[Milsurplus] BC 191 info - many thanks to all

Mon, 16 Dec 2002 18:50:57 -0500

Mike,

Glad you're getting the stuff together for your BC-191.  I can imagine how
rare that equipment is in OZ.

Now how about OZ equipment in the States? I must be a lucky guy, because I
have a WW2 OZ  military communications receiver, Type A 679 J manufactured
by Standard Telephones and Cables Pty. Ltd. In Sydney, in perfect working
condition.  The -K version of this receiver was also issued to the US Signal
Corps based in Australia, under the SC-CD-312-44 designation (I guess as an
alternate for the BC-312...), while the Australian military designation was
AMR.300.

I saw a lot of WW2 Australian military equipment on various web sites, and
they really look impressive.

73, Meir WF2U
Landrum, SC

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Subject:	[Milsurplus] BC 191 info - many thanks to all

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