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And speaking as the pickee, actually I've read somewhere and am trying to 
remember where that it started off being SCR-274N, where "N" stood for "Navy" 
rather than Model or Order -N.  Later it shows up as Model -N, although there 
were never any earlier ones.

And to counter-pick Young William, there were no BC-454's built, only 
BC-454-A and BC-454-B (and to further confuse the French, the -B came in black 
wrinkle and aluminum finish).  Other than color the differences between the -A and 
-B would likely only matter to a collector looking for something specific.  
However, I can quote many instances where the model letter that lazy people 
(which is just about everyone) drop are critical.  R-390/URR versus R-390A/URR.  
AN-29 or AN-29-B versus AN-29-C.  BC-223 versus BC-223-A versus BC-223-AX.  
SCR-188 versus SCR-188-A.  ARC-1 versus AN/ARC-1.  A.R.C. Type 12 versus 
AN/ARC-12.  Etc.

In a message dated 10/14/2005 5:52:09 PM Central Daylight Time, 
kk5f at earthlink.net writes: 
> >And just to pick on Robert, some BC-454s and such found their
> >way into non SCR-274N applications. So there.
> 
> And just to pick on almost everybody, it's
> 
> SCR-274-N, not SCR-274N nor SCR274N nor SCR 274N
> BC-611-F, not BC-611F nor BC611F nor BC 611F
> R-23A/ARC-5, not R23A/ARC5 nor R-23-A/ARC-5
>                      nor ARC5/R23A nor R-23A / ARC-5
> T-47A/ART-13, not T-47A/ART-13A
> 
> etc. etc. etc.
> 
> Even the set manufacturers make errors, such as the name plate on AN/URC-68 
> set reading "AN/URC 68" and the name plate on the R-1004A/GRC-109 reading 
> "RECIEVER" instead of "RECEIVER." 
> 
> Seriously, it would be a lot easier to search for and find auction items or 
> web sites of interest if the *exact* nomenclature were used by all parties 
> when referring to an item.
> 

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