URC-64 and URC-4 Aircrew Rescue Radios
The AN/URC-64 radio was issued to USAF aircrews as a replacement for the AN/URC-10. It was apparently only issued within the USAF as the Navy and Army seemed to have […]
Navy Model MAB Radio Set
Navy Model MAB Radio Telephone Transmitting and Receiving Equipment The MAB was one of a series of relatively small portable HF Voice radio sets designed for tactical Naval communications early […]
Military Radio “Field Day” 2019
Military Radio Field Day 2019 After Action Report UPDATED 9 NOV 2019 Another field exercise was conducted by the West Coast Military Radio Collectors Group (Detachment Alpha, FWD). The overall […]
Alcohol Stove for camping
UPDATED 4/19/23 Plus other Hot Topics – like Fire by Friction Seems that I am the last camper in North America to have heard of these clever contraptions. Backpackers […]
MRCG – MRHS Operating Event 2013
The 18th Annual Muster of the West Coast Military Radio Collectors Group has just concluded on May 4th, 2013. The meeting was set up at the California National Guard base […]
MRGC-MVCC Battalion Communications Center
UPDATED: 2/3/18 Battalion Communications Center – Military Vehicle Collectors of California Rally’s: A periodic display of Military Communications Equipment at the MVCC events. Some interesting “Joint Operations” were held at […]
Out There / HAARP
HAARP: High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program HAARP had been shut down at least temporarily since May 2013 due to budget cuts. But the primary reason is the inability of […]
ATX Computer Power Supply repurposed
The PC type desktop computers seem to have a universal type ATX or the newer ATX12V power supply. These are multi-voltage units that are pretty much standardized in various power […]
Veterans Day Displays
Some photos of recent military radio displays set up for Veterans Day events. These are from November 11-13, 2016 at the Veterans Memorial Building in Danville CA. The theme for […]
Radio News
UPDATED 11/8/21 What’s happening at N6CC, both at the home QTH as well as off-grid Ops out in the boonies. Type 12 / MAW Hearability Tests: In October 2010 we […]