BC 1000 Radio Backpack

packer · Post by **packer** » Tue Jul 04, 2017 7:32 am

Hi all in ww2 did they use the backpack frame , with the BC 1000 Radio or just the BC 1000 thank you colin in France

Radtech · Post by **Radtech** » Tue Jul 04, 2017 11:12 am

The BC 1000 had its own carrying harness and there was no need for a pack frame.I don't recall ever seeing a WWII radio on a pack frame except the SCR619 which had a mount bolted to the pack board.

packer · Post by **packer** » Wed Jul 05, 2017 1:05 am

Thank you

g504 · Post by **g504** » Wed Jul 05, 2017 1:48 am

Hello.

I found this photo.

g504

loni17thAirD · Post by **loni17thAirD** » Wed Jul 05, 2017 5:18 pm

Hello'

If you go into eBay and put this in you will find a very good picture of the BC 1000/SCR 300, "WWII B&W Photo US Army Officer & Radio Op WW2 / 1037".

Hope this helps.

wa5cab · Post by **wa5cab** » Tue Jul 11, 2017 11:50 am

WW-II sets that used the standard Ordnance pack board in addition to the SCR-619 were the SCR-177-(*) and the AN/TRC-2. I have seen one or two photos of a BC-659 (P/O SCR-609) on a pack board but none of the TM's mention it. The only ones that come to mind where the pack board loads are detailed are SCR-619 and AN/TRC-2.

kitrebel · Post by **kitrebel** » Tue Jul 11, 2017 1:31 pm

SCR-177 carried on packboards?? You mean BC-191 transmitter on a packboard? I would like to see that!
Best Regards

wa5cab · Post by **wa5cab** » Tue Jul 11, 2017 2:02 pm

No, I think that (where trucks were not available) the radios were on mule packs. The pack boards were mostly for Jerry cans.

Radtech · Post by **Radtech** » Tue Jul 11, 2017 4:09 pm

The only radio that I have ever seen on a pack board was the SCR619 which had a mount FT505 I think bolted to the pack board.

kitrebel · Post by **kitrebel** » Wed Jul 12, 2017 5:31 am

BC-1000 on a packboard would be a logical solution when the carrying harness was not available. I guess also that it was a lot more comfortable than actually wearing the canvas harness. About other radios on packboards, here is a pic of a BC-620 on a packboard. It is identifiable as a BC-620, instead of a BC-659, because unlike the BC-659 it has no straps on top of the case to hold the antenna when it is not in use. Also the antenna is the thinner AN-45 type, instead of BC-659's AN-29-C with cap & chain. The portable power supply CS-79 case does not appear to be used, so I guess batteries BA-39 and BA-40 are being carried inside the canvas bag (1936 musette bag?) hanging on the chest. Finally, interesting how the antenna is mounted, clearly another modification. This looks like a pic from a manual. Anyone knows which manual? Best Regards

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