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| US Army Signal Corp SCR-536 |
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| US Army Signal Corp’s SCR-536 |
This is a short (32 seconds) and interesting demonstration of the BC-611 communicating with a TBX-4.
July 20, 2012
US Army Signal Corp SCR-536 / BC-611 Handi-Talkie
The SCR-536/BC-611 was manufactured by Galvin starting in 1942 and was a breakthrough device - the first "handi-talkie". This single-channel, crystal-controlled, AM transceiver was capable of operation on 3.5 Mhz to 6 Mhz. Having 5 tubes and 3 batteries, it produced 36 miliwatts of power that was good for communication within a 1 mile radius. The hand-held self-contained package made this squad radio a pretty impressive piece of gear in 1942.
This is a short (32 seconds) and interesting demonstration of the BC-611 communicating with a TBX-4.
This is a short (32 seconds) and interesting demonstration of the BC-611 communicating with a TBX-4.
