Military Tactical Radios

AN/VRC-10 / RT-68 Transmitter-Receiver

UPDATED 12JUNE2019 Some fun with an RT-68 VHF FM Transceiver set up with its PP-112/GR matching power supply: The basic VRC-10 pair… I don’t have a shock mount just yet. […]

TBY – USMC and Navy Transmitter-Receiver

The TBY as used by the USMC and Navy during WWII. This particular example is an early TBY-2, Type CRI-43007 and was built by Colonial under a contract dated 8 […]

SCR-284 Radio Set

UPDATED 8/20/22.   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 be […]

Field Power: Honda EX-1000 RF Noise Problems & Other Alternatives

UPDATED 11/1/20 Honda EX-1000 Generator: I have been running several field radio systems from a Honda EX-1000 generator for AC power. (Technically, it’s an Alternator, not a Generator and that […]

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 […]

Military Vehicles and Radios MVCC/MRCG

2016 MVPA Rally The 41st annual International Convention and rally of the Military Vehicle Preservation Association was held at the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton CA on 11-13 August 2016. […]

West Coast Military Radio Collectors Group

UPDATED 5/13/2023 FLASH.   The 2022 “Post-Covid” meetup is currently scheduled for 6, 7, 8 October 2022 at Camp San Luis Obispo.  Visit the West Coast MRCG website for further updates […]

Numbers Stations, The Woodpecker etc.

The so-called “Numbers Stations“ are a favorite topic on the Interwebs. Some obvious open source information is available but wild speculation about them is widespread. I won’t try to duplicate […]

TRC-88 HF CW/SSB Transceiver

UPDATED 9/28/2022 A work in progress. 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 […]

AN/APR-1 & APR-4 Radar/Comm Surveillance Receiver

AN/APR-1 Radar/Communications surveillance receiver.  (aka APR-1). Below: Type 13 and 22 Air Search Radars aboard the Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer HARUTSUKI. They were also installed on some IJN submarines after […]