[Hallicrafters] BC-610E questions

[Edward B Richards]

Hi Todd;

I suggest you post this message to the AM reflector. I know several
subscribers have BC-610's, I know one of them has two. An E and a F I
believe. I will forward it to the AM reflector if you want. Good luck.

Ed K6UUZ

On Fri, 21 Oct 2005 11:13:19 -0400 "Todd, KA1KAQ" <ka1kaq at gmail.com>
writes:
> Greetings, apologies in advance for duplicate posts -
> 
> I'm the new keeper of a Hallicrafters BC-610-E that followed me home
> Wednesday night. It has a few mods done to it, like an audio mod 
> from
> a newer military rig wired in to replace the missing BC-614-E, 
> antenna
> connections replaced with RG-8 to an outboard filter & relay, and
> replacement meters added in place of two originals.
> 
> Now, I'm not too terribly concerned with making it look brandy-new,
> but I would like to clean it up a bit and get it back closer to its
> original configuration. Years ago I picked up a BC-939 antenna tuner
> in hopes of someday finding a 610, and fortunately the mounting 
> studs
> were still in place, just flipped over. I'd like to know from the
> collective wisdom about the BC-614-E outboard speech amplifier, how
> available they are and if it's worth trying to use one. I'm one of
> those guys who doesn't mind doing reversible mods like tube subs,
> component changes and such, I'm just not big on drilling and 
> blasting.
> The audio circuit currently installed might work fine, but it's a
> rat's nest of wiring and has nothing holding the module in place, 
> it's
> free to flop around if the transmitter is moved. While I realize 
> these
> transmitters were quite common on the surplus market for years and
> modified to the taste and needs of the user, I'm not in a position 
> now
> where I need to have parts dangling by wires inside simply to make 
> it
> work.
> 
> I'd also like to hear from folks who own, use, or have used these
> beasts. In particular, I'm interested in the tuning procedure since 
> I
> got no documentation with the unit. The plan is to power it up over
> the weekend for initial tests and check out, but I don't want to fry
> anything. It appears to have all the original iron, the only 
> noticable
> change being 3B28s subbed for the 866s, which I'm okay with leaving.
> 
> Also, if anyone has or knows of a source of reasonably priced 2A3s, 
> I
> broke one while removing it for transport, when it came loose and
> smacked into the corner of the added audio module (cleverly hiding 
> out
> of view). I do have tubes to trade, from 813 to 811A to 807 or
> whatever else is in the garage. There is one available for testing
> purposes, but the box is marked as 'weak', so it's not a long-term
> solution. Singles, pairs, whatever works.
> 
> Looking forward to any stories, suggestions, or other related 
> information.
> 
> Thank you -
> 
> de Todd/'Boomer'  KA1KAQ
>