Vehicle Mounted PRC-77 Sets

[David Dunlop]

When the PRC-77 was vehicle mounted with the AM-2060 amplifier/power supply etc, was a canvas cover ever issued for it, or was it considered waterproof enough not to bother?

Now that I think of it, was there ever a canvas cover for the C-42 set when in a vehicle?

David

[phoenix]

I don't think i've seen a cover of any sort for a 77 st. as they are a manpack radio I believe they were considered waterproof enough.

As for the C-42, not my field of knowledge, but i've not seen a cover for one of them either.

[rob love]

I worked with both, and there was never a cover for either. On the same token, you did not leave equipment like that out in the parking lot uncovered. The radio should not get any wetter than the operator. Between ex'es, the radios were normally pulled and stowed in the sigs room or the vehicles locker. Removal of the C-42 as a set (you could leave the top tray on and remove the PSU and the transceiver as a unit) was best left to the younger troopers....I would not try it alone today.

[Treadhead]

During one of my more insane moments, I swapped a PRC-10 for a useless bit of gear, it was only later I found out that apparently the PRC-10 was used in Nam as a base radio linking PRC-77's in the field. (like a relay station, does that make sense? I'm not radio/tech savy)

[JD Baillie]

The AN/PRC 510 set ( the Canadian version perhaps?) was capable of Radio Rebroadcast functions. It took two radios and a linking cable. Similarly the 25/77 set was also capable of this function. While I can't remember about the 510 cable, the 25 set RRB cable had a centered relay. Both setups needed to be about 25 feet appart. Possibly in the early days of Vietnam the older prick 10 was kept in the rear while the newer 25 set went forward. ??

When vehicle mounted the 25/77 set became the 125.

On another historical note Jimmy's became known as 'Zero Beats' due to the tuning tone of the 510.

JD

[phoenix]

A mounted 77 set with full ces is a AN/GRC-160 actually