[ARC5] BC-221

[Kenneth G. Gordon]

On 27 Mar 2012 at 21:10, Richard Knoppow wrote:


> I knew that there were a great many variations of 
> the BC-221 but mine is not covered in the most comprehensive 
> handbook I've been able to find on the web, TM 11-300 from 
> the Glowbugs site. This covers the variations up to AL but I 
> have an AN I guess a very late version.  There may be little 
> difference between this and some of the others.

First of all, the -AJ, -AK, -AL, and (obviously) your -AN all had modulation like 
the LMs. As far as I know, those were the only BC-221s which DID have that 
feature. None of the "earlier" version had it, that is certain.

Secondly, the different suffixs generally denoted the different manufacturers. 
For instance the -AJ,. and -AL were manufactured by Rauland. I don't 
remember which company made the -AK.

Thirdly, possibly your -AN model immediately preceded the later models in 
which the nomenclature was changed to something like TS-173.

I have two -AKs here, BTW. They both work just fine and I use them 
regularly.

Do you know which manufacturer made your -AN?

Ken Gordon W7EKB