[ARC5] [Milsurplus] Article in Nov. QST

[Kenneth G. Gordon]

On 15 Oct 2011 at 17:51, wa5jci at flash.net wrote:

> 
> In days gone by, K7IRK and myself went up to the Dallas sidewalk sale
> and we would see who could buy the most BC-221s for $5 or less.

Sigh....yes...I remember those days. Sadly, those days are long gone. 
They are going for some incrediblely weird prices on epay now.

> So, I
> kept most of mine but I did use a few for parts. I didn't use my head,
> at the time, and collect one of each model. I have LMs, and the 221s,
> including the UHF look alike.

Yes. I have one of those also. When I got mine, it has a HUGE power 
transformer in it.
 
> A great precision instrument.

Agreed! :-)

Ken W7EKB