identifying a radio

[John Allen W4GQT]

Glen, the receiver is certainly a BC-652 and the transmitter is the usual 
companion to it, a BC-653. The mount is a FT-253 and these are part of the 
SCR-506-A. The manual is  TM11-630, dated november 1944. "The equipment is designed 
for installation in tanks, amphibian trucks, personnel carriers,comand cars 
and many other vehicles." (per page 1 of the manual).
    It has 814 finals, suppressor grid modulated, for approx 30 watts, max in 
A3 mode. It is the heaviest 30 watt transmitter AM I have ever used or seen! 
It will run 50 to 90 watts CW if you are really nice to it. It's a neat 
transmitter. The Rx is OK too, just rather broad (915 Khz IF frequency)

    If i can provide additional info, let me know.

Hope this helps, 73, john Allen,  W4GQT

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