SCR-296
Fixed Coast Artillery gun-laying medium wave radar, assigned to 6 inch or larger batteries
Components
SCR-296A* 700 MC Coastal Defense Radar Consists of
- BC-716 Radar Receiver, 700 MC, 14 tubes
- BC-717 Xmitter 6 tubes
- BC-718* 3" Oscilloscope 3AP1/4 & 6 tubes, azimuth display
- BC-719 5" Oscilloscope 5HP1 & 19 tubes, range display
- BC-720* Modulator 8 tubes
- BC-723 Range Unit two 6SJ7
- BC-724 Power Drive
- BC-725 Calibrator TM 11-1048 1942
- BC-726 Calibrators I-147, 156, 168 3 tubes TM 11-1128 1943
- BC-1286* AGC Unit U/W BC-716, RA-49 P/O SCR-296A 1943
- BC-1296 Range Control Unit U/W BC-723 Range Unit, RS-296
- BC-1297 Position Xmitter. C/O Potentiometer RS-296, FT-336-A
- BD-106 Switchboard or duplex panel
- BD-108 power control panel
- RC-136 MK 3 IFF Set, 157-187 MC U/W MPM-4, SCR-296A
- BE-82 cabinet
- RA-49 regulated rectifier power supply, TM 11-1105, 1505
- RA-50 high voltage rectifier
- RM-36 control unit
- I-110 azimuth indicator
- MG-16 motor generator
- AN-70 antenna
- HO-1 power shelter PE-84 genset
- HO-2 opperator shelter
- HO-16 part of tower?
References
- FM 4-95 service of the radio set SCR-296. 15, sept. 1943
- TM 11-1305 Technical Operations Manual For Radio Sets SCR-296 20 July 1944.
- TM 11-1405 Preventive Maintenance Radio Equipments SCR-296 12 July 1944
- TM 11-1505 Service Manual For Radio Sets SCR-296 Theory, Trouble Shooting and Repair. 14 Aug. 1944