WW2 U.S Signal Corps One Radio Range / Beacon Receiver BC1206B New Old Stock

This is a WW2 U.S Signal Corps One Radio Range / Beacon Receiver BC1206B New Old Stock, and in great condition.

It comes in its original Stone-Wall Box, made by JH Stone & Sons, Chicago, ILL. This is slightly scuffed and discoloured with one end flap detached

Approximate Size (WHD): 10.9 x 10.9 x 13.7 cm

The instrument has the following labels:-

Not to be removed by ferry Pilot or others except upon instruction of Unit Commander

Signal Corps

Beacon Receiver BC-1206-B

28 Volts (aircraft battery voltage)

CWF 9023-WF-43 14858

The BC-1206 was used in new aircraft as a form of rudimentary navigation for delivery purposes. Receiving morse code from Aircraft track navigational beacons, it approximated position but not direction. Operating at a frequency of 200-400 kHz, it was also used in WW2 warbirds including the P51 Mustang and the DC-3.

During WW2, the BC-1206 was made by several manufacturers including Setchell Carson Inc. and the Detrola Corporation. I think this particular version was made by the latter, Detrola, of Detroit, Michigan, a radio manufacturer founded in 1931 and bought by Motorola in 1948.

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