[Racal] Fwd: [Racal-manpacks] Questions on the TRA-906M

[Alan Tasker]

A post from another group. Anybody know?


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>Hello to all,
>
>       I'm new to the group, so please excuse my nieveness.  In a
>week or so I will be an owner of a TRA-906M (my first HF
>Milpack).  At first I was thinking that there might be an identity
>crisis  going on between this set and the Squadcal 2 . . . but after
>scanning around some of the past posts, I've found out that this
>set must be special in some way.  Anyways, I'll have some more
>questions coming up when the radio finally gets here.  For now
>though, I'll keep the questions short.
>
>       So, I'm getting the TRA-906M . . . the radio set itself, a
>headset/mic. and a power cable.  First off :  Does anyone know
>the proper whip antenna and battery box that goes with this set?
>If so, doesanyone know a source for these items?  There's other
>items I'd like to get later (handset, manual, proper pack frame),
>but the battery box and antenna are first on my list.  Second:  is it
>12 volts, or 24?  I've been told that this radio can be powered by
>12 volts through the front power cable, but it seems like some of
>the sets vary when it comes to the battery hook-up.
>
>       Again, I'll have more questions in the future . . . this should be
>a good start, until my radio arrives.  Thanks for your time.
>
>John Golub
>KC8JZO
>Dayton, OH.