[Milsurplus] More SCR-284

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I'm not sure why the SCR-284 (BC-654 and accessories) doesn't much show up 
in surplus until later.  But the SCR-694 (BC-1306) and SCR-300 (BC-1000) 
remained in front line service well into Korea or even later with the BC-1306.  
Same with the SCR-619 (BC-1335).  I have M38 and M38A1 combination radio 
installation instructions dated January 1956 that still list the SCR-619 and 
SCR-694.

In a message dated 4/18/2009 1:20:02 AM Central Daylight Time, 
kargo_cult at msn.com writes: 
> Something else that occurred to me. I don't ever recall seeing
> a surplus conversion or simply war surplus use article on some
> sets such as BC-1000, BC-654, or BC-1306. Does this mean
> these were too highly priced in the surplus era, still having value
> to foreign militaries? Looking over the BC-654, for example, seems
> like it would have made a decent Novice radio - with some mod for
> xtal control transmit. Maybe the Novices couldn't lift it? What about
> the BC-1306? I have seen a couple photos of them in early 1960s
> missionary stations in remote locations where the hand crank system
> was a real asset. I also owned a TRC-2 once that i'm fairly sure did
> a stint on a small boat. Maybe these relatively big rigs BC-654 and
> BC-1306 didn't put out enuff power for the hams? But would have not
> been that hard to plate modulate them?
> 

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