[Lear Developments BC-190-T5 radio transmitter]

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Identifier2000-06-20_image_032SourceThe William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers (2000-06-20), Box 3, Folder 8DescriptionPhotograph of a Lear Developments BC-190-T5 radio transmitter, circa 1940. The verso inscription notes that this transmitter was developed for the U.S. Army Signal Corps and describes the device's components and specifications.

Inscription on verso: "45 kc to 13 mc 50 watt trans. 4 [illegible] and master osc [oscillator]. Designed about 1940 in Vandalia for first AC operated aircraft of Signal Corps US Army. Note plug in coils for various freq. [frequent] ranges and unit to right is AC power rectifer [rectifier] unit to supply hi voltage DC."Creation Datecirca 1940SubjectLear DevelopmentsRadio--Transmitters and transmissionRadio in aeronauticsUnited States. Army. Signal CorpsAids to air navigationExtent1 photograph : black and white ; 10 x 8 inOriginal Formatphotographic printsBibliographic CitationThe William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers/The Museum of FlightRightsCopyright undetermined

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