[Milsurplus] The SCR-522 (BC-625-A)

[Bruce]

Hello Bill,

You have the transmitter half of the SCR-522, the standard WWII Air
Corps VHF AM radio.  It was originally designed and used by the British.
After WWII, and into the 1970s, the radio was used by thousands of hams
for 2M AM.  Before FM, before repeaters, when you would just get on 2M
and call CQ.  What fun it was!!

73, Bruce WA8TNC
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Bill Cromwell wrote:
> Hi Everybody,
> 
> I opened a milsurplus unit I have had lying around for a number of
> years to finally see what is inside. There was no ID on the outside
> but inside I found the tag that says it is a BC-625-A transmitter. It
> looks like the contract date is 1942. I have been unable to find
> anything on the web aside from a hint that it is part of an IFF
> system. This unit has obviously been modified and appears to now be a
> VHF-AM xtal controlled transmitter. Does anybody have more information
> about what this thing really was/is.
> 
> I can't find a handy way to search our archives on bc625a (or any
> other search terms). The FAQ and help files don't have info that I can
> find. Did I overlook something? Is there some way to do that kind of
> search?
> 
> 73,
> 
> Bill  KU8H