[ARC5] BC-453 in operation.

[Mike Morrow]

Hi Ken,

I honestly did not know that was your video.  I will reaffirm without apology the real irritation from the tone, but add complements for your pleasant and professional vocal delivery.  :-)

A BC-453-A (not B) was the first surplus radio I owned 56 years ago (I still have it.)  I doubt there was anything better than the R-23A/ARC-5 for such service.

Oh for the good ol' days when NDBs were everywhere with many carrying airport conditions on voice, and especially when real work was being done from 410 to 510 kHz on the MF maritime Morse band.

73
Mike / KK5F

-----Original Message-----
>From: "Kenneth G. Gordon" <kgordon2006 at frontier.com>
>Sent: Feb 25, 2020 3:59 PM
>To: ARC-5 List <arc5 at mailman.qth.net>, Mike Morrow <kk5f at arrl.net>
>Subject: Re: [ARC5] BC-453 in operation.
>
>On 25 Feb 2020 at 0:00, Mike Morrow wrote:
>
>> Ken,
>> 
>> It always hurts to see one of these receivers so far removed from
>> original condition.
>
>I agree, but you should have seen it before I put it into the condition it NOW is!!! Mising 
>audio transformer, no BFO transformer, all caps hanging out by their wires, previously 
>converted to 12V filaments, front box missing, crappy "adapter" in front, missing paint, no 
>bottom plate, etc. The only thing that wasn't ripped out was the power connector on the rear.
>
>As I have repeatedly metioned here, ALL the receivers I have left are literally hacked to 
>ribbons...and the few transmitters I have are even worse.
>
>> But what really hurts was that completely
>> pointless tone that played at rather high volume throughout the video.
>
>What tone? Eh? (cupping hand behind his good ear...)
>
>>  What could the originator been thinking was the value of that?  :-) 
>
>Heh heh!
>
>Ken W7EKB