[ARC5] BC-221 and LM on eBay

[Richard Knoppow]

    I meant to write a little more: at one time, around the end 
of WW-2, when these things were plentiful as surplus, there were 
many articles on how to convert them to VFOs and also how to use 
the very stable capacitors in receivers. I expect a search of 
magazines of the period would produce a lot of these articles.
    They were no doubt expensive boxes to make originally.

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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