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

[kgordon2006]

No. Not Electrolux. It was something like Avery, but that isn't it either One of the most obvious differences is that  the better-quality makers' chassis were all deep-drawn whereas the cheaper one was folded from a flat piece of thinner aluminum. You could see that clearly at the corners.I'll do some digging and take.and post some photos. I think I still have one of the crappy ones. I was somewhat surprised when I examined it.Ken W7EKBSent via the Samsung Galaxy S21 5G, an AT&T 5G smartphone
-------- Original message --------From: Tim <timsamm at gmail.com> Date: 12/27/25  17:04  (GMT-08:00) To: kgordon2006 <kgordon2006 at frontier.com> Cc: Hubert Miller <kargo_cult at msn.com>, arc5 at mailman.qth.net, List Milsurplus <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net> Subject: Re: [ARC5] [Milsurplus] Vintage LF/MF Fun with my BC-453B 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....TimN6CCOn 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 W7EKBSent 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







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