[Milsurplus] "BC means Basic Component"

[B. Smith]

Nice slides.
K4che

On 3/27/2026 3:52 PM, Gene Smar via Milsurplus wrote:
> Attached (I hope) is the PPT slide that lists the identities of 
> AN-specified system designators, like "PRC-".  (Yes, "Pigeons" was a 
> legitimate "system" during WW2.)  I also included slides 2 and 3 that 
> show the pre-AN component and system designators and current AN 
> component designators, respectively.  My source for this info was the 
> internet; I don't recall specifics, so don't ask.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
>
> 73 de
> Gene Smar  AD3F
>
> On Friday, March 27, 2026 at 12:49:11 AM EDT, Gene Smar 
> <ersmar at verizon.net> wrote:
>
>
> "BC" (Basic Component) is the thing that folks identify as the 
> principal element of a Set, Complete, Radio kit. The BC-611 is the 
> hand-held radio part of the SCR-536. Other elements of the SCR-536 are 
> the BA-36 and BA-37 BAtteries, BX-48 was the battery BoX for spare 
> tube and crystals for 5 BC-611s, and CS-156 was the canvas CaSe for 
> the -611.
>
> I have a PPT slide as part of a presentation I do on squad radios that 
> lists many of the meanings for the SCR part of AN-designated 
> equipment. If I can figure out how to PDF it, I'll send a copy as an 
> attachment in a day or two.
>
>
> 73 de
> Gene Smar AD3F
>
> Sent from my Radio Shack TRS-80 model 100 laptop
>
>     On Thu, Mar 26, 2026 at 3:25 PM, Brenda Gentry via Milsurplus
>     <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
>
>     Ages ago I read it meant "Basic Component",   usually a part of
>     "SCR____" or Signal Corp Radio.
>
>     B. Gentry, KA2IVY
>
>     On 3/26/26 2:44 PM, Hubert Miller via Milsurplus wrote:
>>     Good heavens ! I was trying to look up any info on the BC-976
>>     direction finding radio receiver, and i saw that 'Radionerds'
>>     says "BC" means "Boxed Component" !!! Oh ? How is such an error
>>     even possible !?
>>     Granted, Radionerds HAS been a blessed lifesaver for me at times,
>>     providing  even a manual i had zero chance of finding on my own.
>>     -Hue Miller
>>
>>
>>     Sent from my Galaxy
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