[Boatanchors] BC-342 WTT and recapping questions

[Ian Wilson]

It occurs to me that I can switch the nomenclature plates, ending
up with a BC-312. This means I don't need to retrofit a crystal
phasing unit. Have to check that there are no missing or extra
holes...

73, ian K3IMW



On Sun, Jun 30, 2013 at 1:57 PM, Ian Wilson <ianmwilson73 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I am planning on restoring a BC-312. I have the front panel and
> controls from a BC-342. So my first question is:
>
>   - anyone have a crystal phasing unit to trade/sell?
>
> Secondly, since I will have the front panel off, etc, this seems
> like a good time to recap. I seem to have replaced a few caps
> last time I had the radio open, but perhaps I should do more. Are
> there any hidden in the CW oscillator can and/or other non-obvious
> places?
>
> Not clear what has been done to the radio. There is an S-meter.
> The IF has been brought out to a connector, perhaps for a
> Q-multiplier or Panadaptor. The detector output has been brought
> out to the front panel also.
>
> There only seems to be one audio transformer. An AC supply
> has been added (this is the best job that I've seen of any radio
> that has been modified this way, incidentally).
>
> 73, ian K3IMW
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