[ARC5] BC-221 - LM Frequency meter, sub chassis

[Dennis Monticelli]

I have thought about doing a similar thing, Henry.  I have the complete LM
version here in the shack (sorry, no sub chassis).  The stock unit tunes
from 2 to 4MHz so it is ready to go as a wide range VFO.  There is plenty of
room within the cabinet to add some solid state circuitry to complete a
receiver.  I think the tuning rate would be a bit fast but the mechanism is
so smooth and free of backlash that I doubt it would be an issue.  Of course
you could also use the lower tunining range of the LM (or BC) but a freq
that low would not be optimum for an HF band superhet.

Dennis AE6C

On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 5:05 PM, Leslie Smith <vk2bcu at operamail.com> wrote:

> Hello List-members,
>
> On the subject of pillage, the BC-221 has a sub-chassis containing the
> dial, vernier worm-and-wheel and tuning capacitor.  I would like to use this
> as the basis for an experimental receiver.
>
> If anyone here has one of these from a BC-221 that cannot be saved, (or
> simply as an uninstalled sub-unit) I'd be interested in buying it.  My
> interest in this is for use as the local oscillator in a solid state Jones
> (super-gainer) receiver for 80-40 meters.
>
> I can't afford the cost of freight for a complete (even junked) BC-221.  I
> can only afford cost of freight for the sub-unit.
>
> Thanks for reading
>
>
> 73s de Les
>
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