Military Communications and Electronics
Specific military electronic and communications equipment are featured on these Olive-Drab.com pages:
- Radio Set SCR-300 (WW II Backpack Walkie Talkie)
- Radio Set SCR-536 (WW II Walkie Talkie)
- Radio Set SCR-578 (WW II Gibson Girl)
- Radio Set AN/PRC-6 (Korea/Vietnam Handy Talkie)
- Radio Set AN/PRC-68 (Family of Squad Radios)
- Radio Set AN/PRC-10 (Korea/Vietnam Backpack Radio)
- Radio Set AN/PRC-25 -77 (Vietnam and later Backpack Radio)
- Radio Set AN/GRC-9 (Korean War era tactical radio)
- Radio Set AN/VRC-12 (Vehicle mounted tactical radio)
- Radio Set AN/PRC-90 (Family of rescue radios)
- Radio Set AN/PRC-112 (Survival Radio)
- Radio Set AN/PRC-125 (Rescue Swimmer Radio)
- Radio Set AN/PRC-149 (Rescue Radio)
- Combat Survival Evader Locator CSEL
- Radio Set AN/PRC-113 (1990s Manpack radio)
- Radio Set AN/PRC-117 (1990s Manpack radio)
- Field Telephone EE-8 (World War II and Korea)
- Field Telephone TA-312 (1950s to current)
- Mine Detector SCR-625
- Mine Detector AN/PSS-14
- SINCGARS
- GPS
Military Radio, Communications and Electronics Resources
Military radio and electronics dealers are found on the Olive-Drab.com Military Suppliers database. For example, Fair Radio Sales Company is one of the largest dealers in surplus electronics. To find Fair Radio, use the menu bar on the bottom on any page of Olive-Drab.com to search for Electronics suppliers, "F" Names. You can also go to the Search Page where you can search for more specific terms in the supplier's listing description. The menus at the top and bottom of every page of Olive-Drab.com can get you to the Search Page. Another large military electronics dealer is Murphy's Surplus Warehouse.
The Army Radios Internet mailing list is specifically for those who enjoy restoring, installing and operating army radios in military vehicles. If you are interested, click here.
Military Communications and Electronics |
| Military and Aerospace Electronics magazine, the technology news publication of Mil-Spec, High-Rel, rugged, and COTS Design. |
| Richard Lacroix's Military Communications Home Page. Here you will find a wealth of info on equipment, codes and nomenclature, and operational details. This site has serious depth for all aspects of military communication including, for example, digital audio samples of various modem modulation types. Tons of links to related sites. |
| The Wireless Set No. 19 web site is for collectors, users or just plain lovers of the Wireless Set 19, or other really old radios of the military ilk. The 19 was the Canadian Army's workhorse wireless set during WWII and after, from 1942 to about 1963. |
| BC-611 has reprints of a November 1943 Motorola publication describing the famous "Handi-Talkie" of World War II. |
| Steve Hill's Military Radio Page. Steve operates ham station VK4CZT from Australia and collects military radios which he uses on the air on a semi-regular basis. His page has photos and in-depth descriptions of many radios from various wars and countries. |
| Bill's Ham Radio WWW Server home page has the index to the MilList and online tube manuals. This huge resource has been compiled from databases with added material from FMs, TMs and other military pubs. Also has an archive of manuals, equipment histories and much more. |
| U.S. Military Portable Radios. Discussion of mainstream portable voice communications radios, with a concentration on the later, more convenient-to-use units. |
| Brooke's Military Information has lots of information and links about military electronics, dealers and manufacturers, specific radios and other equipment. |
| Mark's Green Radio Page has great coverage of his hobby of collecting and restoring military radio communications gear. Lots of pictures of equipment and how it is mounted, operated and so on. |
| The Surplus Radio Society is a Dutch organization of collectors of old ex-military radio equipment and other nostalgic receivers and transmitters. |
| Network 54 Electronics & Communications Classifieds is for trading and sale of military radio and communications items. |
| Inventory Locator Service was founded in 1979 and pioneered the electronic marketplace concept in the aviation industry, later extended for the marine industry as well. Today, ILS customers number more than 6,000 and can be found in 78 countries throughout the world. ILS databases contain over 36 million line items of parts information and are accessed more than 25,000 times each business day. |
| For over 35 years, American Trans-Coil Corp, located in New York City, has been a prime contractor for various Defense Department agencies for high quality 'Mil-Spec' and commercial communication equipment, assemblies and components. |
| Associated Industries is recognized as one of the largest and most reliable suppliers of defense communications systems, equipment, and components to the Armed Forces throughout the world. |
| Columbia Electronics International, Inc. are the experts on U. S. Military and commercial radio communications for ground, sea and airborne applications. Columbia's professionals can help supply you with factory new or U. S. Government surplus radio communications equipment. sales@columbiaelectronics.com |
| Communications Repair Depot specializes in military communications equipment. Craig J. Coley (holder FCC General Radiotelephone License with Radar Endorsement, a General Class Amateur Radio License and more than 25 years of experience in radio communications) offers radio repair service, equipment sales, design services to replace obsolete components and broadband antennas. |
Find More Information on the Web
There are many fine websites that have additional information on this topic, too many to list here and too many to keep up with as they come and go. Use this Google web search form to get an up to date report of what's out there.
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