[ARC5] [Milsurplus] BC-221 Silly Question

[J. Forster]

Thanks Robert. Now I can stop looking. :)

-John

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> Strictly speaking, there was never any manual produced on the BC-221.
> They
> all cover Frequency Meter Set SCR-211-(letter model).
>
> There were two editions of TM 11-300 produced that covered more than one
> letter model of SCR-211.  The common 07/20/44 edition that covered all
> production models up through SCR-211-AL and one covering SCR-211-A,B,C
> dated
> 12/19/41 that I have never come across a copy of.  Otherwise, throughout
> the War,
> the SCR-211-(*) Frequency Meter Sets were all issued with either digest
> sized single letter model manuals with TM numbers like TM 11-300-AC, which
> I
> have most but not all, of or either unnumbered Instruction Books or
> numbered
> T.O.'s which I have only several of.  The TM's were issued by Army Ground
> Forces and the IB's or T.O's were issued by Army Air Forces.  The single
> model
> manuals contain generally the information in the front of the 1944 TM
> 11-300
> plus the information specific to the letter model shown on each front
> cover.
>  The only other manual produced that I know of but doubt any copy survives
> is TR 1215-4 dated 06/20/39 which covers SCR-211, the base model with no
> suffix letter.
>
> There was one letter model of SCR-211 produced after the War, SCR-211-AN.
> Change 1 to TM 11-300 dated 02/25/46 applies.
>
> Robert D.
>
> In a message dated 11/25/2012 21:22:21 PM Central Standard Time,
> jfor at quikus.com writes:
>> Hi Pete,
>>
>> That sounds a lot like the TM 11-300, which is a manual tha covers many
>> (all?) of the models, but is a User manual.
>>
>> If you turn it up, I'd be interested to know if it's something else.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> -John
>>
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>>
>>
>>
>> >At 02:24 PM 11/24/2012, J. Forster wrote:
>> >>Is there a Maintenance Manual for the BC-221-xx?
>> >>
>> >>The TM 11-300 is what I'd call a User Manual, not a Maintenance
>> Manual.
>> >>It
>> >>seems that any maintenance, other than routine batteries, tubes,
>> >>cleaning,
>> >>etc was factory only.
>> >>
>> >>I'm curious,
>> >>
>> >>-Johyn
>> >
>> >   I have a TM that contains all the different models. I have no idea
>> >where it is at this point in time, I just know it's somewhere in the
>> pile.
>> >
>> >de PETE WA5JCI
>> >
>>
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