[ARC5] BC-348R - fair price?

[Joe Connor]

 I love the BC-348s, too. In fact, whenever I see a nice one at a hamfest for a decent price, I snap it up. I have at least a half-dozen of them.
I can't help but think of the guys who used these sets during the war. They flew their B-17s or B-24s at more than 25,000 feet with temperatures hitting -50F. They were tethered to oxygen lines and wore heavy heated flying suits and bulky gloves. Their lives depended on these receivers working properly. Can you imagine working under those conditions?
                                  Joe Connor
    On Monday, June 22, 2020, 08:24:59 AM EDT, Ben Hall <kd5byb at gmail.com> wrote:  
 
 Years ago, at the Huntsville Hamfest, I bought three BC-348's for, IIRC, 
$60.  They were in okay shape, not great, but certainly not packed with 
mud and not looking like they came from a crash site!

I was able to put together two good units out of the three of them with 
some help in parts from the awesome folks in and around the BA 
community.  The third one has donated parts to fix other BC-348's around 
the country, so while it was very hacked internally, it still lives on. 
Interestingly, for that unit, the front panel was in pretty nice shape.

One of my first BA's was a 348R, complete with tag saying Belmont Radio 
Corporation, not the usual commonly-seen generic tag.  It worked fine 
and in a fit of downsizing, I sold it.  :(

If I ever see another one with the "fancy" 348R tag saying Belmont for 
not insane $'s, I'm going to buy it.  :)  Unfortunately, e-pay prices on 
348's are really more towards insane right now...plus I've not seen one 
with a tag like the one I had...

thanks much and 73,
ben, kd5byb

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