I carried an AN/PRC-77 in Vietnam in 1968 While serving in a Recon platoon in the Fourth Infantry division, These days I use one on the six meter ham band with some locals as WD9HOT
These AN/PRC-77 devices were manufactured by TELEMIT Munich and were not used by the German Armed Forces but by the Austrian Armed Forces = BH 23. The Bundeswehr never had PRC-77s in use.
Pretty mint condition. I was a Radio Operator in the Canadian Armed Forces and Carried an AN/PRC-77 as a Paratrooper. The power connector is use when mounted on an am-2060 power amplifier for vehicle use.
It was made in Germany and approved by the Bundeswehr, which is why this label is on the front panel. I worked in this company for 22 years as a testfield engineer and we produced thousands of this radio.
Hi, sorry to bother with an odd request but is there any way you could show me pictures of how the PRC-77A modifications are installed? As im trying to restore one myself and am working with a non modified radio face
its just 5W FM. it is similar to a cheap UV-5R walkie talkie that is worth 20$. the only good thing about this is that it is rugged, and work at a lower frequency (30-50mhz) instead of 144-440mhz. i wish somebody made rugged military style radio like this for emergency at a normal price.
You can't compare military quality to any civilian device also there is collectible aspect since it's iconic radio used at Vietnam war (prc77 in general not that unit). There is chines SDR packed in military style enclosure - but I would say - still not normal price for cheap SDR in fancy enclosure. Here is model: TBR-119 You can check it out.
Sure, You set same frequency and they can talk to each other. Good chose for emergency in fields, wood, rural area but inside city I would go for modern digital radio VHF or UHF. From my observation inside city there is lot of local interference and better range in that conditions have DMR radio.
I carried an AN/PRC-77 in Vietnam in 1968 While serving in a Recon platoon in the Fourth Infantry division, These days I use one on the six meter ham band with some locals as WD9HOT
These AN/PRC-77 devices were manufactured by TELEMIT Munich and were not used by the German Armed Forces but by the Austrian Armed Forces = BH 23.
The Bundeswehr never had PRC-77s in use.
Pretty mint condition. I was a Radio Operator in the Canadian Armed Forces and Carried an AN/PRC-77 as a Paratrooper. The power connector is use when mounted on an am-2060 power amplifier for vehicle use.
What a great video, I have been fascinated by these radios since i was a little kid thanks for showing.
Glad you enjoyed it
Very good video Sir! I have just bought one of these and am trying to learn as much as I can.
Enjoy!
This was used by Austria. The round sticker is from Vienna Wein. Can we see the inside?
Thank You for update,
Sure i'm going record video and show inside but right now i'm fighting with 3D printer so i had take little break:)
Used radios like this in the Norwegian Army in the early 90s.
My father carried the PRC77 in Vietnam.
That man had balls made of pure Tungston. He had a 5 second life expectancy. Can we have an applause for this man's father?
The secure system for the users of Vietnam was called "Nestor" See Wikipedia's article about this.
My Dad used the PRC-77 when he was in ROTC
Very nice! Thank you for sharing this!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great video for a great radio!! Robert K5TPC
Electronic Noob Blog Not is from Germany, but from Österreich Austria.
It was made in Germany and approved by the Bundeswehr, which is why this label is on the front panel. I worked in this company for 22 years as a testfield engineer and we produced thousands of this radio.
Hi, sorry to bother with an odd request but is there any way you could show me pictures of how the PRC-77A modifications are installed? As im trying to restore one myself and am working with a non modified radio face
its just 5W FM. it is similar to a cheap UV-5R walkie talkie that is worth 20$. the only good thing about this is that it is rugged, and work at a lower frequency (30-50mhz) instead of 144-440mhz.
i wish somebody made rugged military style radio like this for emergency at a normal price.
You can't compare military quality to any civilian device also there is collectible aspect since it's iconic radio used at Vietnam war (prc77 in general not that unit). There is chines SDR packed in military style enclosure - but I would say - still not normal price for cheap SDR in fancy enclosure. Here is model: TBR-119 You can check it out.
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Cool video! I'm still learning about these radios and I'm wondering can you talk with somebody who is using a normal walkie talkie?
Yes you can! It will talk to any ham radio that overlap it's frequency.
It’s says bh 23 it’s is Austrian
Just wanted to write the same. But from the outside both speak German and drink beer from large „Masskrügen“ and wear Lederhosen. So it is okay.
So nostalgic!
Where can you find a good Prick-77? Rare on eBay now, mostly just non working static display ones on there now. Getting hard to find.
I got mine off ebay.de but back then it was easy to find working one + accessories.
Very nice videos! Suscribed!!
Awesome, thank you!
its a american vhf transciever with an austrian military proofmark and austrian flag on it
Does PRC-77 has roger beep tone?
No - it does not have that feature. There is external attachment for signaling 1600Hz tone but it's being operated manually.
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Tell me if i have 2 units can i use them to "call" each other cause i plan to have one for emergency contact
Sure, You set same frequency and they can talk to each other. Good chose for emergency in fields, wood, rural area but inside city I would go for modern digital radio VHF or UHF. From my observation inside city there is lot of local interference and better range in that conditions have DMR radio.
Where did you get that radio?
i am trying to get one.
I bought it of eBay couple years ago! Recommend set up email notification. It will came up sooner or later.
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