[Milsurplus] SCR-287 (BC-375 & BC-348) WW II Operational Question

[Charlie L.]

I have talked to a couple B17 radio ops from WW II, and one from Britain
where some Lancasters had the BC375.  CW was the preferred mode, TX's were
set  up on the assigned freqs for the mission, but one problem was what was
tuned at sea level, was a different animal at 25,000 feet and -40 degrees.
The Brit radio op said he never used the 375 in his plane other than
routine checks and set ups.  The primary reason for the 522 being
retrofitted was because the Brits used their version, of which the 522 was
an exact copy, and all on FM.  Freq coordination for the Allies was almost
a cluster, while the Germans came very prepared in the cross service comm
area.  Check out the attached pic of the SCR522, the PE73, and the antenna
reel after a fight.

Charlie
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/milsurplus/attachments/20251001/6bff6ce4/attachment-0001.html>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: B17 ball turret section after a fight.jpg
Type: image/jpeg
Size: 244177 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/milsurplus/attachments/20251001/6bff6ce4/attachment-0001.jpg>