Vietnam War PRC-25 Portable Radio Set

Item condition: used

U.S. Radio Receiver-Transmitter RT-505/PRC-25

Manufactured by MEMCOR

The PRC-25 was the US Army's standard field radio during the Vietnam War.

RT-505/AN/PRC-25 is a portable, battery-operated transceiver for short-range voice communications.

Depending on the conditions, the range of the 25er is up to 8 kilometers

Technical specifications:

• Transceiver RT-505
• Frequency range: 30.00 - 75.95 Mhz
• Modulation: FM
• Kanalabstand: 50 kHz.
• Channel count: 920.
• Output power: 1.5 - 2 watts.
• Frequency generation: synthesizer
• Squelch: 150 Hz
• Range: up to 8 km.
• Antennas: AT892 and AT271
• Fixing station: RC-292
• Long wire: AT-984
• Accessories: carrying frame ST-138
• Handset: H-138 or H-189
• Accessory Bag: CW-503
• Mounting: AM-2060
• Battery: BA-5598/U ( and many others )
• Development time: 1952 - 1962
• Year of introduction: 1962 (produced until 1970)
• Weight: 6.2 kg

The radio receives but does not transmit !!!