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PRC 47 Question.
Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2014 9:38 am
by army_inc
Would a PRC 47 be ok in an M38A1? I have a 52 and am considering making it a radio jeep and have an opportunity to get a NOS PRC 47 radio set. Any help in this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks guys!
Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2014 1:33 pm
by wesk
They were primarily man pack units. They were occasionally used in jeeps but that would have been 60/70's Vietnam era and would most likely have been in the M151 series jeeps. The M38A1's radio carrying heyday service period was 1953 thru the end of the 60's. I would imagine a few Guard and Reserve units still using the M38A1 in the 70's you may have found a few PRC-47's in them.
Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2014 3:18 pm
by greenradiodude
Took two healthy dudes to pack a '47, one for the radio and one for the batteries, etc.
A major internet auction place has the vehicular mount for the PRC-47 listed as I write this, the second one I have ever seen.
Best,
Brian
greenradiodude