[ARC5] ID coil set in hacked BC-455?

Roy Morgan k1lky at earthlink.net
Thu Apr 16 01:22:43 EDT 2009


On Apr 15, 2009, at 9:48 PM, Ian Wilson wrote:

> I have a BC-455 here, 6-9.1Mc dial .. but .. the IFTs
> and BFO are for 1415kc (the correct IF for the 3-6Mc
> receiver).
>
> The coil cover says 6-9.1Mc but I don't know what's
> inside. Haven't located part numbers for the RF coils ..
> is there something to identify what's actually in this
> RX?


I suggest a little sleuthing with a grid dip meter, or a signal  
generator and scope.  Alternatively, if the BFO runs,  you should be  
able to hear it on another receiver to see what frequency it's running  
on.

Roy

Roy Morgan
k1lky at earthlink.net
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Groton NY, 13073







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