[ARC5] BC-221 and LM on eBay

[Richard Knoppow]

    Of course the same argument could be made for virtually 
everything discussed on this list. Too old, lets just smash it up 
and dump it in the ocean.
     I am not so sure the _method_ of making frequency 
measurements is so obsolete. Comparing a well calibrated standard 
against an unknown source. Of course using a BC-221 as an 
alignment generator leaves something to be desired but, it CAN do 
a lot of the job.
    I happen to have a BC-221, a K I think, have to look. Mine is 
in a wooden case with an AC power supply in the bottom in place 
of batteries. Has a modulator. It is still surprisingly useful 
and I am far from ready to toss it in the trash. Of course, one 
must have some knowledge of history to understand what it is and 
what it does. A lot of "younger" people wouldn't know how to work 
a dial telephone if they had to so the decision as to whether 
something is useful or not may depend as much on experience and 
knowledge as on reality.

On 3/27/2022 4:08 PM, J Mcvey via ARC5 wrote:
> I've seen some 221's "repurposed" as radio projects of various types.
> Unless it's part of a historical display, they are a very 
> antiquated way of doing alignments, so not of much practical 
> value anymore.
> 
> 
> 
> On Sunday, March 27, 2022, 06:59:52 PM EDT, Roy Morgan 
> <k1lky68 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> (Years go now) a friend put an LM out at his spot at the big 
> Gaithersburg Hamfest. When he came back, someone had left two 
> more to join it. I think none of them sold!
> 
> I have dug into the "needs repair" power supply here - it is 
> Coast Guard Power Pack for LM-7 Type GF-118, 1942:
> 
> -Original iron replaced by newer non-military transformer and two 
> chokes
> -Rectifier jumpered by diodes
> -One of three oil bathtub caps clipped out of service (2uF 600v)
> -Two-prong line connector has line cord soldered on
> -Original power outlet connector still present
> 
> This thing needs overhaul but will serve well once set right.
> 
> Roy Morgan
> K1LKY Western Mass
> K1LKY68 at gmail.com
> 
>> Hubert Miller <Kargo_cult at msn.com> wrote:
>>
>> I think hamfest price is around $10, not much more, for LM and 
>> BC-221.
>>
> 
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