Difference between revisions of "SCR-508"

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primarely used by armored forces it replaced the bulky SCR-245.

BC-604 Transmitter FM, CW/voice, 10 X-stals, 20.0 Mc to 27.9 Mc, 25 Watts, range 7 Mi.
- DM-34 Dynamotor (12 Volt input) or
- DM-36 Dynamotor (24 Volt)
BC-603 Receiver (2 for 508 set)
- DM-35 Dynamotor (12 Volt input) or
- DM-37 Dynamotor (24 Volt)
FT-237 Mount or Rack
CH-74 Cabnet for use in open command vehicles (FT-284 Legs)
MP-52 mast base for CH-74
MP-48 Ant. base, and 9 foot whip
CH-264 chest for parts, and Acc. (could be slid into mount in place of Receiver)
T-17 Mic
HS-30 Headset
RM-29 telephone patch set
BC-606 Intercom box, at crew stations
I-208 signal generator (TM 11-317)

Different combinations of components could be arranged in the mounts.

SCR-528 transmitter and single receiver
SCR-538 Receiver and BC-605 Amplifier (for intercom)
AN~VRC-5 Separately mounted transmitter and receiver
- FT-508 Mount (transmitter)
- FT-345 Mount (receiver)

The Artillery branch used the same radios mirroring the SCR-508 series but with a different frequency range

SCR-608
- BC-684 Transmitter 27Mc to 38.9 Mc, at 35 Watts, for 15 miles
- BC-683 Receiver
SCR-628

War Department Technical Manual

Radio Sets

SCR-508-A, C, D, AM, CM, DM

SCR-528-A, C, D, AM, CM, DM

AN/VRC-5

May 1947

Schematic Diagrams for Maintenance of Ground Radio Communication Set

October 1942

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 * [[CH-74]] Cabnet for use in open command vehicles (FT-284 Legs)
 * MP-52 mast base for CH-74
-* MP-48 Ant. base, and 9 foot whip
+* [[MP-48]] Ant. base, and 9 foot whip
 * [[CH-264]] chest for parts, and Acc. (could be slid into mount in place of Receiver)
-* T-17 Mic
+* [[T-17]] Mic
-* HS-30 Headset
+* [[HS-30]] Headset
-* RM-29 telephone patch set
+* [[RM-29]] telephone patch set
 * [[BC-606]] Intercom box, at crew stations
 * I-208 signal generator (TM 11-317)