[Milsurplus] Re: ongoing BC-342

[Marty Reynolds]

The BC-342 is a tank designed @ Ft. Monmouth.

I think it rolled out as the BC312 for half-tracks & tanks.  Replaced
Army's 1st plug-coil superhet who's ID I've forgotten

There, lost all the rivet counters.

'312 p/o the SCR245 that had the BC223 TX as the army's 1st xtal tx.
This to get rid of stupid xtra radioman in armor - so to be like
Galvin/Moto 9M push-button cop sets

SCR245 ended fast 'causa FM anihilated the idea AM in qrn-making
tracked vehicles in Louisiana/TX grand tests of '41.  And tho
buttons on '223, none on 312.

Big Link 6V SCR 298 FM cop radio order followed.  Pissed Galvin/Moto since
they had prelim. contract fm Wisc. Guard.  But SCR504 WECo/Colonial
prevailed short time later.  Common belief is limited Link prod'n
abilities but real story is chrome buttons

Bling bling won

So anyway, BC312 dyno swapped for 110 p-s & BC342 muddled on w. HT-9
aka BC610 in SCR-299/399/499 things... which satisfied army's need
for "100 miles in motion."  That's talking for 100 mi.s on HF while
the 6x6 & the running PE95 jounced along

There's 200p of "history of Sig Corps in 7 paragraphs.

You ask what time it is, & you get a watchmaking lesson

   Marty
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Fruit flies like a bananna

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