SCR-545
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Mobile long wave aircraft search and microwave AA gun-laying (only 50 built?) Bell labs.
Set consists of trailer and prime-mover carrying power plant. One spare parts truck furnished for each antiaircraft gun battalion. Provides present azimuth, angular height, and slant range. Operates with IFF equipment RC-145.
USES: To search for targets and furnish position data for AAAIS. Transmits necessary present position data for all antiaircraft gun directors. May also be used as radar range-finder, with separate visual determination of azimuth and angular height.
components
- K-75 trailer
- K-56 truck power, PE-145
- K-60 truck spare parts
- BC-1035* Range and Azimuth Indicator 34 tubes, 2 5CP1 CRTs
- BC-1037 Transmitter, 5 tubes U/W BC-1039
- BC-1039 Xmitter 5 tubes
- BC-1047* Range Unit Control (Philco) U/W BC-1053,
- BC-1049* Elevation Control Unit
- BC-1051 Frequency Control Unit
- BC-1052* Range Unit
- BC-1053 FC Range Computer, 34 tubes U/W BC-1047,1102
- BC-1054 Control Box
- BC-1055* Radar Rcvr 30 MC IF 40 tubes
- BC-1057* S-Band Receiver 38 tubes 500 lbs
- BC-1059* Azimuth Control Unit 70 tubes
- BC-1062* Range Computer 14 tubes U/W BC-BC-1047
- BC-1063* Remote Control Unit U/W BC-1055 Rcvr
- BC-1065 Control Box
- BC-1067* Azimuth Control
- BC-1069 Servo Amp, 10 tubes
- BC-1071 Servo Amp, 31 tubes
- BC-1102* Range Converter 31 tubes S/T BC-1053
- I-154 azmuth
- I-214 elevation
- BD-125 power panal in opperators cab
- RA-65 rectfier
- RC-145 MK-3 IFF 154-186 MC
- RC-125A test equipment
- AN-115 Ant for SCR-545 U/W BC-1059
References
- Service of radio set SCR-545
- SCR-545
- 2 November 1943
- service of radio set SCR-545 change 1
- SCR-545 (apendex on RC-145)
- 8 November 1944
- service of radio set SCR-545 change 2
- SCR-545
- 1 November 1944
- Technical operation for radio set SCR-545
- SCR-545
- 25 July 1944
- Technical operation for radio set SCR-545
- SCR-545
- 25 July 1944
- TM 11-1427 Preventive Maintenance Radio Set SCR-545 1 Aug. 1944
- TM 11-1527 not published??