[Milsurplus] BC-342 & BC-375

[Robert Downs]

I'm not aware of one "officially".  However, SCR-188-A consisted of BC-191,
BC-342, RA-34, PE-75 and several minor components.  Look for TM 11-233 dated
03/31/1942.  That is the closest that you are going to come.  It is "digest"
size.  Unfortunately, I only have one of the manuals and have never scanned
it for reprinting.

 

That was what was called the "transportable" set.  SCR-193 was the 12 VDC
"mobile" set.  And AN/VRC-1 C/O SCR-193 plus SCR-542.  It was still in
service in the early part of the Korean War.  I once had a friend who was
there and rode with one.  There were probably a few M38's shipped to Korea
in 1952 lugging the BC-375, BC-312-NX and SCR-522 or SCR-619.  Those were
all what came later to be known as a FAC (Forward Air Control) Set.  My
guess is that the radio set was called AN/VRC-1A but AFAIK there was never a
manual printed, at least officially.

 

The only one that I have reprints of the manual available for is the
AN/VRC-1, AN 08-30VRC1-2, $15.00 plus postage.  As you may know, -2 was
usually the Operators Manual and -3 the Maintenance Manual.  But there were
several examples where the -2 was the Maintenance Msnusl.  This is one of
them.

 

Robert Downs

 

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Hi there. Can anyone point me to a TM that describes how to wire these up as
"one station?" 

 

73 Eugene W2HX

 

 

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