249.8 MHz and AN/PRC-111

[yahya]

I have a question related to this frequency as it seems it was embedded into the AN/PRC-111 portable radio, which was an off-shot from the AN/PRC-90 rescue ELT. This set is elaborated only at PRC-90.

Has anyone heard anything on this frequency in AM and MCW? Is the purpose of this radio known? Was it used for training? Any info is welcome.

 

[AirScan]

Has anyone heard anything on this frequency in AM and MCW?

The link says it's a Navy version used for special missions, appears to be from the Vietnam era, so I'm guessing not relevant today ? For all it's worth 249.800 is a current Giant Killer frequency used in the Norfolk/W386 area, I've also heard of Marine C-130s using it for air-air.

 

[GlobalNorth]

Training radios were never haze grey/OD. They were yellow, red, or orange so they weren't mistaken as anything else.

 

[spacellamaman]

Isn't that one of the standard SAR freqs?

 

[yahya]

Well, not really. Standard mil SAR freqs were 243 MHz and 282.8 MHz.

 

[spacellamaman]

yeah i gotcha there, I guess what i meant to say was SAR and SAR training/exercise freqs. I remember there being about a total of 5 or six on a training doc I read some time back.