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Solid State or Mostly so
by
Alan Tasker
WA1NYR
(atasker@ix.netcom.com)
In the period from about 1960 to about 1980, Racal brought to the market a series of all solid state Low Band Backpack Military and Para-military portable radios. Chief among these were the following.
TRA-906 Squadcal (~1965) 29 ch, 2-7 MHz, clarifier, USB or LSB, but not both in the same unit/AME/CW, 5W, 18V
TRA-921 Syncal (~1970) syn, 2-8 MHz @ 1 kHz, clarifier, USB/LSB/AME/CW, 5/20 W, 18 V
TRA-929 Minical (~19??) 6 ch, 2.6-9 MHz, USB/LSB/CW/AM, 1 W, 12 V
TRA-931 Syncal 30 (~19xx) syn, 1.6-30 MHz @ 1 kHz, clarifier, USB/LSB/AME/CW, 5/20 W, 12 V
TRA931 Variants, Courtesy of Keith at
http://www.recelelectronics.demon.co.uk
| TRA-931 | Syncal 30 |
| TRA931A | As standard set plus auto ATU |
| TRA931AP | Programmable version of TRA931A |
| TRA931L | Low temperature version of TRA931 -40 deg C |
| TRA931P | Programmable Syncal 30 2-8 Mhz 49ch 20W ** |
| TRA931PL | Low temperature version of TRA931P |
| TRA931PR | Capable of remote control |
| TRA931X | Multi-role Syncal 30 |
| TRA931XH | Frequency Hopping version of TRA931 |
| TRA931Y | As TRA931X but with component changes for operation at lower temperatures. -25 deg C |
Note: Not included here are the BCC (eventually bought by Racal) sets A13, A14LP, A14HP, and A16 manpacks. These apparently do not have SSB capability. For information on these sets, visit the following page from Louis Meulstee’s excellent site:
http://home.hccnet.nl/l.meulstee/larkspur/larkspur1.html
~2-30 MHz Portables, Other than Racal, to 1980 or so
In this same time frame, other manufactures also introduced HF portables. Companies and models included:
Japanese TRP-4 (~1961) 6 ch, 2.5-8 MHz, clarifier, USB/CW, 2 W, 6 V
Harris RF301UP (~1963) hybrid (tube and transistor), 2-15 MHz @ 1 kHz, USB/LSB/CW, 20/50W, 12 V
Hughes HC-162 (~1964ff) [became the AN/PRC-74 series], 2-12 and then 2-18 MHz @ 1 kHz, clarifier, USB/CW, 15 W, 12 V
Sunair PRC-108 (~1970) 6 ch, 2-12 MHz, USB/AME (LSB/CW optional), 25W, 12 V
Southcom (Loral) SC-120 Patrolfone (~1972) 23 ch, 2-10 MHz, clarifier, USB and/or LSB depending on model ordered/CW/AME, 10/20W, 12 V
Cincinnati PRC-70 (~1972ff), 2-30 @ 100 Hz, USB/AM/CW/FSK/ (30-76 FM), 3/30 W, 24 V
Hughes (HC-191) PRC-104, (~1975ff), 2-30 @ 100 Hz, USB/LSB/CW, 20 W, 24 V
Yugoslav RU-20 (Collins PRC-515, nee 719D-2) (1975) 2-30 @ 100 Hz, USB/LSB/AME/CW, 20 W, 24 V
Southcom (Loral) SC-130 Patrolfone (~1974) Syn, 2-12 MHz @ 1 kHz, clarifier, LSB/USB/AME/CW, 5/20W, 12 V
AEG (Telefunken) 6861 (~19xx), 4 ch, 1.5-30 MHz, USB/LSB, 2/20 W, 24 V
After 1980:
MBLE RT-600 (~1980), Syn, 1.6-30 @ 100 Hz, LSB/USB/AME/CW, 5/20W, 14 V
Elmer/Magnavox, regency net components, GRC-215 (RT-1511)(RT-1512 is a 100 mW exciter only) (~19xx) Syn 2-30 @ 100 Hz, USB/LSB/CW RTTY, 5/25W, 24 V, LCD display, uses H-356 handset
Kachina MP-25 (~1980) syn, 2-15 MHz @ 100 Hz, USB/LSB/AME/CW, 6/25 W, LED display,
Transworld PRC-1099/1099A (~1980ff) syn, 1.6-30 MHz @ 100 Hz, USB/LSB/CW/AME optional, 1099A ALE, 5/20 W, 15 V, LCD display
MEL (Philips) PRC-2000 Callpac (1980ff) 1.6-30 @ 100 Hz, USB/LSB/CW, 4/20 W, 15 V
RFT SEG 15D (1980's) 1.5-12 @ 1 kHz, clarifier, USB/LSB/CW, 1.5/15 W, 24 V
Southcom (Loral) SC-140/PRC-130 (~19xx), 2-30 @ 100 Hz, USB/LSB/AME/CW/FSK, 5/20 W, ? V
UK (MEL/Philips) PRC-319 (1988) 1.5-40 @ 100 Hz, loads only 10 channels into memory at any one time, USB only/CW/Data, 5/50W, 24 V (Clansman type).
Loral TerraComm (L3) PRC-132 (was Southcom M50A) (~1989) syn, 1.6-50 @ 100 Hz (20-60 @ 5 kHz for FM), USB/LSB/CW/AME//+, 5/10/20/50 W, 5/10 W FM, 12 V
BCC32V, also known as the SSB32 (~19xx))Larkspur era), 12 channels, 2 - 12 MHz, 2-12 MHz, USB/LSB/CW/CAM, 24VDC
UK/PRC-320 and PRC-320/1 (19xx) 2-30 @ 100 Hz, USB/LSB (320/1 only)/AME/CW, 15/20 W, 24 V
IRET PRC-247A (19xx) 2-30 @ 100 Hz, USB/LSB/AME/CW, 2/20 W, 24 V
Russian R-143 (19xx) 2-20 @ 1 kHz, USB/?, 10 W, 12 V Rx/24 V Tx
Russian R-163-1k (19xx) 2-30 @ 100 Hz, USB/LSB/AME/CW, x/y W, ? V
Russian R-163-10k (19xx) 2-30 @ 100 Hz, USB/LSB/AME/CW, x/y W, ? V
Racal BCC-39B (19xx) 1.6-30 @ 100 Hz, USB/LSB/AME/CW, 25/50 W, 24 V
Racal PRM-4031 (~19??) syn, 1.6-30 @ 100 Hz, USB/LSB/AME/CW, 15 W, 12V
Harris PRC-138 (~19xx) syn 1.6-60 @ 10 Hz, USB/LSB/CW/AME/+, 1/5/20 W, 1/5/10 W FM, 24 V
Yaesu FT-70F & FT-70G (~19xx), syn 1.5 (with mod)-30 @ 100 Hz, USB/LSB/CW/AM, 4/10W, 13.6 V, ext antenna tuner required
South African RS B25 SA (~19xx), syn 2-30 @ 1 kHz, USB/LSB/CW/AM, 6/20 W, 15 V
And a bunch I have forgotten or never knew about