[Milsurplus] More longshots

Fri, 17 May 2002 07:07:22 -0700

let me know if you want to  sell the bc -44-a

ed sharpe archivist for smecc

----- Original Message -----
From: "William Donzelli" <[email protected]>
To: "milsurplus" <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 8:22 PM
Subject: [Milsurplus] More longshots


> As long as we are taking long shots...
>
> The very recent West Coast Military Radio meet was a great success in
> every way, as far as I am concerned. I purchased and traded for a good
> pile of neato things, a majority being things from before World War 2.
> Here is the "found" list, and the longshots that follow...
>
> 1) I purchased a BC-176 transmitter - an 1932 tank set very similar to the
> BC-228 that popped up on Ebay recently. The set, however, is missing the
> case. This is a rather distincive box, about 15" wide, 12" high, and 4"
> deep, black *non*wrinkle* with two rather large bracket things on both the
> left and right sides. A junker BC-176 would do, and maybe even a junker
> BC-176-A or BC-228 with some modifications.
>
> 2) Another goodie is a BC-44-A. This is the external audio amplifier used
> with the BC-14 crystal set. The guts are there, the box is there, but no
> cover for the box. It should be very similar to the covers for the BC-14s
> - OD painted wood.
>
> 3) Almost breaking the springs of the van were two old field set
> motor-generators, an MG-CL-8 for the SCR-132 and an MG-4A for the SCR-136
> (new in the crate from 1927!). For the latter, I am looking for the power
> control box, called a BD-48. Large thing, with those nasty looking
> motor-starter knobs and levers with the exposed contacts.
>
> 4) Lastly, I traded for a gutted BC-142 control box for the SCR-132.
> Basically, I just need the little Bakelite panel with the two coupling
> transformers and binding posts (these are the standard 1920s coupling
> transformers mounts on a 4" by 3 bit of blackpanel with four posts).
>
> If anyone could help me on any of these things, I would be most greatful.
>
> William Donzelli
> [email protected]
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