[MRCA] BC-611

[Tim]

Hi Jeep - fun stuff! Finding the batteries in USAF "Stock" in those days is
interesting!  Whatszis for?  LOL
I used to work for Motorola Communications in Schaumberg Ill (1970's) and
there was a BC-611 proudly displayed in a glass case in the lobby of the
manufacturing plant.  Even then, employees marvelled at it...
The standing joke was:   "Joe ain't old but he aligned that set in 1942..."
Tim
N6CC

On Sat, Oct 5, 2024 at 2:25 PM Jeep Platt <jeepcomms at outlook.com> wrote:

> For whatever value, in the late 50's, CAP had a lot of 611's on 5500 kHz.
> Not sure where that frequency came from but there they were.  VHF was
> fairly scarce in those days, so the 611's were good for close in usage. As
> cadets, we'd take them out and see what they were good for, range wise. In
> suburban or wooded areas, we maybe got a mile... maybe.  In about 1960, the
> AF and the FCC denied the frequency as it was an aero assigned frequency.
> We turned them all in to go I have no idea. I remember the Burgess XX-69 B+
> battery was expensive. We had a few of the D-cell dual adaptors.  In 1962,
> I drew a pair from MARS while at Keesler AFB.  Found the XX-69 (BA?) in
> bench stock. Nobody had any idea what they were for so, I got 10 of them. I
> recall selling mine, and the test jig, in about 1968, via the Yellow
> Sheets.  Also, concur with others that troops in WW2 really depended on the
> BC-1000 SCR-300 radios. But, Motorola's predecessor Gavin (?) nonetheless
> did a nice job with the 611 radio.
>
> Jeep K3HVG
>
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