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'''{{PAGENAME}} Transceiver Radio Set''' - A Medium Range UHF AM Transceiver Radio set built by Collins Radio Group/ Rockwell International, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Used in ground radar stations for ground-air communications. | '''{{PAGENAME}} Transceiver Radio Set''' - A Medium Range UHF AM Transceiver Radio set built by Collins Radio Group/ Rockwell International, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Used in ground radar stations for ground-air communications. Part of USAF Rivet Switch program in the 1970s to replace the aging vacuum tube technology radios with solid-state equipment. | ||
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== GRC-171 Transceiver Radio == | == GRC-171 Transceiver Radio == | ||
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* GRC-171B(V)4 UHF AM/FM transceiver. (Have Quick I/II). | * GRC-171B(V)4 UHF AM/FM transceiver. (Have Quick I/II). | ||
* GRC-171C(V)4 UHF AM/FM transceiver. (Have Quick I only). | * GRC-171C(V)4 UHF AM/FM transceiver. (Have Quick I only). | ||
* GRC-171D(V)4 UHF AM/FM transceiver. Configured for non-ECCM operation only || | * GRC-171D(V)4 UHF AM/FM transceiver. Configured for non-ECCM operation only | ||
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| Manufacturer || Collins Radio Group/ Rockwell International, Cedar Rapids, Iowa || | | Manufacturer || Collins Radio Group/ Rockwell International, Cedar Rapids, Iowa || | ||
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| Frequency || 225-399.975 MHz || | | Frequency || 225-399.975 MHz || | ||
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| Channels || 7,000 || | | Channels || 7,000 @ 25 kHz spacing || | ||
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| Channel Spacing || 25 kHz || | | Channel Spacing || 25 kHz || | ||
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| Production || 10,752 est|| | | Production || 10,752 est|| | ||
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| Final Cost || $100,000 est ||with all support equip | | Final Cost || $100,000 est each ||with all support equip | ||
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[[File: | [[File:Rivet Switch Radios - Mill Valley AFS 1978.jpeg|thumb|350px|left|Rivet Switch Radio Racks at Mill Valley AFS 1978. GRC-171 Transceiver in the upper left.]] | ||
[[File:C-7999-GRC-171.jpeg|thumb|right| 350px|C-7999/GRC-171 Remote Control.]] | |||
{{GRC-171Components}} | {{GRC-171Components}} | ||
'''See Also:''' | '''See Also:''' | ||
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'''Sources:''' | '''Sources:''' | ||
* {{Winkler}} | * {{Winkler}} | ||
* 31R2-2GRC171-2 Service And Circuit Diagrams Radio Set AN/GRC-171 [https://www.liberatedmanuals.com/TM-11-5820-815-14.pdf pdf] | * T.O. 31R2-2GRC171-2 Service And Circuit Diagrams Radio Set AN/GRC-171 [https://www.liberatedmanuals.com/TM-11-5820-815-14.pdf pdf] | ||
'''Links:''' | '''Links:''' | ||
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[[Category:Radio Sets]] | [[Category:Radio Sets]] | ||
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GRC-171 Transceiver Radio Set - A Medium Range UHF AM Transceiver Radio set built by Collins Radio Group/ Rockwell International, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Used in ground radar stations for ground-air communications. Part of USAF Rivet Switch program in the 1970s to replace the aging vacuum tube technology radios with solid-state equipment.
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