[Milsurplus] [RCA] SRR-13 Article

[Hubert Miller]

I am still surprised by how much the surplus dealer ads wanted for them. I looked into one that had been ham built into the published project right and I was surprised and disappointed by how little there was in there. But the UHF transmitter construction probably would have been tuff for many-most home builders to manage. All the same I would have spent my $19.95 on something else. H M


Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone<div>
</div><div>
</div><!-- originalMessage --><div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: WA5CAB--- via Milsurplus <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net> </div><div>Date: 8/5/2016  3:01 PM  (GMT-08:00) </div><div>To: milsurplus at mailman.qth.net </div><div>Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] [RCA] SRR-13 Article </div><div>
</div>
There was a valid reason for that.  The BC-645, PE-101 and minor components
made up SCR-515 (IFF SET MK IV).  It was designed, built and stock-piled in
1942 in the event that the Germans or Japanese ever broke and were able to
spoof the SCR-595 (IFF SET MK-III) or SCR-695 (IFF-SET MK-III-G).  In the
event,  technology passed the MK-IV by and it was declared obsolete without
ever being fielded.  I haven't recorded any serial numbers for the few pieces
I've had so couldn't hazard a guess at production.  But if only 5000 were
built, they must have stopped pretty early.  According to a paper that I
looked at, production of B-17 and B-24 aircraft alone totaled 31,242.

Robert Downs - Houston
wa5cab dot com (Web Store)
MVPA 9480

In a message dated 08/05/2016 15:43:00 PM Central Daylight Time,
antqradio at sbcglobal.net writes:
> If awards were given for the most equipment built and never used, it
> surely should be given to the BC-645 / ABA.  It was never fielded as far as I
> know.  Every example I have ever seen was NOS and most were still mounted to
> the shipping board.  What do you think?  Perhaps 5000 built, possibily
> more?
> Jim
>
>
>
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/milsurplus/attachments/20160805/b26a901e/attachment-0001.html>
-------------- next part --------------
______________________________________________________________
Milsurplus mailing list
Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/milsurplus
Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
Post: mailto:Milsurplus at mailman.qth.net

This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html