From: military-radio-guy Full-Name: Dennis R Starks To: military radio collectors#1 Fcc: Sent Date: Fri, 27 Nov 1998 07:25:08 Subject: MILITARY COLLECTOR GROUP POST, Nov.27/98 Message-ID: <19981127.072414.17055.1.military-radio-guy@juno.com> X-Status: Sent X-Mailer: Juno 1.49 MILITARY COLLECTOR GROUP POST, Nov.27/98 Index: PARA-MILITARY RADIOS; Part ? MEMBERS WRITE; MX-6707? PRC-66 Vehicular Antenna? PRC-10 Pwr Sup, 2mtr Military? NEW MEMBER; Chuck Gumbert ON THE COMMERCIAL FRONT; R-1289/PRR RECEIVER's, PRC-75's, HUMOR; *********************************************** PARA-MILITARY RADIOS; Part ? How would you all like this series to progress especially in regard to radios of this type in WW-II? I could list only the known non-military marked radios? All those that had both commercial, and military markings? Only those known to have seen some service, where/how/by whom? Do you have any particular radio set/sets in mind? As is, I plan to progress through WW-II up until the early 70's, any suggestions? If the area is not narrowed in some way, this series could easily take 10-15 parts. Thanks Dennis *********************************************** MEMBERS WRITE; MX-6707? What are the specs and frequency range on the "Matching Unit-Base Antenna" MX-6707/VRC that I picked up at Dayton to possible put on the jeep. Has the same type of mech mount that the "Base, Antenna Support AB-1471G that has the motor drive4n remoted antenna tuner in it for 30 to 70 Mcs. The NSN number is 5985-01-336-9516. T Bryan thinks that perhaps it was used on a GRC-215 system. Breck Smith , Dover Delaware ed) the MX-6707 is part of the AS-1729/VRC vehicular VHF whip antenna system. It ops 30-76mc and will handle about 60 watts. It entered service around 1964 as a replacement for the old AB-15 based antennas, and was the most prolific antenna used between 1964 and the early 90's, many still remain in service today. It was used with all the VRC-12 series radios, and PRC-25/77's mounted in their AM-2060 vehicular adapters. You will need the two fiberglass mast sections to go with your base/matching unit, AT-1095(upper), and AS-1730(lower). Of these the upper is readily available in new condition. The lower is harder to find, take care to inspect used ones as there is a spring contact in it's bottom end that is often broken. While adequate for it's purpose(very wide band coverage) the antenna is not very efficient, and in most cases, a 1/4 antenna cut to freq will work better. The AB-15 based antennas remained in service throughout the AS-1729's rein for use with an auxiliary receiver and as a backup for when the AS-1729 screwed up or was broken. Beginning in the late 70's augmentation of the AS-1729 began with the AS-2731/GRC. The later offered a lower profile(approx 70" compared to approx 123" for the AS-1729) and wider freq coverage(30-80mc). Otherwise, the AS-2731 looks very similar to, and is functionally interchangeable with the AS-1729. For those wishing to operated the AS-1729 on other freqs, it's upper mast section can be replaced with standard AB/MS mast sections which will screw in directly without modifications. This results in a longer antenna that will resonate on lower freqs. I/E upper freq limits will be lowered, but the antenna will operate at lower freqs. It should be possible, dependant on the length added, to make this antenna work between say, 27-60mc rather than 30-76 providing for enhanced civilian use(CB,12/10/6mtr Ham). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRC-66 Vehicular Antenna? Dennis Do you know what antenna was used with a vehicular instalation of the PRC-66? Joseph W Pinner Lafayette, LA KC5IJD EMail: kc5ijd@sprintmail.com ed) Hell if I know! Maybe another member does? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRC-10 Pwr Sup, 2mtr Military? looking for a adapter that allows you to run prc 9 and 10s with a single voltage dc sourcr 12 or 24 and a ac supply. also looking for military type laptop computer, and a solidstate type military radio for 10, 6, or 2 meter band. have for trade a ACR/TS24B used to test prc 90,ANURC64,AN/URT33 Wayne Nowacki ed) For possible power supply alternatives regard your PRC-9/10's, see our many Backmail Files on the subject, a commercial alternative may be available to us as a group very shortly. For a 2mtr military radio candidate, again there are several items of interest in our backmail. *********************************************** NEW MEMBER; Chuck Gumbert Hello Dennis- I would like to become a member of your group and will have no problem with the guidelines and conditions as you have listed them in your invitation. As for myself, I am married, 44 yrs old and live in extreme South Texas along the Mexican border. I am a plant manager for a Fortune 100 company and also spent several years as a fighter pilot for the US Navy. I'm a ham radio operator (somewhat inactive) who has spent hours running phone patches as a member of Navy MARS. I have owned a PRC-47, BC348, R392 and still use a BC342 as my primary SW receiver. I also belong to the Military Vehicle Preservation Assoc and am an active member of the Rio Grande Chapter. I have restored a 1967 M715 and am just completing a 1942 WC56 Command Car. Thanks for the invitation Dennis. I look forward to hearing from you. Best Regards- Chuck Gumbert chuckwrl@hiline.net ed) I'm most envious of your vehicles, while I get to drive an M-715 on a fairly regular basis(still in service with both ours and many area fire departments) I do not as yet own one, nor the Command car for which I'd gladly commit murder to own. My closest experience with Naval fighters was being blown over the side by the exhaust from a Tomcat (USS JFK circa 1976-80, me being a lowly radioman and venturing out on the flight deck only for antenna maintenance and the like, I was slow to learn flight deck hand signals, I thought the guy was just waving!) Glad to have you aboard even though you were an Airdale. *********************************************** ON THE COMMERCIAL FRONT; R-1289/PRR RECEIVER, new in unopened boxes from 1964 contract. Military adoption of a commercial General Electric radio model P-925. We suspect these were either intended for troop intertainment use, or for cold war Civil Defence use in the event of a Nuclear attack. Receivers tune 540-1600kc & 4.0-12.0mc in two bands. Ops from 4ea "C" cell batteries. $20ea plus $5 SHIPPING. Case of 10 for $150.00 plus shipping. STEVE HANEY HANEY ELECTRONIC CO 7225 GREENLEE FORT WORTH TX 76112-5808 817-496-3346 VOICE 817-496-5510 FAX ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRC-75's, All money must be in before shipping and prices are shipping extra. 10ea PRC 75 100.00 ea complete no accy 13ea Chassis 20.00 ea no covers or modules 10ea Parts radios missing parts or modules ect 30.00 ea 2ea Battery boxes very hard to find item 25.00 ea 5ea Covers for radios 8.00 ea nice to have an extra 8ea Power cords 10.00 ea 13ea Crypto cables 15 ea no crypto boxes can be made into power cord 5ea Lanyards 8.00 ea 8ea 50 ohom coax cable adaptors (hard to find) 15.00ea 5ea Transport cases 25.00 ea 9ea misc Modules 10.00 ea 7ea Antennas 10.00 ea When requests are in I will notify who was first so there will be no hard feelings whish there were more Carl *********************************************** HUMOR; Generation X Office Lingo Blamestorming: Sitting around in a group discussing why a deadline was missed or a project failed, and who was responsible. Body Nazis: Hard-core exercise and weight-lifting fanatics who look down on anyone who doesn't work out obsessively. Cube Farm: An office filled with cubicles. Ego Surfing: Scanning the Net, databases, print media and so on, looking for references to one's own name. Elvis Year: The peak year of something's or someone's popularity. "Barney the Dinosaur's Elvis year was 1993." 404: Someone who's clueless. "Don't bother asking him; he's 404." From the WWW error message "404 Not Found", meanig the requested document couldn't be located. Idea Hamsters: People who always seem to have their idea generators running. Keyboard Plaque: The disgusting buildup of dirt and crud found on computer keyboards. Mouse Potato: The online, wired generation's answer to the couch potato. Ohnosecond: That minuscule fraction of time in which you realize that you've just made a big mistake. Perot: To quit unexpectedly, as in "My cellular phone just perot'ed." Prairie Dogging: When someone yells or drops something loudly in a cube farm, and people's heads pop up over the walls to see what's going on. SITCOMs: What yuppies turn into when they have children and one of them stops working to stay home with the kids. Stands for Single Income, Two Children, Oppressive Mortgage. quirt the Bird: To transmit a signal to a satellite. Starter Marriage: A short-lived first marriage that ends in divorce with no kids, no property and no regrets. Stress Puppy: A person who seems to thrive on being stressed out and whiny. Swiped Out: An ATM or credit card that has been rendered useless because the magnetic strip is worn away from extensive use. Tourists: People who take training classes just to get a vacation from their jobs. "We had three serious students in the class; the rest were just tourists." Treeware: Hacker slang for documentation or other printed material. Uninstalled: Euphemism for being fired. Xerox Subsidy: Euphemism for swiping free photocopies from one's workplace. _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ No one ever said "if I'd only spent more time in the office" The Law of Volunteering" If you dance with a grizzly bear, you had better let him lead. "The Law of Avoiding Oversell" When putting cheese in a mousetrap, always leave room for the mouse. "The Law of Common Sense" Never accept a drink from a urologist. "The Law of Reality" Never get into fights with ugly people, they have nothing to lose. "The Law of Self Sacrifice When you starve with a tiger, the tiger starves last. "The Law of Motivation" Creativity is great, but plagiarism is faster. "Boob's Law" You always find something in the last place you look. "Weiler's Law" Nothing is impossible for the man who doesn't have to do it himself. "Law of Probable Dispersal" Whatever hits the fan will not be evenly distributed. "Law of Volunteer Labor" People are always available for work in the past tense. "Conway's Law" In any organization there is one person who knows what is going on. That person must be fired. "Iron Law of Distribution" Them that has, gets. "Law of Cybernetic Entomology" There is always one more bug. "Law of Drunkedness" You can't fall off the floor. "Heller's Law" The first myth of management is that it exists. "Osborne's Law" Variables won't; constants aren't. "Main's Law" For every action there is an equal and opposite government program. "Weinberg's Second Law" If builders built buildings the way programmers wrote programs, then the first woodpecker that came along would have destroyed civilization. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THINGS THAT ARE ODD - Submitted by Rubin ------------------------------------ * A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk I have a work station... * I believe five out of four people have trouble with fractions. * If quitters never win, and winners never quit, what fool came up with, "Quit while you're ahead"? * Do Lipton Tea employees take coffee breaks? * What hair color do they put on the driver's licenses of bald men? * I was thinking that women should put pictures of missing husbands on beer cans. * I have found at my age going bra-less pulls all the wrinkles out of my face. * I was thinking about how people seem to read the Bible a whole lot more as they get older then it dawned on me . . . they were cramming for their finals. * Employment application blanks always ask who is to be notified in case of an emergency. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Too bad about the kamikaze pilots. They had to do all their bragging ahead of time. -- Tommy Sledge ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A girl asks her boy friend to come over Friday night and have dinner with her and her parents. Since this is such a big event, the girl announces to her boyfriend that after dinner she would like to go out and make love for the first time. The boyfriend is ecstatic, but he has never had sex before, so he takes a trip to the pharmacist to get some condoms. The pharmacist helps the boy for about an hour. He tells the boy everything there is to know about condoms and sex. At the register the pharmacist asks the boy how many condoms he'd like to buy, a 3-pack,10-pack or family pack. The boy insists on the family pack because he thinks he will be rather busy, it being his first time and all. That night the boy shows up at the girls parents house and meets his girlfriend at the door. "Oh I'm so excited for you to meet my parents, come in!" The boy goes inside and is taken to the dinner table where the girl's parents are seated. The boy quickly offers to say grace and bows his head. A minute passes, and the boy is still deep in prayer, with his head bowed. 10 minutes pass, and still no movement from the boy. Finally after 20 minutes with his head still bowed, the girlfriend finally leans over and whispers to the boy friend, "I had no idea you were this religious." The boy turns and whispers back, "I had no idea that your father was the pharmacist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- When I was in jr. high, all I wanted was a girl with big tits. In high school, I dated a girl with big tits, but there was no passion. So I decided I needed a passionate girl. In college, I dated a passionate girl, but she was too emotional. Everything was an emergency, she cried all the time. So I decided I needed a girl with some stability. I found a very stable girl, but she was boring. She never got excited about anything. So I decided I needed a girl with some excitement. I found an exciting girl, but I couldn't keep up with her. She rushed from one thing to another, never settling on anything. She was directionless. So I decided to find a girl with some ambition. After college, I found an ambitious girl and married her. She was so ambitious, she divorced me and took everything I owned. Now all I want is a girl with big tits. *********************************************** (The preceding was a product of the"Military Collector Group Post", an international email magazine dedicated to the preservation of history and the equipment that made it. Unlimited circulation of this material is authorized so long as the proper credits to the original authors, and publisher or this group are included. For more information conserning this group contact Dennis Starks at, military-radio-guy@juno.com) ***********************************************