BC-342

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BC-342 radio receiver BC-342radioreceiver.jpg
BC-342 radio receiver

The BC-342 was a World War II U.S. Army Signal Corps high frequency radio receiver. It was used primarily as part of field installations such as the SCR-188A, but could be used with mobile sets such as the 2+12-ton mounted SCR-399. First designed at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey by the U.S. Army Signal Corps, it was built by various manufacturers including RCA. Many of the later units that are encountered today were manufactured by the Farnsworth Television and Radio Corporation of Fort Wayne, Indiana. Variants include the low frequency coverage BC-344 receiver, and the battery or dynamotor powered BC-312 receiver. [1] [2]

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Specifications

BC-342 radio receiver seen at bottom center, in use by Signal Corps operator in New Guinea SCR188.jpg
BC-342 radio receiver seen at bottom center, in use by Signal Corps operator in New Guinea
BC-342 in Schweizerisches Militarmuseum Full SM-46 IMG 1551.JPG
BC-342 in Schweizerisches Militärmuseum Full

The BC-342 could be operated from fixed and mobile positions.

10 vacuum tubes [4] included:

The BC-342 was similar to the BC-348. Heavy chassis design was employed to minimize drift and oscillator instability due to temperature changes and vibration. [5] [6]

BC-312

The BC-312 was similar to the BC-342 but was designed to be directly powered by DC battery supply or dynamotor. [7]

BC-344

The BC-344 was similar to the BC-342 but was designed to cover low frequency bands. [8]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 http://oak.cats.ohiou.edu/~postr/bapix/BC342.htm Archived 2008-08-01 at the Wayback Machine BoatAnchor Pix, Signal Corps BC-342N Receiver
  2. TM 11-850. "Technical Manual, Radio Receivers BC-312, BC-312X, BC-342, BC-314, and BC-344" (PDF). military.trcvr.ru. US War Department, February 1945. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. "850 - RadioNerds".
  4. http://www.antiqueradio.com/Nov03_DAntuono_BC342.html Antique Radio Classified
  5. army.mil] Fort Gordon Military Museum
  6. http://www.nj7p.org/cgi-bin/millist2?mode=normal&name=BC-342J7P Archived 2011-05-27 at the Wayback Machine Military List Database
  7. "Receiver BC-312". Radiomuseum.org. The Radio Museum. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  8. "Receiver BC-344". Radiomuseum.org. Radio Museum. Retrieved 2 August 2021.