SCR-536
The SCR-536 was a hand-held
walkie talkie, although it was originally designated a "handie talkie".[1]
History
The SCR-536 is often considered the first of modern hand-held, self-contained, "handie talkie"
North Africa before that).[2] Every rifle company of the U.S. 29th Infantry division had six; one for each of the three rifle platoons, two for the weapons platoon, and one for the company CO. The Germans were deeply impressed by the SCR-536 and the SCR-300 after capturing several units in Sicily.[3] By war’s end, 130,000 of the units had been manufactured by Motorola
. They were also produced by other firms.
Today, the SCR-536 is often restored and operated by vintage amateur radio enthusiasts and military radio collectors.[1]
Specifications
The SCR-536 incorporated five
milliwatts. The range of the unit varied with terrain; from a few hundred feet (about a hundred metres), to approximately one mile (1.5 km) over land, and 3 miles (5 km) over water.[5]
Under the Army Nomenclature System, the BC-611 transceiver was the core component of the SCR-536 Signal Corps Radio set. The Signal Corps technical manual number was TM 11-235.[6]
Components
- BX-48 box for spare crystals and tubes (5 sets)
- BX-49 box for spare crystals and tubes (24 sets)
- BG-162 bag for batteries (BA-37, BA-38)
- CH-146 chest for equipment
- CH-233 chest for spare tubes, crystals, (400 items)
- CS-144 parachute case
- CS-156 canvas case
- CH-312 case for IE-37 tuning unit
See also
- ARC-5
- AN/PRC-6, post WW-II successor to the SCR-536.
- BC-348
- BC-654
- Collins Radio
- R-390A
- SCR-299
- Wireless Set No. 19
- Vintage amateur radio
- SCR-694
References
- ^ ARRL. Archived from the original(pdf) on 2006-02-20. Retrieved 2008-04-01.
- ^ "29 Let's Go! The Story of the 29th Infantry Division". Lone Sentry. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
- ISBN 0-8117-3237-1.
- ^ "BC611/SCR536 Walkie-Talkie". Kurrajong Radio Museum. Waverley Amateur Radio Society. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
- ^ "Wireless Equipment, Transceiver BC-611-C (SCR- 536), "Handie-Talkie", American". iwm.org.uk. Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ "SCR-536 Walkie Talkie". Olive-Drab. Retrieved 2008-04-01.
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