let's see your military radio collection....

As I posted in a previous thread, I don't have a hamshack yet, but working on getting gear slowly together that will enable me to set up one in the future, at a different house. This place is nice, but really isn't set up to have a separate room for comm ops. But, I don't pass up getting a rig that I will hope to put on the air in the future.

Let's all see your radios that you have for your vehicles, hamshack, collection, whatever. Only military rigs, Army, Navy, etc.

Pic 1: Collins KWM-2A HF transceiver
Pic 2: AMELCO R-390A HF receiver
Pic 3: Zenith AN/GRR-5 HF field receiver
Pic 4: Navy AN/FRR-27 fixed-frequency VHF receiver
Pic 5: Navy R-1051G/URR HF receiver
Pic 6: Navy T-827B HF exciter (needs an amplifier to operate)
Pic 7: my Vietnam radio hooch - showing PRC-47 HF field transceiver (since sold), RT-68 HF field transceiver and PP-112 power supply, and AN/TRC-77 portable HF CW set (AM receive)
Pic 8: ME-165G power meter, part of T-368 radio transmitter set but can be used with other transmitters
Pic 9: J-5 flameproof telegraph key
Pic 10: AN/USM-341 multimeter set, useful for testing radio equipment

Mine can be used up to 2 miles!

here is my current mobile setup.

WOW Thats quite a setup!!

Haven't really tested it out other than receiving tv audio before it went digital. I put it together from a de-milled set and I know nothing about radios. But it was missing a tube and a wire I had to re-solder.

Heres mine ( pictured with optional signal booster )

I have some vic1 parts ordered. Does that count?

Welder Sam said:

I have some vic1 parts ordered. Does that count?

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Technically, no - the VIC-1 is an intercom system, not radio equipment. It's like closed circuit TV - you can use it within your place, but you can't pick up anyone else. But you get an A for trying.

jwaller - nice setup! Looks like a pair of SINCGARS radios, a pair of dummy KY-57 encryption devices and a R-442 VHF receiver. Pretty schweet!

i have a RT 524 in my M-813 and a PRC 77

maddawg308 said:

jwaller - nice setup! Looks like a pair of SINCGARS radios, a pair of dummy KY-57 encryption devices and a R-442 VHF receiver. Pretty schweet!

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yup, you guessed it. I also have the 2 power adapters for the ky57's, those 2 little guys took longer to find than all the rest of it. It also has the power amp for the #1 sincgars but I don't think it fit in the pic frame.

So munch to learn

My lil vic-1 will grow into a real radio. Some day. Need instructions and cable sources for this first tho

Pic 1 is the RT-524/R-442 setup for the V100. I haven't installed it yet, so I 'borrowed' a picture of the one at Ft Snelling, I'll replace the pic later when mine is in. It is attached to a 4-position VIC-1.

The other radios are Clansman gear I have, namely PRC-349, -350, -351 and -352. The PRC-352 is just a -351 with a 20w amplifier attached to it. In that configuration, it cannot be run off the radio's own whip, it has to be attached to a larger ground spike antenna or one in a vehicle.
The Clansman radios are good quality, and cheap to buy. They are fully compatible with US radios (specifically designed to be so).
Again, I borrowed the -349 and -350 pictures, since I haven't taken any of my own.

The 351/352 can be run off a 24v vehicle through the DCCU, you can see it on the floor in the M1009. It is hooked to the vehicle antenna.
I am currently putting together a semi-permanent vehicle mount adapted from the Brit parts to fit in the M1009. Until then, it works fine seat-belted in!
Last pics show the M1009 as it was displayed at the local Boy Scout jamboree. In the back are Pawnshop's -351, with my -350 just visible to the right of it by the spare tire.
Note the clever wrap-around of the camo net to cover the orange ice chest..

Cheers

PS- the 1009 has had the driver's door panel reinstalled since that photo was taken!

All I have so far is ham gear.

Anyone else have military radios they'd like to share with the room?

radio collection

Lots of radios in the garage but the only one I have mounted is a single mount Sincgars 1439 in the HMMWV. One of these days I'll photograph the entire collection.

R-442
R-1518
RT-246
RT-524(s)
RT-1439
R-1444
R-2179 (GM6790)
RT100MP
GRR-8 (PRD-11)
GSB900DX
GRC-206
GRC-215
PRC-25
PRC-68
PRC-68A
PRC-75
PRC-77
PRC-90
PRC-104
PRC-113
PRC-117
PRC-119
PRC-126
PRC-127
PRC-128
PRC-660
PRC-2000
URC-101
URC-104
URC-110
VRC-83

Kurt
KG6KMJ

I was in he process of putting a grc-106 in my m1009 untill he trans ate itself. Now the radio is on hold till its fixed, but I can get some pics to show.

papakb said:

Lots of radios in the garage but the only one I have mounted is a single mount Sincgars 1439 in the HMMWV. One of these days I'll photograph the entire collection.

R-442
R-1518
RT-246
RT-524(s)
RT-1439
R-1444
R-2179 (GM6790)
RT100MP
GRR-8 (PRD-11)
GSB900DX
GRC-206
GRC-215
PRC-25
PRC-68
PRC-68A
PRC-75
PRC-77
PRC-90
PRC-104
PRC-113
PRC-117
PRC-119
PRC-126
PRC-127
PRC-128
PRC-660
PRC-2000
URC-101
URC-104
URC-110
VRC-83

Kurt
KG6KMJ

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Are you serious?

How about Army Aircorp ? I have an old radio, unmodified BC-348 r (they were used in B-17 bombers, B-24-etc, and on ground). Its a receiver only, its about 40 lbs, and has a dyna motor (built in motor/generator) to boost the 28 vdc up to 200 volts to run the tubes. I takes a few seconds to warm up, but its funny to hear the motor spin up to run. I dont use it with my deuce since it is so bulky and is only a receiver. My camera wont synce to my computer, so I borrowed this pic.....