USA - BC-639 (VKV přijímač)

BC-639 (VHF Receiver)
Radio receiver SCR-639


Product of fy. Bendix (since 1943)


Served in the Air Force as a communications receiver, operating in the frequency range 100 - 156 Mc/c (MHz)


For ground installations, it cooperated, for example, with the BC-640 transmitter, (complete mobile transmitting centre SCR-573A) or as the basis of a mobile receiving centre SCR-574A).


It was also the "basis" of a number of VHF radio direction finders - e.g. SCR-575, SCR-634, etc.


The kit was mounted in a standard 483 mm wide rack (Rack 19") and consisted of:


a) Receiver block BC-369A (17,5 kg)
b) Amplifier block BC-686A (16.3 kg)
c) RM-18 control block (8 kg)
d) Rectifier block RA-42A (12 kg)
Total weight 53.8 kg




Sources: www.vk2bv.org
www.valka.cz
URL : https://www.valka.cz/USA-BC-639-VKV-prijimac-t124746#424481 Version : 0
Discussion post Fact post
Attachments

Join us

We believe that there are people with different interests and experiences who could contribute their knowledge and ideas. If you love military history and have experience in historical research, writing articles, editing text, moderating, creating images, graphics or videos, or simply have a desire to contribute to our unique system, you can join us and help us create content that will be interesting and beneficial to other readers.

Find out more