- BC-654
The BC-654 is a
World War II era combination transmitter and receiver that is designed to be used mounted in a vehicle or as a ground (base) station. They have been used forAmateur radio communications asthey cover sections of the 80, 75, and 60m bands. [cite web
title = Radio Set BC-654-A SCR-284-A Receiver and Transmitter
url = http://www.radiomilitari.com/bc654.html
last = Fucci
first = Antonio]Technical Description
*Manufacturer: The Crosley Corporation,
Cincinnati, Ohio
*Frequency Range: continuous 3800 to 5800 kHz
*Modes: AM (A3E) CW (N1A)
*Receiver Type:Superheterodyne receiver , single conversion
*IF Frequency: 455 kHz
*Dimensions: 18" x 14" x 9 3/4" (BC-654 only)
*Weight: 44.75 lbs BC-654 onlyPerformance Specifications
*Transmitter output
**AM: 17W
**CW: 24W
*Receiver Sensitivity: TBSHistory
The Crosley Corporation of Cincinnati, Ohio manufactured the SCR-284 field radio, that consists of the BC-654 and support equipment, and which was a mainstay of United States military communications. Beginning in 1943, over eighteen hundred units were built and deployed to the European theater. [cite journal
title = Discovering America: A Special Issue
journal = Journal of American History
volume = 79
issue = 3
pages = 1102–1106
date = Dec 1992
url = http://www.oah.org/
doi = 10.2307/2080804
id = ISSN: 00218723
accessdate = 2006-11-15
author = Madison, James H. ]In popular culture
*There was an episode of the
Munsters that show Grandpa Munster using a BC-654 as anAmateur radio operator in his ham station.ee also
*
ART 13 transmitter
*ARC-5
*BC-348
*Wireless Set No. 19
*Vintage amateur radio References
General references
*TM-11-275 — Technical Manual And Operating Instructions For The SCR-284-A Radio Set (BC-654-A Radio Receiver And Transmitter)
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