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The SCR-300, designated AN/VRC-3 under the Joint Electronics Type Designation System, was a portable radio transceiver used by US Signal Corps in World War II. This backpack -mounted unit was the first radio to be nicknamed a " walkie talkie ".
The SCR-508 radio was a mobile Signal Corps Radio used by the U.S. Army during World War II, for short range ground communications.The SCR-508 series radio represented the Army's commitment to both FM and crystal tuning, and was used extensively by armor and mechanized units.
The SCR-536 was a hand-held radio transceiver used by the US Army Signal Corps in World War II. It is popularly referred to as a walkie talkie , although it was originally designated a "handie talkie".
The SCR-694 saw use all over the army in many different theaters; notable instances include at regimental division headquarters during the Normandy invasion [2] and the Cabanatuan prison raid [3] as well as by scouts and reconnaissance units in the Pacific War. [4] It was later replaced by the AN/GRC-9, which saw first documented use in the ...
The foxhole radio, like a mineral crystal radio receiver, had no power source and ran off the power received from the radio station. They were named, likely by the press, for the foxhole, a defensive fighting position used during the war. There are also accounts of prisoners of war in World War II and in the Vietnam War having constructed ...
The AN/ARC-5 Command Radio Set is a series of radio receivers, transmitters, and accessories carried aboard U.S. Navy aircraft during World War II and for some years afterward. It is described as "a complete multi-channel radio transmitting and receiving set providing communication and navigation facilities for aircraft.
The term SCR was part of a nomenclature system developed for the U.S. Signal Corps, used at least as far back as World War I.Three-letter designators beginning with "SC" were used to denote complete systems, while one and two-letter designators (such as "BC", for basic component, "FT" for mounting, etc.) were used for components.
This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total. ... (1 C, 24 P) W. World War II propaganda radio stations (11 P) Pages in category "Radio during ...