MVCC-MRCG Camp Delta Comms AAR 2018
Update: 9/29/18 The Military Radio Collectors Group (DET A, FWD) had a small but operational display at Camp Delta during the September 20-23 rally of the Military Vehicle Collectors of […]
TRC-88 HF CW/SSB Transceiver
UNDER CONSTRUCTION 10/10/18 I am currently working on reviving an RT-665( )/TRC-88 transceiver. This will be a challenge since I cannot find any documentation on the set or even a […]
Military Radio “Field Day” 2018
AFTER ACTION REPORT – Updated 8/30/18 Dateline: 23 June 2018, Forward Operating Base BIGFOOT The West Coast Military Radio Collectors Group, Detachment ALPHA (FWD) conducted field ops in conjunction with […]
Military Field Day Ops, 2016
Updated 8/10/17 The American Radio Relay League sponsors “Field Day” as an operating event to exercise Ham Radio communications under austere, grid-down conditions. Such as in an emergency when mass […]
TRC-77A HF CW Transceiver
UPDATED 9/3/18 A friend recently gave me an RT-654A/TRC-77. Also known as the AN/TRC-77A. The RT-654(*) is the basic component of the “TRC-77” set. (“TRC” = Transportable Radio Communications. The […]
Fast Patrol Torpedo Boats / PTF-17
PTF-17, PTF’s in general and Coastal River Division 21 Ops: Updated – 5/13/18 First, a little background: Why PTF’s? The Green Water Navy. Despite what several Keyboard Kommando’s have stated […]
The PRC-47 HF SSB/CW/RATT Transceiver
Updated 6/29/18 Some notes regarding the Collins PRC-47. This radio was designed by Collins and produced by them but they also subcontracted with Bendix to produce additional sets. All Collins […]
AN/GRC-109 “Special Forces” Radio Set
UPDATED 8/7/18: My favorite “Black Radio” despite its few quirks. The “COOL METER” is Pegged on this one… They were used extensively from the early 1950’s (as the RS-1) through […]
SCR-284 Radio Set
UPDATED 22 June 2016 The SCR-284 was used extensively during WWII. The basic component is the BC-654-A receiver transmitter. Designed as a portable field radio, the complete field set could […]
PRC-25 Radio Set
UPDATED 23 Aug 2018 The AN/PRC-25 (AKA “Prick-25”) had a relatively short but very successful history. In 1967 General Creighton Abrams, deputy commander of the Military Assistance Command Vietnam called […]