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"Robert D. Brooke" <rdb18@csufresno.edu> wrote:
> Could I ask the same question re the "correct" radio for a 1964
> M151A1, which happens at this time to be portrayed as an ARMY
> Military Police vehicle.
I don't know enough to tell you which specific radios might be more
applicable for a 1964 MP vehicle, but in my ignorance, I'd wild-guess
that one of the newer-generation FM rigs from the newer VRC-12 family,
or a vehicular installation of a PRC-25 backpack set, would probably
be appropriate, and fairly practical if you have or plan to get a ham
radio license.
> Jim, do you have a manual/document for this era as well? Anybody?
I gather from Jim's posting that in the 1950s, there was a single
installation manual for the M37, covering most of the tactical sets
that might go in it. By the late 1960s, it appears to me that it
became customary to print a separate, very thin manual covering each
radio/vehicle combination; I have a few of those manuals scanned on my
web page. I don't know when the change took place, and I don't have
any M151 installation manuals yet.
> And for the various possibilities I guess I will soon learn about, how
> about some indication of source, availability, and cost range?
Don't start buying stuff until you learn more about those sets, in my
opinion, since some pieces can be expensive, and you might be looking
at spending $500-$1000+ to "radio up" your truck with them. Vendors
who carry such radios include Fair Radio Sales and Murphy's Surplus
Warehouse, both with links on my web page. On my Links page, I put red
bullets next to sites which I think are good places for beginners to
check out for radio and truck information, so I hope those will help
get you started. Some of those links lead to vendors, some lead to
pages with technical information, some lead to pages with pictures,
etc. You probably want more specific answers, but you'll need to get
to the point where you can ask more specific questions first! :-)
Have fun figuring out what you're going to do!
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