Appendix 54

Tactical and Technical Data of American Radio Sets

Designator Purpose (Users) Frequency Band (MHz) Power output (watts) Modulation Mode of operation and range in km Mode of transport Power source Weight in kilograms Remarks
SCR-399 Division staff and above 2.0-18.0 400/300 AM Voice - 150 Truck and trailer AC Generator with internal combustion engine 3,000 Replaced by the AN/GRC-26
SCR-193 Division nets 1.5-4.5 75 AM Telegraph - 100
Tonal - 64
Voice - 32 		Vehicle Rotary converter, vibrator converter or dry batteries 110
SCR-608 Artillery in infantry divisions 27.0-38.9 35 FM Voice - 25 Vehicle Rotary converter, vibrator converter or dry batteries 90 Replaced by AN/GRC-5
SCR-609 Artillery fire control nets 27.0-38.9 2.0 FM Voice - 9 Portable Dry batteries 25
SCR-506 Mechanized and armor subunits 2.0-4.5 80/20 AM Telegraph - 80
Voice - 40		 Vehicle Rotary converter, vibrator converter or dry batteries 240
SCR-508 Tank subunits 20.0-27.9 25 FM Voice - 25 Tank Rotary converter, vibrator converter 90
SCR-510 Reconnaissance subunits 20.0-27.9 1.3 FM Voice - 8 Tank Vibrator converter 54
SCR-300 Battalion nets 40.0-48.0 0.5 FM Voice -5 Backpack Dry batteries 17 Replaced by AN/PRC-10
SCR-536 Company nets 3.5-6.0 0.02 AM Voice - 1.5 Man--portable Dry batteries 2.5 Replaced by AN/PRC-6

Designator Purpose (Users) Frequency Band (MHz) Power output (watts) Modulation Mode of operation and range in km Mode of transport Power source Weight in kilograms Remarks
AN/GRC-26 Corps/Army radio nets Transmit
2.0-18.0
Receive
1.5 		400 AM Teletype
Telegraph
Voice		 2 � Ton Truck with trailer AC Generator with internal combustion engine No data
AN/GCR-9 Airborne and infantry regimental and divisional nets 2.0-12.0 15/7 AM Telegraph - 120
Voice- 40		 Portable Vibrator converter, storage batteries 95 Accepted for service in 1946 in two variants - portable and man-portable
2.0-12.0 10/3.6 Telegraph - 100
Voice - 20		 Man-portable Dynamo 54
AN/GRC-7 Airborne and infantry regimental and divisional nets "A" transceiver - 38.0-54.9 20 FM Voice - to 25
Voice - 1.6		 Willys Onboard power - 12 v or 24 v 98 Also has an "A" receiver - 38.0-54.9 MHz
"B" transceiver - 47.0-58.4 0.5-1.0
AN/GRC-5 Regimental and Divisional artillery nets "A" transceiver - 27.0-38.9 20 FM Voice - to 25



Voice - 1.6

 Willys Onboard power - 12 v or 24 v 98 Also has an "A" receiver - 27.0 - 38.9 MHz
"B" transceiver - 47.0-58.4 0.5-1.0
AN/VRC-10 Airborne and infantry regimental and divisional nets "A" transceiver - 38.0-54.9 20 FM Voice - to 25 Willys Onboard power - 12 v or 24 v 58
AN/PRC-16 Lower level artillery nets and cooperation nets "B" transceiver - 47.0- 58.4 0.5-1.0 FM Voice - 1.6 Man-portable Dry batteries No data
AN/PRC-10 Infantry battalion nets 38.0-54.9 0.9 FM Voice - 8 Backpack Dry batteries 12 Artillery version is AN/PRC-9, working on 27.0-38.9 MHz; armored version is AN/PRC-8, working on 20.0-27.9 MHz
AN/PRC-6 Company nets 46.6-56.1 0.25 FM Voice - 2 Backpack Dry batteries 2.8

Note 1: numbers in column 4 - 1st number is power in telegraph mode, 2nd number in voice mode.
Note 2: Section 2 only covers the new types of VHF radio sets found in the US Army.

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