07-03-2013, 06:23
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wow, great stuff. Truly a classic. Compared to todays systems, the 109's versatility is unmatched...
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07-03-2013, 09:20
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Please note the proximity of the antenna post and the tuning knob. I have had more than a few RF burns from that proximity during my few years with that radio. Even after I would bend the wire so the end was pointing away, I would some how find a way to come in contact while tuning. Anyone wlsw have that problem?
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07-03-2013, 15:10
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Please note the proximity of the antenna post and the tuning knob. I have had more than a few RF burns from that proximity during my few years with that radio. Even after I would bend the wire so the end was pointing away, I would some how find a way to come in contact while tuning. Anyone wlsw have that problem?
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I only messed with the 109 in the beginning of commo school. The PRC-74 was the heat then. It would also bite ya. Towards the end they came out and showed us this nice new multi-function...PRC70...AKA BOAT ANCHOR.
It did make a good base radio though, especially on a power supply...PP-6148??
Batteries sucked, DMDG sucked...had to sleep with them....and not for the "good" reason...LOL
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07-03-2013, 18:25
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Mixed emotions about the Angry 109. It would definitely make commo, I think I made commo with it around 500 miles. Maybe close to 1000 miles on one trip. It has been too long to remember exactly. When I could, I used a bug to send code when we were at a base camp but the leg key or the integral key out in the field. I thought the burst device was worthless, never made commo with it. And yes, I had RF burns regularly...
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07-03-2013, 18:51
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M46, correct, the 109 was only made for short/med range commo. I can't remember what the exact freq range was, or what came in the crystal set.
The PRC-74 only went up to 17.999 MHZ, so that limited range also. However, the PRC-70 went up to a whopping 30 MHZ, which opened up the "long range" HF commo.
We first used them in the DTP tng program 5th GP had in the mid 80's around the McGregor/Donna Anna/Oro Grande areas.
Next we went to Kenya and hit Bragg from there...I'd classify that as "long range"...
The 70 did have it's nuances though when it first came out...
Then here came SATCOM, with the ever so eloquent URC-101...LOL
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07-03-2013, 09:31
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Thanks for sharing! Had seen the first piece, but Tim's article at N6CC makes me wanna grab the KX3 and accoutrements and head up high somewhere. Cool stuff.
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07-03-2013, 11:21
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10-15-2014, 12:58
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Hi guys - I am continuing with some research on infantry field radios, specifically the RS-1 / GRC-109. Not a whole lot written about their usage on foot patrols; their use as a camp or backup camp radio is pretty well established. So a question is this: How much was the RS-1 / GRC-109 used in long range patrols and in what theaters / time frames?
Also, same question regarding the AN/TRC-77 (6 Channel HF CW portable) first appearing in the early 1960's. Comments?
Many thanks in advance; I'm trying to fill in some holes in the history and employment of these sets.
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10-15-2014, 14:30
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I hated the 109. You ask why? Not because of the radio, but because of the bench seat that held the generator for cranking. Jumping that seat was a literal pain in the ass ... as well as carting it around the UWOA. As the XO I always seemed to get the short end of the stick which meant I got the bench seat ....
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10-15-2014, 15:00
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Seat?
You hated the seat? On my teams the XO got the generator - not as long, but a LOT heavier.
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10-15-2014, 21:00
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You hated the seat? On my teams the XO got the generator - not as long, but a LOT heavier.
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I got the generator once, and didn't mind it at all, because I could fit it in my ruck. But the seat, you couldn't fit it anywhere without it banging you on the legs or the arms or ... you get the idea. And not just during the jump; hauling that piece of #$$%^ through the woods/jungle was a pain in the ass.
Just my $ .02.
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I was asked by Lonny Holmes...former medic with 46th Company, Plei Djarang and II-Corps Mike Force, and former President of SF Association in S.California and editor of their award winning mag "The Sentinel" to write an article on the AN/GRC-109. I was in Africa last month but the request, along with my purchase of a 109 on the internet, took me back 50 years and I wrote it in the hotel in Conakry.
I posted the article on www.militaryphotos.net here. It's a bit simplified since I was writing for an audience broader than the ham radio group and had limited column space. But the 109 deserved the attention; It is a genuine piece of American military history and deserves its place alongside the half-track mounted quad .50 (now why did that come to my mind?)
You'll note I cribbed a photo from the web-site of one of our contributors and my predecessor as 1-0 of RT Delaware at FOB-2 in 1968.
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums...ead.php?244310
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10-16-2014, 08:43
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In the 05B course, we were taught that lugging the seat and cranking the G were what LTs were goof for!
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10-16-2014, 09:35
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In the 05B course, we were taught that lugging the seat and cranking the G were what LTs were goof for!
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Thank God for promotions!!!! Made Captain, took command of an ODA and NEVER LOOKED BACK!!! NOT!!! LOL!!!!
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