[Milsurplus] SC-901X questions

[Joseph Pinner]

I have an original manual for the SC-908. It is a USAF T.O. dated 1 
March 1963.


On 3/27/2018 4:34 AM, Nick England wrote:
> There was a matching 1kw SC-9?? amp using a PL-172. One shows up on 
> eBay every now and then.
>
> I suspect this was all a USN funded development effort. Air Force use 
> was just incidental. The low power exciter design allowed flexibility 
> as it did for TMC.
>
> And commonality of modules for transceiver, receiver, and transmitter 
> was a big plus. Navy versions were RT-618, R-1051, and T-827. Amps for 
> 100w (AM-3007) and 1kw (AM-3924) output were used.
>
> OT- Duck and cover was to protect kids from flying glass and debris. 
> No use at ground zero but there would be huge areas getting shock wave 
> damage. People nowadays laugh at CD, SAGE, etc. but remember this was 
> just after a world war with 100 million dead and suddenly a single 
> aircraft could destroy a city. The govt was rightfully extremely worried.
> YMMV
> Nick
>
>
> On Tue, Mar 27, 2018 at 7:34 AM Hubert Miller <Kargo_cult at msn.com 
> <mailto:Kargo_cult at msn.com>> wrote:
>
>     This doesn't address why a SSB exciter was built into its own
>     package, when the power output
>     from it would not suffice for communication on its own. I didn't
>     bring mine back with me from the
>     trip, but I don't recall rackmount ears on it either.  Maybe next
>     time. I'm sure it will be super
>     interesting to pull the cover and see the insides.
>
>     Diving under a desk wouldn't protect you from a nuclear blast
>     unless you were far enough that
>     the pressure wave was lessened at your location. Then it might
>     help you ward off some flying
>     glass and other junk. But even if you were closer, too close to
>     survive the initial effects, very few
>     people would just give up, say why even bother. That's not human
>     nature.
>     -Hue
>
>     >CD was Civil Defense. Back when
>     the Nuclear Holocaust was just
>     around the corner.
>
>     Tons of that stuff sort of went away
>     and never heard from again.
>
>     As for the SC-901X, it was designed
>     to survive a Nuclear blast. People
>     really got paid big bucks back then
>     to think up these requirements.
>
>     I remember when schoolkids had to
>     crawl under their desks in the event
>     of a Nuclear attack. Like that would
>     help you survive a 20 Megaton blast.
>
>     73, Dick, W1KSZ
>
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Joseph Pinner
Kingston, TN

KC5IJD / AFA4JP
Roane County OES 408

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