[GreenKeys] Speaking of Military Teletypes (Teletypewriter Reperforator T...

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And there is always the U-2.

In a message dated 12/05/2017 20:03:23 PM Central Standard Time, 
greenkeys at mailman.qth.net writes: 
> The AN/FRC-93 while considered "fixed" station equipment was indeed used 
> in some of the most tactical set ups imaginable during the Vietnam War. We
>  had several of them at that great mud hole/dust bowl Ban Me Thout where
>  they were used for logistical phone patches. MARS stations in some of 
> these
>  places had them too in the field units, Field Force units and artillery 
> fire support
>  bases.
> 
> In Germany, while assigned to the 34th Signal Battalion, (VII Corps) we 
> had the AN/FRC-93
>  (KWM-2A) installed in an AN/MSC-31, Systems Control Center van where it 
> was
>  used by the Chief Signal Officer and the Communications Operations Chief 
> to
>  communicate over a wide area on HF. Both of these were non-fixed station
>  applications where "fixed station" equipment was used due to necessity 
> and
>  availabilty.
>  
> Dave
> 
> # # #
>  
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sheldon Daitch <sheldondaitch at yahoo.com>
> To: Jim Haynes <jhhaynes at earthlink.net>; David F <nnn7dxb at aol.com>
> Cc: greenkeys <greenkeys at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Mon, Dec 4, 2017 9:38 pm
> Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] Speaking of Military Teletypes (Teletypewriter 
> Reperforator T...
> 
> AN/FRC-93(V).
> 
> 73
>  Sheldon
> 

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