[Lowfer] LF-receiver, BC-1206
Ed Phillips
evp at pacbell.net
Wed May 19 19:44:33 EDT 2004
"Also believe they are AM only,, had one mounted inna fancy box that I
picked up at AWA
saved the box and resold the rcv next year,, 10 to 15 bux is about where
I remember it being
..cute sums it up
Bob K3DJC"
AM only, no RF stage but surprising sensitivity. If you wanted a 28V
BC set I suspect one would be very easy to convert, but don't think
there's much demand for those these days.
Somewhere I've picked up the idea that these were almost throw-away
receivers, used in training and also installed temporarily in planes
being ferried and which had no other radio NAV gear. A friend of my
wife's was a WAAF who ferried P-63's to Alaska on their way to Russia
and I think that she's the one who told me this. They were pulled out
for reuse before final plane delivery to Russian pilots.
Ed
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