[Milsurplus] bc-611-f

Tue, 21 Oct 2003 22:22:25 EDT

Leigh,

I don't know that anyone has ever come across any production figures, but the 
number is certainly in the high thousands.  I have an early -F here S/N 7335 
and a late -F S/N 31770.  Both Galvin.  One is 10531-Phila-44-01 and the other 
10531-Phila-45-01.  I've often speculated whether the -44- was a misprint 
corrected after a few hundred nameplates were made, as June '44 seems a little 
early for the -F.  Don't know whether the S/N's ran continuous, but the late -F 
started at S/N 8691 on order 10531-Phila-45-01, and other circuit changes are 
mentioned at 5635 and 9758.  This per an 03/45 Addendum to TM 11-235 of 05/43.

And then there was the ERLa production on at least other two order numbers.  
Here the late -F started at S/N 13300 on 8259-Phila-45-01.  The S/N for the 
two circuit changes are given as 9740 and 12100.

Don't know whether Galvin and ERLa were given blocks of S/N's or whether the 
same S/N's can be found on nameplates from the two contractors.  I do know 
that the serial numbers did not run continuously up from the BC-611-A through the 
BC-611-F, as the S/N on one of my BC-611-C's is higher than the one on my 
BC-611-D.  And some of the -F S/N mentioned in the various Addenda are lower than 
those on some nameplates I have for earlier models, except the one on my only 
BC-611-A.

In a message dated 10/21/2003 8:31:17 PM Central Daylight Time, 
[email protected] writes: 
> hi all,
>       got a BC-611-F [SCR-536-F] does anybody have any idea how many of
> these were manufactured under various contracts? just curious.and can
> anboby assist me with old samples of the batteries used with this type,i
> think that the batteries are BA-37,BA-38 and or a FT-501 BA-30 adaptor.
> 

73
Robert Downs - Houston
<http://www.wa5cab.com>
<[email protected]>

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