[Milsurplus] [ARC5] SCR-A*-183 Broadcast Band Coil Set Listing

[Jack Antonio]

On 3/15/2021 4:56 PM, Mike Morrow wrote:
> FWIW, SCR-A*-183/-283 RECEIVERS were designed to serve in liaison 
> service with a complete range of receiver coil sets, or command service 
> with a limited selection of receiver coil sets.  Even the last models 
> from 1942 had a full set of receiver coil  set designations, so there 
> were potentially "on paper" quite a few SCR-A*-183/-283 receiver coil 
> sets that covered parts of the 540-1500 kHz AM broadcast band:
> 


I have an Air Corps Technical School booklet:
on the SCR-AG-183, originally dated in Feb of 1939,
but looks like it was reprinted in May of 1940.

One page carries the following:

"In the drawer of the bench you will also find Coil Set, type
C-168, (which is not a part of this set), but is supplied for student
use because more stations are available within its frequency range."

Goes on to say that the student will get a better idea of A.V.C. and
M.V.C. operation at these frequencies.

So, it appears that some of these coils were indeed supplied.

Jack Antonio
WA7DIA