BC-746 and SCR-511 Manual

[MM]

I have a pristine 'Tuning Unit BC-746-A' and a nearly pristine manual
for a 'Radio Set SCR-511'. They were literally museum pieces that I
acquired. Any interest in them?

[Scott Dorsey]

Post by MM
I have a pristine 'Tuning Unit BC-746-A' and a nearly pristine manual
for a 'Radio Set SCR-511'. They were literally museum pieces that I
acquired. Any interest in them?

The BC-746A definitely belongs in a military museum. It's the oscillator
module out of a BC-745 "pogo stick" radio intended for use by horse cavalry.
Remember, First Cav didn't lose their horses until 1943, and a good bit of
engineering effort was put into getting horse-mounted cavalry onto radio
nets even when the Polish Cavalry had made it very clear that horses were
not very effective against Panzers.

After the war, the BC-745s were among the first things to hit the surplus
pipelines because it was very clear they'd never be needed. For a while
they were a glut on the market and you can see some QST articles on projects
using them, but by the time I was a kid they were all gone and the surplus
stores were full of ARC-5 stuff.

So... although I doubt any ham would want one to actually get on the air,
they are pretty rare and probably have some military collectable value.

The SCR-511 is the whole set including the transceiver and straps and
everything. If that manual is not on BAMA, I urge you to scan it in and
put it up there.

Perhaps the Ft. Riley or Ft. Oglethorpe cavalry museums might be interested?
--scott