[ARC5] [Milsurplus] Vintage LF/MF Fun with my BC-453B

[Tim]

Maybe Electrolux? (vacuum cleaners..)

Or maybe Lucas Electric? (The only thing they ever made that didn't suck
was a vacuum cleaner...)  ;o)
I'll let myself out....

Tim
N6CC

On Sat, Dec 27, 2025 at 4:52 PM kgordon2006 <kgordon2006 at frontier.com>
wrote:

> I will set a BC-453 made by, say, Western Electric or Stromberg beside one
> made by this other outfit, and believe me, you can instantly see the
> difference in quality.
>
> I wish I could remember the name of the company.
>
> They may have "met specs" but, just barely.
>
> Ken W7EKB
>
>
>
> Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S21 5G, an AT&T 5G smartphone
>
>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: Hubert Miller <kargo_cult at msn.com>
> Date: 12/27/25 14:12 (GMT-08:00)
> To: arc5 at mailman.qth.net, List Milsurplus <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] [ARC5] Vintage LF/MF Fun with my BC-453B
>
> I am surprised that Ken sez BC-453 from different mfgrs vary in quality.
> This, honestly, is a surprise to me, and i invite input from anyone on
> this.
> I am somewhat more knowledgeable abt the AN/GRC-9 radio, which had
> different manufacturers, but aside from some knob style variations, the
> quality seems very stable and equivalent. So i thought everything that got
> the Signal Corps stamp of approval was equivalent.
> -Hue Miller
>
>
>
> Sent from my Galaxy
>
>
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