Legacy radio system retired from Army Guard

[Thunderbolt]

ARLINGTON, Va. – After more than 50 years in service, the venerable AN/VRC-12 series radio has been retired from the Army National Guard in a ceremony held here today at the Army National Guard Readiness Center.

http://www.ngb.army.mil/news/archives/2008/11/111908-Legacy.aspx

 

[prcguy]

Apparently the author of the article has no clue that the VRC-12 refers only to systems using the large RT-524 vehicular radio and they show a picture of a soldier using a PRC-77 manpack radio.
prcguy

ARLINGTON, Va. – After more than 50 years in service, the venerable AN/VRC-12 series radio has been retired from the Army National Guard in a ceremony held here today at the Army National Guard Readiness Center.

http://www.ngb.army.mil/news/archives/2008/11/111908-Legacy.aspx

 

[loumaag]

The picture could have been a PRC-25 or a PRC-77, tough to tell without reading the data-plate. Lots of people have problems with the PRC vs VRC nomenclature but I never understood why.

All I know is, I would not have wanted to tote a VRC-12 on my back. (Not to mention the 24V power supply necessary.)

 

[WA4MJF]

The correct name was the new family of FM radios and it included the RT-505, RT-841, RT-524, RT-246
and RT 442, among others. The VRC-12 had the RT-246 as the RT. The RT-524 was the RT in the
VRC-46, VRC-47, VRC-48 and VRC-49. The article is talking about the demise of the whole family.