[Milsurplus] more Gas about receivers

[Ed Zeranski]

>
> I don't know why the Marine Corps contracted for  the GRC-14 (R-808
rx/T-631
> tx) when the GRC-19 was available around the same time. The GRC-14 was
> heavier, the transmitter was more complicated and had a separate - big and
> heavy -  power supply, and the R-808 was inferior to the R-392.

I have an R808 too. Dave Stinson said they failed because of mechanical
instability of the modules mating to the set. The GRC-14/MRC-55 must have
been one honkin' load for the poor Jeep! I've never seen anything written on
the intended use but think they would have a TTY link with the afloat
element and one RX to copy Navy Broadcast. Al Tipsword W6GER brought one of
the sets to the West Coast MRCG meet a few years.

EdZ