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TM 11-231 Radio Sets SCR-178 and SCR-179

TM 11-231

Radio Sets SCR-178 and SCR-179

Army · TM · Jan 1941 · 44 pages

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TM 11-231 1-8 SIGNAL CORPS SECTION I GENEKAL Paragraph Purpose 1 Description 2 Characteristics 3 Transportation 4 1. Purpose.—The radio sets SCR-178 and SCE-179 are intended for point-to-point and ground-to-plane communication between 75-mm and pack artillery units and aircraft for observation purposes. 2. Description.— a. Radio set SCR-178 (fig. 1).—The radio set is a portable, low power, high frequency transmitter and receiver. It has a sectional mast antenna of steel tubing approxi mately 28 feet in height when erected. Power for the transmitter is furnished by a hand generator and that for the receiver by dry batteries. b. Radio set 8CS-179.—The radio set SCR-179 is identical with set except that its carrying chests CH-28 and CH-29 are adapted for transportation on pack animals. It is intended for issue to pack artillery units. 3. Characteristics. —a. Range.

DesignationTM 11-231

EditionJan 1941

StatusSuperseded

Pages44

FunctionComms Signal

CollectionHistoric

Public domain (U.S. Government work)

References 4

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