[ARC5] SCR274N in Gliders?

[J. Forster]

An ancester of AZON and RAZON?

-John

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> You have found yourself a honey!
> That is a a receiver used in one of the very first
> glide bombs deployed by the Army at the end of WWII.
> I have the manual here somewhere.  The receiver was
> lock-tuned and a 4-tone detector decoded the signals
> from a crude, joystick-connected transmitter on the
> "mother" bomber.  I will see if I can find the info.
> Very nice find!
> 73 Dave S.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jack Antonio" <scr287 at sbcglobal.net>
> To: <ARC5 at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Monday, May 03, 2010 5:40 PM
> Subject: [ARC5] SCR274N in Gliders?
>
>
>> Just returned from MRCG in SLO, good to see everyone there.
>>
>> A BC-454B followed me home, at first glance it looked modified as
>> the dial was missing, it was dirty, but the FT-230 was OK.
>>
>> I get home and start looking at it, and find it is unmodified. The
>> nameplate from the receiver, and both dynamotor nameplates are wired to
>> the antenna post, along with a paper tag.
>>
>> Tag says(and I'm only showing the highlights)
>>
>> BC-454-BM
>> CAAP order number 750-DAY-44
>>
>> Then the tag goes on to say to tune receiver to frequency, write
>> frequency on tag and remove dial.
>>
>> Then to remove the three nameplates from the tag(but it
>> doesn't say what to do with them).
>>
>> Lastly it says:
>>
>> "TIE THIS TAG TO GLIDER"
>> "REMOVE BEFORE TAKEOFF"
>>
>> Can anyone shed any light on this?
>>
>> And what organization was CAAP?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Jack Antonio WA7DIA
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