[MRCA] Mystery radio - Thank You

[MKDORNEY at aol.com]

Almost forgot:  The manual for this radio is TM 11-231
 
Mark
WW2RDO
 
 
In a message dated 10/16/2017 11:33:37 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
MKDORNEY at aol.com writes:

Hello Everybody,
       Thank you for the very appreciated  help. I was able to find out 
much about this set once it was  identified.  So I did a little digging,  Of 
course, I share what I  get with the group.  Here's what I came up with
 
SCR-178
 
Components:
 
 
BC-186  -A             Receiver 
BC-187-  A             Transmitter 
BC-188-A               Modulator
BX-4                     Battery  Box
GN-37                    Generator ( hand Cranked ) 8 volt and 500 volt
Ch-38                    chest
CH-39  -                 chest
CD-125                 Power cord
IN-85                    Antenna  Base
MS-49 -MS 56       Antenna Sections
J-44                       Morse code key
T-17                       Microphone
HB-7                      Headphones   ( varied by year of manufacturer ) 
 
Batteries ( Receiver)
BA-2      4  ea      22.5 volt
BA-23    4 ea      1.5  volt
BA-27    2 each   Multi-tap  4.5 volt, 3  volt and 1.5 volt   
 
 
Operating frequencies were 2.4 - 3.7 mHz
 
Replaced by the SCR-608, SCR-609 and SCR-628
 
 
Army Motors is putting this picture inside the front cover of their next  
issue and was looking for some info on the radio.
 
Again, many thanks.
 
Mark
WW2RDO
 
 

 
 
In a message dated 10/16/2017 8:55:42 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
ark at ar88.net writes:



SCR-178 See:  http://people.csail.mit.edu/sw/html/NS1W/scr-178.html

73,
Al

On 10/16/2017 8:31 AM, WW2RDO via MRCA  wrote:


Anybody got any idea what this radios is?  Picture taken  in  October, 
1942,  stateside.




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