[Milsurplus] SCR-245 (Was BC-611 MF vs low VHF)

[W7QHO at aol.com]

In a message dated 3/29/05 10:10:28 PM, cosmoline at ba-watch.org writes:


> 
> Hue without naming radio names, about all infantry & gyrene radios
> ran in the BC-611 region.  In fact the unsuccessful SCR-245 armor radio
> was there too
> 

Marty & Group,

Have just been working on a BC-223-A for Ft. MacArthur.   Kinda neat little 
rig.   We have the TU-18-A (3000 - 4500 kc) and TU-17-A (2000 - 3000 kc) tuning 
units and the latter was easily adjusted to give 160M coverage down to 
1860kc.   Solid 18 watts of carrier out and modulates fully with a little adjustment 
to the speech amp bias.   Also responds very well to the technique of fm 
reduction by slight over neutralization of the PA (same as the BC-191/375). 

My question is, just what was the operational experience with the SCR-245.   
I know the *X versions were used (or at least slated for use) in scout and 
command cars, medium and light tanks and the M2 Half Track.   Tanks, of course 
went to the SCR-508/528 FM sets and the more powerful SCR-506, and   in other 
vehicular and ground based appellations the more powerful BC-191 based systems 
(SCR-188, -177B, etc.) became ubiquitous.   The 245, in fact, would seem to 
have fit in the same niche as the SCR-284, but was not as portable, of course.

So, what were they finally used for?   The Green Books indicate the Army 
bought a lot of them.

Thoughts?

Dennis D. W7QHO
Glendale, CA