Talk:AN/PRC-77 Portable Transceiver

Vacuum tubes?
I'm pretty sure the PRC-25 used a tube in the final amp, whereas the 841 used transistors. --Gadget850 ( Ed) 21:03, 19 September 2006 (UTC)


 * This is correct no RT-841 had tubes, the RT-505 (in manpack config is AN/PRC-25) had the tube-type amplifier. The last sentence is incorrect in the article. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by TroyF67 (talk • contribs).


 * Yes- 505. That model was before my time. --Gadget850 ( Ed) 09:41, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

Australia
"The 77 set is also used by the Australian Army Cadets and the Australian Air Force Cadets. The Australian Army does not use the 77 anymore; it has now been superseded by the RAVEN series."

I don't know the official status, but 5/7 RAR still has a lot of PRC-77s that they use, and also, I wonder why the cadets were mentioned? Cadet Units aren't issued with PRC-77s in my experience, but borrow them from Army units when they're willing.

Just outta interest my cadet unit has been issued them SGT Dturf (talk) 03:58, 26 May 2009 (UTC)
 * out of all the cadet units/squadrons i have seen nearly none use/have RAVEN's or AN/PRC77's and most use Motorola GP328 Plus radios, while some have 77's most opt out and use Motorola because they are cheaper and allow individual people to carry them and are in general more powerful. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.182.119.199 (talk) 05:41, 3 June 2011 (UTC)

US Centric
From the article:
 * Today it has largely been replaced by SINCGARS radios

I'd like to see a cite for that, and I know of many exceptions. In fact many NATO countries have had their own digital radio projects such as the British Bowman (communications system). This looks like a US centric view. --21:31, 2 September 2007 (UTC)

Single contributors mainly have experience in one military. It is up to other contributors to add multi-national viewpoints. The original author needs to keep in mind that his or her writing should reflect which military the article refers to. This allows other contributors to update in a manner that makes sense. A case in point, the article refers to the AN in AN/PRC-77 as "Army/Navy". It does not, it means American/NATO. --Jfdavis668 (talk) 14:49, 23 November 2010 (UTC)

Operators
Finland is one operator, there is mention in pic but not in Operators chapter. here is link to it:

http://www.mil.fi/maavoimat/kalustoesittely/index.dsp?level=80&equipment=133

they also have digital version 217M. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tuju (talk • contribs) 10:56, 8 September 2007 (UTC)

== Source that says that Norway use it? ==

It says that only elite or prioritized Norwegian units use the MRR, and the others use the older POS. Is there any source that backs this up, or is it mere speculation? 212.17.141.54 (talk) 21:21, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

PRC-1077/LV217M
So there is a radio designated PRC-1077 that in Finnish service is called LV217M, very little information seems to be freely available on it in English, in Finnish Defence Force it is referred to as "modernized LV217" LV217 of course being the Finnish designation to PRC-77, would it be OK to add information about PRC-1077 in this article as it seems to be related? Ape89 (talk) 18:44, 20 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Forgot to add a link to another wiki that has information on PRC-1077: https://www.radionerds.com/index.php/PRC-1077 Ape89 (talk) 18:45, 20 May 2024 (UTC)