The AN/PRC-74 -- A Covert Contact, An Analog Synthesizer, A Benefit of Channelization, and a Good Thing about Band Noise

I have a sentimental tie to this older military transceiver, for several reasons:

 

-- This was probably the transceiver that we hauled into the Uwharrie national forest when I was in the army in 1983.  I made one 40 meter CW contact with it.  It was interesting for me to see Ray tune the rig up on 40 meter CW. 

-- I like the crude, early, non-digital synthesizer. 

-- This is a good example of the use of an old military rig on 5357 kHz in the 60 meter band.  This is the only one of the chanelized frequencies on that band that is on a whole interger of kHz frequency.  It fit well with the 1 kHz tunability of the transceiver.  Thus we had the "Moose and Squirrel" net on 5357 KHz. 

-- I like how Ray uses the band noise to peak the receiver.  Band noise, you see, has its uses.