[ARC5] Command tx mods

Mon, 22 Apr 2002 08:24:24 -0700

We will have to keep an eye out for this!

Yea I would have chalked it up to a  ham mod too had I found one....

ed sharpe archivist for smecc
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Subject: [ARC5] Command tx mods

> I found a drawing put out by Lockheed Aircraft back in 1947 that
> modified the BC-458A and BC-696A transmitter master oscillator stage to
> make it a crystal controlled transmitter.  The BC-696A had a 3105 kc
> xtal and the BC-696A had a 6210 Kc xtal installed.  ANyone ever find one
> of these?  Part of the mod was to drill a hole in the top of the
> transmitter case to provide access to adjustment T-53.  Wonder if we
> haven't found some of these transmitters and thinking the hole on top
> was a "ham" mod, passed them by.  Never aware that maybe it was a
> Lockheed (or related contractor?) modified radio.
> 
> Larry
> W0OGH
> 
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