[MRCA] SCR-284 SSB/CW Receive - was BC-342 and end of displays

[MKDORNEY at aol.com]

Tim,
     You can run an MP-3 player with any assortment of  tactical traffic 
recorded,  so an  "inert box"  would work  just as well for static displays  ( 
many of the guys who use a radio for  decoration as opposed to making the 
radio actually work do just that).  The  long wire antenna I use with the 
BC-654 is the AN-160 ( It does work on 3885 Kc  - for you GRC-9 owners, you 
need to look on both sides  of the plastic set up card on the antenna).  The 
AN-160 is an inverted L  antenna.
 
Mark
WW2RDO
 
 
In a message dated 10/11/2017 8:50:46 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
timsamm at gmail.com writes:

 
"Again,  if you're not going to communicate, what's the point?" 


Hi - Well, for me, a functioning radio is more interesting than an inert  
box in the back of a truck which is what one usually sees at these  meets.  . 
 Since tactical sets like the SCR-284 "receive" 95% of the  time anyway, it 
gives the visitors something real/realistic to interact  with.  Or for 
background "ambience"...


Also, the big coast  maritime station KPH transmits continuous CW "maritime 
news" on 4247 kc on  Saturdays.  That is also good to monitor as a live 
circuit, generates  lots of visitor interest..  "What's that?"
Fast CW is something one  would hear in a WW2 TOC or Radio Central anyway...

On transmit, we routinely worked into Los Angeles and San Diego on  the 
MRCG AM nets, 300-400 miles away at night (3985 kc) with an inverted L or  low 
horizontal wire, even with just average propagation conditions..  A  
vertical whip won't work at those intermediate ranges very well.


I guess a lot depends upon what we would like participants or visitors to  
experience...
Tim
N6CC


On Wed, Oct 11, 2017 at 5:03 PM, <mkdorney at aol.com>  wrote:


 
Again,  if you're not going to communicate, what's the point? 



Mark
WW2RDO




In a message dated 10/11/2017 1:06:21 PM Eastern Standard  Time, 
timsamm at gmail.com  writes:  



 
 
 
 
Hi Guys - 
My SCR-284 receives SSB just fine in the CW mode as Robert  described.  It 
can also receive/monitor CW and SSB all day without  the PE-103 running - 
just set the R/T Standby Switch to "OFF" while doing  this.  


I've worked cross-mode with it many times,  clumsy but certainly workable...
Tim
N6CC

 
 
 
 





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