[ARC5] BC-191/375

[Kenneth G. Gordon]

Sigh... the last time I used a BC-191 or BC-375 was in Missoula, 
Montana in about 1963 when I manned the HF radio station in the local 
sheriff's office during a long search of the Bob Marshall Wilderness 
area for a lost hunter.

The BC-191/375 had been set up there for a long time before I got to 
it. Some local hams did it. The antenna was a dipole on top of the 
county courthouse.

I cannot be sure now what the receiver was, but I **think** it was a 
BC-348.

In any case, the setup worked quite well. 

The hams on the other end had an AN/GRC-9 with that small gasoline-
engine generator power supply. One of the operators was one of my 
Elmers, whose call I have since forgotten, although I can see his 
face every time I think of him.

The entire operation was a success as far as communications was 
concerned, although the lost hunter was never found.

Ever since then, I have regarded the BC-191/375 with great fondness. 
It was reliable and worked well, although it was really "clunky".

It has a certain undeniable charm about it.

Ken W7EKB