[Milsurplus] "BC means Basic Component"

[Mark K3MSB]

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https://maritime.org/tech/radionames.php

Mark K3MSB

On Fri, Mar 27, 2026 at 12:27 AM Hubert Miller via Milsurplus <
milsurplus at mailman.qth.net> wrote:

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> Sent from my Galaxy
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> >Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] "BC means Basic Component"
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> In later manuals.  Specifically the Joint Electronics Type Designation
> system manual MIL-STD-196a dated 9May57
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> SCR stands for Surface Water Craft, Carrier, Receiving, >passive/detection.
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> Pardon me, but i am not seeing how this helps. The Navy's 2 to 4 letter
> system and the Army's SCR system were both replaced, for new gear, by the
> AN system, i think 1943.
> -Hue Miller
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