Vehicle Mounted PRC-77 Sets

[Eric B]

Maybe the radio covers were just a CDN Mod. To keep the snow out?

There are some photos in books of regular force vehicles with these covers on the C-42. Most photos i have seen did not have these covers so it was not necessarily wide spread. Maybe locally made. They were designed similar to the small generater set canvas covers.

Yes my C-42 antenna sections were in a plastic tube, the #19 set and earlier C-42 were in a cardboard type tube.

At one point i also had a large canvas bag that the collapsable mast could fit in and a smaller bag for the antenna sections. Most likely #19 set.

I have discovered that over the years that with Military vehicles,
1. just because it exists does not mean everybody used it
2. Even though a mod was not approved by DND it still might have been possible, especially with war time or overseas vehicles.

Thanks
Eric