[ARC5] BC sets and others.

[Kenneth G. Gordon]

I have three of the relatively uncommon 1.5 to 3.0 MHz sets here, and 5 of 
the BC band sets.

Trouble is, ALL have been so severely hacked as to be essentially 
unrestorable.

After looking over the BC sets, and after buying some 239 KHz BFO 
transformers from Fair Radio Sales, it is looking as though I can build three 
reasonably complete BC band sets out of the remains.

One thing that really distressed me is that ONE of the BC band sets is an 
ARA. Until i saw this hulk, I had no idea that any of those had ever been 
made.

Other than missing the BFO transformer and the audio output transformer, 
that one is relatively complete. It even has all of its original can-caps, 
although one is hanging loose.

One of the BC band sets is a BC-969. It has multiple holes drilled all over it, 
is missing the dynamotor mounts, and the antenna connector, and has 
otherwise been hacked to death. 

With some judicious application of JB Weld, I can "restore" the case, and 
can paint those areas with model airplane "aluminum" enamel, and will be 
able to make it work, but it sure isn't like it was either.

Two of the 1.5 to 3.0 MHz sets are ARA models...with holes drilled in the 
covers, converted for crystal control, detectors and audio stages both 
modified, mixer/HFO modified, etc. In other words, hacked to death.

In one of those, which I discussed here, the mixer/HFO coil had never been 
built properly from the factory, missing solder at a couple of connections 
inside the can, despite being having a spot of that red paint to indicate a 
good connection. That one took some real digging to even find the problem, 
let alone get it fixed.

I have managed to get the "holey" one in operation, and it makes a good 160 
meter and top-of-the-BC-band receiver.

It is really saddening to me to find these in this condition... :-(
 
Kenneth G. Gordon W7EKB

"Courage is being scared to death but saddling up anyway."--- John   Wayne