UHF Military Equipment
Receiver R-278B /GR
Receiver R-361 /GR
Transmitter T-217 /GR
Transmitter T-282 /GR
Modulator MD-129 /GR
Modulator MD-141 /GR

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MD-141 and T-282 		217_129.jpg
T-217 and MD-129 		278.jpg
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R-361
Manuals and instruction books for the old 200-400MHz vacuum-tube technology 100 watt (carrier) AM FAA and military communications sets typically used on the ground to communicate with aircraft. The equipment today is mostly used by ham radio operators on the 70cM band, and mainly it is the transmitter that is modified to become a 300-400 Watt amplifier operating at about 1800 volts DC for the transmission of NTSC standard wideband amateur television signals around 430MHz.

The AN/GRT-3 consists of the T-282 transmitter and MD-141 Modulator, and accessories.
The AN/GRR-7 consists of the R-361 Receiver, and accessories, and could be used with the AN/GRT-3.

AN/GRC-27, AN/GRC-27A, or AN/GRC-48 consist of the T-217 transmitter, MD-129 Modulator, and R-278B Receiver, and accessories.

Training Book: "UHF Military Equipment" covers complete theory and repair of R-361/GR, T-282/GR, MD-141/GR, R-278B/GR, T-217/GR, and MD-129/GR. This is a scan of an old volume used for training repairmen to repair and align the equipment. (267MB)

30 June 1957 Air Force T.O. 31R2-2GRT3-2 Handbook Service Instructions Radio Transmitting Set AN/GRT-3 (Radio Receptor Co. Inc) (8MB)

06 March 1968: Army TM 11-5820-270-10 Operators Manual Radio Transmitting Set AN/GRT-3. This manual supersedes TM 11-5820-27-10, 6 January 1959, including all changes. (1MB)

To the best of our research, this equipment has not been in use by the FAA or the military in several decades and the materials available here are no longer restricted.