The PRC-25 and the PRC-77 Military Radios - NEW - English -
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- A little introduction to the most famous military radio, the PRC-25. Considered by many as the Milestone Radio. Enter service in 1965 and was the most used radio during the Vietnam War.
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These radios were such an advancement from predecessors that they were used up to the 1990s. Jeep radios were in the same line of products. Again, the author of this video did a great job and I learned a lot.
Thank for your kind words
@@ElGuardaespaldasSilencioso You deserve praise for your attention to detail in your presentation. Thank-you.
Squad leader here, Vietnam. God bless my RTO carrying this beast without complaining once. Charles, wherever you are, God be with you.
Thanks Patrick for your comment. I hope your RTO Charles is OK and perhaps you can reunite again. We have a Facebook Group about RTO in Vietnam ("RTO of the Vietnam War"). Is a place that can help fining people.
Excellent video. I serviced these radios in Vietnam. The PRC-77 was an excellent product, but oh, those batteries.
I'm glad you like it.
Omg, I remember the batteries! Those things were like bricks!
@@blockmasterscott Being a new technology, they had issues. You had to haul around a lot of spare batteries. And they were like bricks:)
Many thanks for that. I did wonder how the mix of vertical and horizontal polarized antennas worked in practice. Thanks again.
I was in in 1966-67 and trained on the prc10. Went to Germany and used the Angrc26d radioteletype. We also carried the prc10 and Vrc 12 in our riga for comm center use. Never saw a prc 25 at all.. Must of all went to Vietnam.
Thank you for your comment. I think you are right, all the first PRC-25 produced at the beginning were sent to Vietnam.
"Bravo Two, Six... *WHAT"S YOUR DELAY ON POINT. YOU HAVING COMPASS TROUBLE AGAIN WOLF!?!*
Very easy radio to operate indeed. I used the PRC77 or the "Prick 77" back in the mid-80s till about 1989 when I was an RTO (Radio Telephone Operator) when I was not assigned as an M-60 machinegunner. I found out that during the Panama Invasion that the 82nd Airborne and Ranger Battalions in the infantry units still had PRC77 radios instead of SINCGARS (Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System)and these units were elite high priority units in the US Army. I was in a Panama based 193rd Infantry Brigade which had one light Infantry, one Airborne Infantry Battalion and an Artillery Battery. Our Brigade units had SINCGARS during combat yet we were able to communicate with all combat and supporting units outside using encryption devices with our SINCGARS. The SINCGARS was unique because it had frequency hopping which had a shit load of channels that it hopped a thousand times a second from one channel to the rest thus preventing interception. The US Military had most of the PRC77 replaced before Desert Storm only for units going to Saudi Arabia. All units from Regular Army to National Guard and Army Reserve had all radios replaced by 1993.
Thanks for your comment and thank you for your service. My partner is also a Veteran from Desert Storm and Panama.
Not all AN/PRC-77 were retired by 1993. I ran across a few of them at Fort Riley in 1998, although they were rare.
I serviced these radios in Vietnam. Amazing that these radios were used for so many years. It reveals how the designs were more effective than other designs. The sets that were similar in design and used in mobile configurations like a jeep was the RT-524. Modular electronics with some interesting test instruments:)
Awesome video/ collection! I wanted to get a basic overview of these important radios and this video did that in only 13 minutes, instead of hours of research/reading, Thanks!
Thanks Berry for your comment. I'm glad you like it.
I came back to look at this video, and thought about being on the firing range in 29 Palms in the 80s.
Range Control’s call sign was “Bearmat”.
We would play games with Range Control by saying something like “Bear Fat, Bear Fat, this is Tango Three Whiskey, over”
“Tango three whiskey, be advised that this is Bear MAT, not Bear Fat, over”
“Roger Bear Fat”.
One time my CO caught me doing that, and I was terrified with a capital “T”, but he had to sit down from laughing so hard. 😂😂 😂
Great memory!! Thanks for sharing with us.
Ahhh yes, the Prick 77. That was my main piece of equipment when I was a 2531 field radio operator carrier(FROC) in the Marine Corps in the 80s.
My main irritant was people thinking they knew radio protocol saying “repeat your last” instead of “say again your last”.
Repeat is repeating your last ACTION, not words. For example telling a fire range to fire again.
People can get killed from not following proper radio protocols. I’ve had company commanders tell boot lieutenants to stay off of my radio for that reason.
Thank you for your comment
Hey I was wondering if you knew if the prc 25 and the prc 77 could work together
@@flatlandsline1968 I’m not sure. When I was in the Corps no one was using the 25.
@@flatlandsline1968 yes they can, any equipment in the 6mts band (from 30 MHz up to 72 Mhz in FM will work with them, older radios would need to not use the squelch cause that system is different, like the PRC-10)
thanks so much @@blockmasterscott
Great video! Well presented and you've got a nice collection. Thank you.
Thanks you for your comment. I'm glad that you like it.
Impressive collection and great video!
Thanks
Great video!!! The LS454 Speaker has to be modified to work with these radios.
Thanks, yes one of the cables has to be change, I don't remember now, but I think originally is wired to E connector.
Thank you for sharing. My dad carried one of these radios in Vietnam.
Thanks for your comment. There is a Facebook group about RTO in Vietnam. RTOs of the Vietnam War Reenactors page. Lots of photographs.
nice collection and great video !!
Thanks!
Great piece
What was great about the 77 you could attach the KY38 inscription device to it.
Inscription? Were these inscriptions holy writ?
Great video does everything still work
The PRC-25 and the 77 works perfectly well.
Thanks for the memories - A distance record that I hold - ANPRC77 from Beirut Airport to Deir Ntar in South Lebannon - Total distance: 68.57 km (42.61 mi) - Squelch off at both ends (obviously I suppose)
Excellent!!, did you use the long antenna or an external antenna?
Nice pieces of US military history Thank you sir.
Yes they are. Thanks for your comment!!
amazing
Thanks
very good video. nice work
Thanks Rohn for tour comment.
Needed plastic bag and insulation tape for handset ,.steel wool and small can wd40 to clean handset connection .Then you had no problems with 77 set in jungle .
Are the PRC 25 and 77 waterproof or water resistant? I've seen a photo of a US Marine or Soldier with a radio on his back wading through a river
12:29 i didnt know feodor emelianenko was a US marine. grat vid BTW.
Sorry I don't follow.... Emelianenko the fighter?
06:44、決まっているじゃないか・・！ 特殊部隊の兵士よ。
The range is superior than a baofeng 5r?
The PRC-25 and 77 has between 1,5 to 2,8 Watts of output depending on the frequency selected. Today any handheld radio in 2mts or UHF has 5 watts.