[Milsurplus] BC 191 info - many thanks to all

[mike kelly]

Hello
      To all the kind people who replied to my BC 191 help request . 
Particularly Meir WF2U , Dennis W7QHO and Jack WA7DIA for the detailed 
information , many thanks .

I would also like to thank Paul Thekan N6FEG in California for sending me a 
set of BC 191 meters and BC 312 tubes and a couple of T-17 mics . These 
parts are very scarce here in OZ .

I have been reading the BC 375 manual swotting up on things , the BC 191 
does have a few differences I think .  I also have the article written by 
Cliff N6ZU , who used the BC-191 on Guadalcanal , he said the set performed 
beautifully in the damp tropical climate where many other sets broke down .

During WW2 the US signal corps based in Australia were issued quite a few 
Australian built military radios . The AWA AT 21 being one , it was a HF 50 
Watt set with mains power supply . The AWA 3BZ was another one used by Yanks 
in the islands , it was a HF 10 watt set made up in three sections , the tx 
, rx and speaker in 3 separate boxes .  Also the little dry battery ATR4 set 
, a HF 3 watt set carried in a canvas satchel. The AT 20 mentioned was a 
large HF transmitter built by AWA again . The Yanks even used some of the 
Australian built radar sets for a while .

Too much raving !

Mike VK3CZ





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