[Milsurplus] Documentation errors, Belton

Sun, 5 Oct 2003 19:51:29 EDT

George,

Yes, Virginia, there really was a BC-794, with band five covereing 20-40 MC.  
The Signal Corps purchased and assigned nomenclature to three Super-Pro 
variants, BC-779 (far and away the most common), BC-1004 and BC-794.  SCR-244 was a 
BC-1004 and RA-84, whether or not it has a Signal Corps nameplate.  SCR-244-D 
was an R-274-B (one of the SP-600 variants).  

The only BC-794 I ever had included a Signal Corps nameplate, but I wouldn't 
be surprised to learn that the early ones procurred didn't.  I mentioned here 
earlier that the BC-779 pictured in TM 11-487 is one of the early ones with 
engraved front panel and no nameplate.  And as you can't make out the band 
coverage in the typical photos in TM 11-227 and TM 11-487, which radio they 
actually photographed is anyone's guess.  With the dust covers in place, it could 
have been an SP-110 for all anyone could prove to the contrary.

Hammarlund made the SP-100, 200 and 400 series in a lot of variants as to 
which five bands they covered.  Many of the combinations either weren't procurred 
by the Signal Corps or at least were never assigned a BC- number.

If I had known that there was going to be such a gathering of the clans at 
Belton, I might have tried to go up there with Lon.  Sorry I missed it.

In a message dated 10/5/2003 6:23:25 PM Central Daylight Time, 
[email protected] writes: 
> Then, same book, page 45, the SCR-244 is described as a commercial
> Hammarlund Super-Pro (black front in the photo), with a loose 8" speaker
> balanced on top.  Gives the frequency range 0.54 to 20 MHz.  But, on page
> 116, the SCR-704 has what appears to be an almost identical photo from
> the same session but without the speaker, (carefully look at the
> lighting, shadow details, spacing between receiver and power supply,
> reflection of ruler in chrome, etc., etc., etc.), calls it a BC-794 and
> specifies a frequency range of 1.25 to 40 MHz.  Super-Pro on 40 MHz? 
> Huh?  What am I missing here? Was there such?  Really?

Robert & Susan Downs - Houston
<http://www.wa5cab.com>
<[email protected]>

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