Uploaded December 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
In the early 1940s when the U.S. military sought a high-powered mobile radio transmitter, there was no time to reinvent the wheel, so the Hallicrafters HT-4 amateur transmitter was chosen as the basis for the BC-610, the transmitter in the SCR-299 "mobile communications unit". In 1944, this film was produced by the Jam Handy Organization and sponsored by the Hallicrafters Company detailing how the HT-4 transmitter was adapted for military service and dramatizing its use by the U.S. military during World War II.
The Antique Wireless Association owns a BC-610, and puts it on the air as W2AN.
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In the early 1940s when the U.S. military sought a high-powered mobile radio transmitter, there was no time to reinvent the wheel, so the Hallicrafters HT-4 amateur transmitter was chosen as the basis for the BC-610, the transmitter in the SCR-299 "mobile communications unit". In 1944, this film was produced by the Jam Handy Organization and sponsored by the Hallicrafters Company detailing how the HT-4 transmitter was adapted for military service and dramatizing its use by the U.S. military during World War II.
The Antique Wireless Association owns a BC-610, and puts it on the air as W2AN.
If you enjoyed this video, consider becoming a member of the Antique Wireless Association at: antiquewireless.org/homepage/membership
Subscribe to the Antique Wireless Museum channel and you'll receive news of our latest video uploads.
