[Hammarlund] How unusual is my Super Pro

[Rippen]

Hi Rager,

Yes exactly what I was thinking, I believe that 200Mcs was still a fantasy 
when those metal octals came out.

The frequencies are not  on the label they are on the dials.

Gene


> Soundval wrote:
>> I have had this set in my storage for several years.
>> Have no idea from whom I bought it.
>> What I found was something I believe to be rather unusual.  It is a
>> military,Signal Corps, BC-1004.  All of this type have usually numbers 
>> like
>> 1004A, 1004 B etc.
>> The plate on the front shows that something was ground off where a letter
>> would have been.
>> The bands are rather interesting  for that period.
>> 540-1160  Kcs
>> 1160 -2500 Kcs
>> 25 - 50 Mcs
>> 50 - 100 Mcs
>> 100 - 200 Mcs
>>
>> Comments anyone?
>>
>> Gene Rippen, WB6SZS
>
> Hi Gene...
>
> I think there must be a mistake in the labeling. I don't think that
> the old octal tubes with grid caps would operate anywhere 200MHz!
> The more common ranges would be 2.5 - 5.0 MHz, 5.0 - 10.0 MHz and
> 10.0 - 20.0 MHz. It looks like someone left out the decimal point!
>
> 73, Roger
>
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