a group picture
Dave
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? 3. Re: Guard 29.4 (comcast)
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Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2026 20:18:30 +0000
From: Jeep Platt <jeepcomms at outlook.com>
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Subject: Re: [MRCA] USN/USMC mobile communications
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Our CAP unit got an MRC-22 trailer setup in maybe 1975. That, and a small mobile control tower pop-up trailer.? Everything worked but I do not recall we ever deployed them.? After a few years, the radios were stripped out and trailers turned in.? Oh well...
K3HVG
Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
Get Outlook for Android<https://aka.ms/AAb9ysg>
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From: mrca-bounces at mailman.qth.net <mrca-bounces at mailman.qth.net> on behalf of Nick England via MRCA <mrca at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, 15 August 2026 13:49:16
To: mrca at mailman.qth.net <mrca at mailman.qth.net>; milsurplus at mailman.qth.net <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: [MRCA] USN/USMC mobile communications
At the prodding of Rich WA6KNW I have created a page with some info on
USN/USMC mobile radio communications 1940s-50s.
FWIW? https://www.navy-radio.com/mobile.htm
Nick England K4NYW
Chapel Hill NC
www.navy-radio.com<http://www.navy-radio.com>
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Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2026 21:38:24 -0400 (EDT)
From: Paul Sokoloff <dogfaces at comcast.net>
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Subject: Re: [MRCA] 2026 Military Radio Collectors Association Meet
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The 2026 MRCA Meet at the West End Fairgrounds in Gilbert, PA, Sept 24-26 is a month away.
This email is a request for you to let the MRCA planning team know what your intentions are:
____X_Planning to come
___X__Planning to participate in the Friday field ops from Howell Bldg
_____Planning to bring a demo or display
___X__Planning to bring radio items to sell
__X___Planning to be at the Friday night Howell Bldg cookout
__X___Planning to be at the Saturday morning Howell Bldg breakfast
__X___Willing to spend an hour Saturday morning for two short presentations and a group picture
Please reply at your earliest.
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