SCR-300 BC-1000

• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• MILITARY U.S. (different makers for same model)

• Year
• 1943–1961 ??

• Category
• Military Transceiver (TRX)

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 85124

• Picture
• Schematics

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• Number of Tubes
• 18

• Valves / Tubes
• 3A4 1T4 1L4 1R5 1A3 1S5

• Main principle
• Transceiver; ZF/IF 4300/2500 kHz

• Wave bands
• VHF incl. FM and/or UHF (see notes for details)

• Power type and voltage
• Dry Batteries / 4,5 & 90 & 150 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• - For headphones or amp.

• Material
• Metal case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: SCR-300 BC-1000 - MILITARY U.S. different makers

• Shape
• Miscellaneous shapes - described under notes.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 285 x 135 x 240 mm / 11.2 x 5.3 x 9.4 inch

• Notes

• FM transceiver, back-pack or mobile, 40 - 48 MHz, TX rated output 0.5W. Transmission range up to 3 miles. Power supplied by BA-70 or BA-80 batteries. Uses 10'8" (325 cm) whip ant, or 33" (84 cm) whip ant end loaded. Also RC-291, RC-292 and RC-296 ground-plane antennas available. Later manufactured as AN/VRC-3 with BC-1000-A radio and PP-114/VRC-3 power supply for vehicular use. Developed by Motorola and manufactured by several companies in the US and under license in France and Italy. Tubes listed only once.

  In reception used 4.5 and 90 V. In transmission used 4.5, 90 and 150 V.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 15 kg / 33 lb 0.6 oz (33.04 lb)

• Mentioned in
• -- Original-techn. papers. (SCR-300 Technical Manual TM 11-242, 1945. AN/VRC-3 Technical Manual TM 11-637.)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• The Surplus Handbook - Receivers and Transmitters (pag. 53-54)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Radiosurplus Ieri e Oggi, Italy by Umberto Bianchi, CD editor, 1982

• Author
• Model page created by a member from D. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 394 models, 346 with images and 210 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from MILITARY U.S. (different makers for same model)