SCR-296

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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