UPDATE: 3/5/25. In an effort to encourage grid-down emergency communications exercises with rugged, reliable equipment the following After Action Report for Winter Field Day 2025 is posted.. Why? Communications infrastructure […]
ARRL Field Day 2024: In an effort to encourage more off-grid, portable field radio operation and exercises the following After Action Report is posted: I used some of my usual […]
Updated: 3/17/2025 – A work in progress. End Fed Half Wave wire antennas must be great. Everyone is selling them! Meh. The antenna engineer’s axiom: You can have high gain, […]
UPDATE: 3/17/2025 I recently obtained a veteran RT-936/PRC-174 HF manpack radio from a fellow Ham (Thanks!). These were made by Tadiran from a design clearly originating from Hughes Aircraft, makers […]
July 2020: The following is a brief After Action Report on Military Radio training operations at Forward Operating Base COVID, July 2020. Scheduling difficulties required delaying from the June 2020 […]
UPDATED 10/14/2024 A friend recently gave me an RT-654A/TRC-77. Also known as the TRC-77A. The RT-654(*) is the basic component of the “AN/TRC-77” set. A Deep Dive – probably more […]
PTF-17, PTF’s in general and Coastal River Division 21 Ops: Updated – 3/25/2025 A Work in Progress First, a little but complex background: Why PTF’s? The Green Water Navy. Despite […]
Updated 6/12/2024 Some notes regarding the AN/PRC-47. This radio was designed by Collins and 1423 sets were produced by them (Contract NOm-72362, 15 December 1961). The Department of the Navy […]
UPDATED 2/8/2025 “Executive Summary” The Question: What do you want your portable field antenna to DO? Validate a Model? Impress a Professor? Increase your experience? Make contacts? Have fun? The […]
UPDATED 2/19/2025: My favorite “Black Radio”. The AN/GRC-109, AKA the “GRC-109” and “ANGRY 109”. Probably the ultimate “SHTF Radio” for trained (or trainable) personnel.A Deep Dive, probably more than you […]