[ARC5] 10 meter BC-454 - more

Kenneth G. Gordon kgordon2006 at frontier.com
Fri Feb 15 11:31:09 EST 2013


On 15 Feb 2013 at 21:51, Neil wrote:

> Very fortuitous that you found the capacitor balls and not once but
> three times.

Yes. I was amazed. Truly.

> Well, it's certainly been an interesting read Ken, and
> it's not over yet!

No...sigh... :-(

> I'm looking forward to more details in your quest
> to get the thing running right. Not that I'd ever think of modifying a
> receiver the way that hacker did; a xtal controlled converter would be
> a better option.

Boy! You're telling me!

> I'm sure some of those radical mods were dreamed up
> by the big ham gear producing companies to reduce surplus gear to junk
> and compel guys to buy their product instead.

Ya know, that IS a possibility I had never thought of.

For one thing, the quality of the articles written and published on this kind of 
hacking were, as a rule, very mediocre...at least in my opinion.

As far as I can tell, none were properly tested before they were published.

I am reminded of that very radical hack job done on the BC-779 entitled "The 
Ultimate Super Pro".  If you have never seen that one, it is a thorough 
education in what NOT to do to a decent receiver.

Some time ago, I bought two BC-779s from a friend: one was all original and 
included the power supply. The other was a completed example of that 
radical hack-job I mention above. I am anxious to restore and test both.

Ken W7EKB


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