[ARC5] BC-191/375

[David Stinson]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kenneth G. Gordon" <kgordon2006 at frontier.com>
Subject: [ARC5] BC-191/375


> Sigh... the last time I used a BC-191 or BC-375 was in Missoula,
> Montana in about 1963 when I manned the HF radio station in the 
> local
> sheriff's office during a long search of the Bob Marshall Wilderness
> area for a lost hunter....was never found.

Doubtless a grizzly had the poor fellow over for dinner.....

>Ever since then, I have regarded the BC-191/375 with great fondness.
>It was reliable and worked well, although it was really "clunky".
>It has a certain undeniable charm about it.

When it comes to USAAC comm radio sets, you can draw a line of 
distinction
"pre-War" and "post-War", the war years being like a "stew-pot"
with dozens of cooks each throwing his "secret ingredients" into the 
boiling,
bubbling brew and Lord knew what might come out to the plates.

If I had to pick 6 USAAC comm sets to define those two eras:

pre-War:            post-War:
SCR-183           AN/ARC-3
SCR-274N        AN/ARC-2
SCR-287           AN/ARC-8

( IMHO,  SCR-522 is a "stew-pot" radio;  came in
  "hodge-podge" during the war and didn't really survive the end of 
it.)

Understanding these six sets will give one an appreciation of
how rapidly technology can advance in war time.

GL ES 73 DE Dave AB5S