Portable Radio

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LK9319
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Portable Radio

Unread post by LK9319 » February 25th, 2015, 2:53 pm

What was the typical portable radio that would have been used by personnel operating a M151?
1966 M151A1
1966 M416

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Re: Portable Radio

Unread post by Mark » February 25th, 2015, 2:57 pm

I would say a an/prc-25
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1968 m274A5
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Re: Portable Radio

Unread post by whiterabbit » February 25th, 2015, 3:14 pm

In 1968 the PRC77 came out to replace the PRC-25 but the PRC-25 still lingered around for quite a few yrs since it always took awhile for some units to upgrade to newer equipment.
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Re: Portable Radio

Unread post by Mark » February 25th, 2015, 7:00 pm

Ya, like the USMC
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1968 m274A5
1960 m151
1981 m151A2
1964 m416
1971 m416

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