[Milsurplus] BC-611 case screw and MWO questions

Unserviceable but Repairable cosmoline at ba-watch.org
Fri Sep 30 11:28:37 EDT 2005


> It would be interesting to know more about the history of the 
  BC-611 development.

Green Book #1, the Emergency," sez Galvin built this completely on spec then
invited the Army for a look.  Reviewers just went nuts & ordered batch
right around the Ft. Monmouth test/acceptance system.

Which caused some angst

Do recall that AAF Hap Arnold ordered Navy "Command Sets" directly fm
ARC & prevailed in his insistance on suffixing the assigned SCR ID with 'N."
For Navy

Same thing happened with Link cop FM radios after hugely successful
Louisianna tests in 3-4/41... which plain ended the SCR-245's life.
Direct order from WI NG.

There was a lot of electro-poop flying around Ft. Monmouth in 1940 & 41.

This has been the publisher's fly-leaf synopsis.


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