[Hallicrafters] Where to find the SX 28 and other boat anchor radios in 1944

[William L Howard]

Will Enestvedt was kind enough to send me a copy of his recently
acquired
Army Air Forces Manual 100 -1 on the AAF Radio Squadrons Mobile which
was dated
May 1944.  In 1944 the document was "Restricted"

I have gone through it in detail and have summarized the contents below.
In short, the unit provided radio direction finding and radio intercept
services for a numbered Combat Air Force and was one of many
intelligence collection agencies.

SECTION I
Organization, General

T/O & E 1-1027 Organization Chart shows the following sections:
Headquarters Section
Supply Section
Mess Section
Intelligence Evaluation Section
Analysis Section
Communications Section
CW Intercept Section
3 Voice Intercept Sections

Mess through Voice Intercept sections could be augmented by additional
teams

Squadron composed of 23 officers and 292 enlisted men.
Basis of allocation was one per combat Air Force
ORGANIZATIONAL FUNCTIONS

Para. 9 to 28
 Function of the squadron was to provide installation, operation and
maintenance of radio
intercept and direction finding stations, cryptanalysis, intelligence
evaluation and other
associated and necessary activities.

Hq., Mess, supply, and transportation sections- same as other units.
Communications: install, operate and maintain wire communications in the
headquarters
and to the Squadron Detachments.
Analysis: Breaks down codes and ciphers, sends texts of high priority
messages to the
Intelligence evaluation sections.
CW Intercept:  built around two Radio Intercept Centrals TC 9. Also
provides targets to
the DF operators.
Direction Finding: built around two Radio Direction Finding Central TC 8
units, three
Adcock-type direction finders and one radio set SCR 399.
Intelligence Evaluation: pieces together information from RDF and
intercept sections,
provides the information to Air Force A-2 and Flight Operations.
Voice intercept: Similar to the DF Team, provide immediate tactical
information.
Para 21. to 28 covers various teams, DF Team,Intel Team,Mess Team,Radio
comm team,
Teletypewriter team, Traffic Center team, Voice intercept team.
SECTION II PART III
ORGANIZATIONAL FUNCTIONS
Personnel

Para 29 to 47 lists the personnel in each section.
SECTION III PART I
PROFICIENCE STANDARDS
Squadron

Para 48 to 51 provides details about proficiency standards for unit
during operational
training phase.
SECTION III PART II
PROFICIENCE STANDARDS
Individuals, Sections and Teams
Para. 52 to 70 provides details about proficiency standards for people
in unit.

SECTION IV EQUIPMENT DATA
Para 71.
Major component parts of each of the Radio direction finding Centrals
TC - 8

2  ea. Radio receiver BC - 342
1  ea. Radio receiver BC - 344
1 ea. Radio receiver BC -787
1  ea. Radio receiver BC -794
1  ea. Radio receiver BC -969
1 ea Recording Equipment (Tape)
1 ea Recording Equipment (Voice)
1 ea Panoramic adapter
1 ea. Plotting equipment
1 ea. Telephone switchboard BD 72
1 ea. Monitoring Switchboard BD 129
1 ea Frequency Meter SCR - 221 - ()
1 ea signal Generator ! - 72
6 ea Typewriter MC 88
Para 72.
TC 8 supplamental Equipment
1 ea. Freq Meter set SCR 211-()
1 ea. Power Unit PE 75- ( )
1 ea. Radio set SCR- 244 Super Pro or SX 28
1 ea. Radio set SCR- 399 - ( )
1 ea. Radio set SCR- 502 -( ) (Direction Finder  )
1 ea. Radio set SCR- 555 (Direction Finder  )
1 ea. Radio set SCR- 556(Direction Finder  )
1 ea. Radio set SCR- 607 (Receiver BC 787 and accessories)
1 ea. Radio set SCR- 704 (Receiver BC 794 and accessories  )
Para 73.
Each DF Team
Para 74
Major component parts of each of the Radio Intercept Centrals TC - 9

5 ea. Radio receiver BC - 342
3  ea. Radio receiver BC - 344
2 ea. Radio receiver BC -787
1  ea. Radio receiver BC -794
1  ea. Radio receiver BC -969
1 ea Recording Equipment (Tape)
1 ea Recording Equipment (Voice)
1 ea Panoramic adapter
1 ea. Plotting equipment
1 ea. Telephone switchboard BD 72
1 ea. Monitoring Switchboard BD 129
1 ea Frequency Meter SCR - 221 - ()
1 ea signal Generator I - 72
6 ea Typewriter MC 88

Para 75.
Supplamental equipment for Central TC - 9
Antenna Mast MA - 7 -A
1 ea. Freq. Meter SCR 211-()
2 ea Radio set, SCR 244 -( ) (Super pro or SX 28)
1 ea Recording Equipment RC - 179
1 ea. Typewriter MC 88
Para 76.
Each CW intercept Team is authorized all the equipment in Para 74 and
75.

Para 77.
Other major items in the T/O & E are;
2 Ea Code Practice Equipment AN/GGQ-1
1 ea. Plotting equipment ME 32
2 ea. Signal Generators I - 150
1 ea. Telephone Central Office set TC -12
1 ea. Test Set TS - 26/TS or EE- 65- ( )