DELCO AN/PRC-64 Special Forces / Spy Radio Set - $1,000 - (Lebanon, OH)
PRC-64 Special Forces / Spy Radio Set Available for sale is a rare AN/PRC-64 Transmitter / Receiver radio set. This set is in remarkably good condition considering it was manufactured circa 1965. Includes copy of technical manual. Most of the sets currently in US collections originated from the release of Australian Army surplus in the late 1980’s, thus these are rare and hard to come by. The AN/PRC-64 was a true spy radio set, developed by the Delco division of General Motors in the USA in the early 1960s as a possible successor to the AN/GRC-109 (RS-1). It was intended for use by Special Forces (SF) and for espionage activities. The design was based on the Delco 5300 that was used by the CIA. It was extremely popular with the Special Operations Group of the Australian Army as well as US Army Special Forces teams in Vietnam. During their operational life, most of the PRC-64 units were upgraded to PRC-64A, which allowed faster burst transmissions in combination with the AN/GRA-71 burst encoder that was connected to the 7-pin morse KEY socket. This allowed 300 WPM CW transmissions to evade detection. Frequency selection of the PRC-64 is crystal controlled, limiting operation to 4 preset channels. Receiver and transmitter each have their own set of 4 crystals to allow split-frequency operation. The frequency range is from 2.2 to 6.0 MHz. RX and TX frequencies are usually written in a table inside the top lid. The crystals were stored in a compartment behind the table. The PRC-64 is powered by an internal battery and is switched on by opening the top lid. It was an extremely compact unit for its time and measures only 25 x 13 x 12 cm.
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