[MRCG] AN/PRC-105?

[Nick England]

a) That amp is an (XN-3) meaning a Navy prototype version
b) It has a Navy contract number meaning it was almost certainly for the
USMC
Yep - a 1979 USMC doc says "The basic receiver-transmitter for the
AN/PRC-104
will be used in the future fielding of several other HF equipments. Some
examples are:
The AN/PRC-105 has a more powerful amplifier (100 watts versus 20 watts for
the
AN/PRC-104), and is due in 1985."
AN/PRC-105 shows up in a 1987 USMC doc and also in a 2017 HERO/EMCON doc
c) While the PRC-105 is listed as a two-man carry, that is presumably for
Army use
   (otherwise it takes just one US Marine)   :-)

Nick England K4NYW
Chapel Hill NC
www.navy-radio.com


On Sat, Mar 2, 2019 at 7:50 PM W2HX <w2hx at w2hx.com> wrote:

> Hello again folks, second email in one hour!
>
> I have also just acquired another interesting radio. This appears to be a
> "PRC-105" it consists of the RT-1209 (p/o PRC-104) and a 100W PA/Coupler
> AM-6905.
>
> http://w2hx.com/x/PRC-105/s-l1600%20(6).jpg
> http://w2hx.com/x/PRC-105/
>
> I am looking for any documentation on the AM-6905. Also I find it
> interesting that this obviously rather heavy, 100W radio would still have a
> designation of PRC. You would figure VRC or something else.
>
> Any info more than welcome.
>
> 73 Eugene W2HX
>
>