SCR-694

The SCR-694 was a portable two way radio set used by the U.S. military during World War II.

SCR-694 Radio Set


History

The SCR-694 replaced the SCR-284 and was later replaced by the AN/GRC-9. Designed to provide communication between moving or stationary vehicles or as a portable field radio set, the SCR-694 was originally intended for use by mountain troops and airborne forces but soon became the Army-wide standard at battalion level.

The SCR-694 saw use at regimental division headquarters during the Normandy invasion [1] and the Cabanatuan prison raid[2] as well as by scouts and reconnaissance units in the Pacific War.[3]

Specifications

The SCR-694 "Radio set, Portable/Vehicular" consisted of the BC-1306 vacuum tube transmitter/receiver capable of AM and CW mode operation between 3.800 and 6.500 MHz.

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See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Joseph Balkoski (2005). Beyond the Beachhead: The 29th Infantry Division in Normandy. Stackpole Books. pp. 108–. ISBN 978-0-8117-3237-6.
  2. ↑ Gordon L. Rottman (20 October 2012). The Cabanatuan Prison Raid: The Philippines 1945. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 29–. ISBN 978-1-84908-112-2.
  3. ↑ Gordon L. Rottman (20 August 2013). US Special Warfare Units in the Pacific Theater 1941?45: Scouts, Raiders, Rangers and Reconnaissance Units. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 21–. ISBN 978-1-4728-0546-1.
  4. ↑ http://www.armyradio.com Army radio.com, BC-1306
  5. ↑ "Radio Set SCR-694 U.S. War Dept. Training Film". Retrieved 3 June 2015.

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