Raven radios

[lucipla]

Hi all

Does anyone have pics of a Raven radios set up in the perentie ? Including antennas , also what they use for data Comms in the Perenties ?

Kind regards
Lucipla

[AGAS 5]

Data comms was done on RAVEN in a number of ways.

For Covered Radio and Teletype (CRATT) I used a duplex (2x) RT-F100 (HF) setup, with one side using a high pwr amp. With this we used the 'low' speed modem which in turn connected to a UGC-74 teletype.

You could do a similar setup with the RT-F200 (VHF).... perhaps with the 'high' speed modem... but I never used them this way, so I'm not certain.

Later on I used the RT-F200 connected up to a different modem, a GPS and a ruggedised laptop that contained a C2 system.

I think Artillery units had a different computer system running over their RT-F100.

No photos that I can give out I'm afraid.... sry.

Cheers.

[Barefoot dave]

Not VM, but this may have been used in the manpack role by Long ranging recon soldiers;
http://www.cryptomuseum.com/crypto/kongsberg/pace/index.htm
http://www.cryptomuseum.com/crypto/kongsberg/pace/img/pace_large.jpg

[lucipla]

Thanks Barefoot Dave
Very interesting

[Barefoot dave]

when I say "May have" i mean was

[lucipla]

Thanks barefoot dave
John Gordon make a question but I can found any answer , i will make it again : does anyone have some info on the dates of replacement of the GRC-106 and PRC-77 for Ravens radios ? And I will add someone have dates of the replacement of Ravens for the Harris ?

[THE BOOGER]

Plessey were making the ravan gear at villawood in 87 so I would say phased in from then

[lucipla]

Thanks Geoff

[AGAS 5]

Thanks barefoot dave
John Gordon make a question but I can found any answer , i will make it again : does anyone have some info on the dates of replacement of the GRC-106 and PRC-77 for Ravens radios ? And I will add someone have dates of the replacement of Ravens for the Harris ?

RTF-100 introduced from 1988.  (Produced from 87, as per Geoff's post)

RTF-200 from 1994.

[AGAS 5]

.....And I will add someone have dates of the replacement of Ravens for the Harris ?

You can find this sort of info via google.

http://www.australiandefence.com.au/961837CE-1DB1-11DE-919D0050568C22C9

Cheers