[Milsurplus] Milsurplus] Sets/Freqs of the 23rd Infantry Division, May 1942

Tue, 2 Jul 2002 21:29:17 -0400

Robert and the group,

The article on the SCR-506 appeared in the May 1945 issue of QST - "Radio
Set SCR-506" - A Biography.  The History of the U.S. Army's Highly Perfected
New Medium-Range Mobile Radio Set.  by A. David Middleton, W2OEN.  According
the a sidebar, Middleton was an engineer at the Signal Corps Labs from 1941
to 1943, and project engineer in charge of the work on the SCR-506.
It is an account of the set's development, and a bit of a puff piece, but
interesting nonetheless.

Does anyone have one of these puppies on the air, or in the garage? ...

73,
David, W1TDD

----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert W. Downs" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2002 7:34 PM
Subject: [Milsurplus] Milsurplus] Sets/Freqs of the 23rd Infantry Division,
May 1942

Dave & Group,

Interesting.  The earliest SCR-506 manual that I have heard of but never
found (which is an un-numbered preliminary) is dated February 1943.  And I
have here somewhere a copy of an article (may have the actual magazine) in
QST in I think 1946 on the development of the SCR-506.  It has been several
years since I read it but my recollection is that the article either
implied or stated that the SCR-506 was still in development in '44.  Maybe
I misread it.