[Milsurplus] BC-342...

[Bob Camp]

Hi

I'm sure there are people on here who can get into the BC-342 / BC-348 
/ BC-312 / BC-224 in more detail than I can. The most obvious 
difference between the 342 and the 348 is that the 348 was set up for 
low voltage DC (28 volt) operation and the 342 is set up for 110 VAC.   
About the only knock on the series of radios is that the IF is a little 
wide for modern AM reception.  The series of radios were aimed at 
operation under less than ideal conditions. The wide IF was a 
reasonable approach to making the tuning a little easier. This was a 
very common radio to team up with a low frequency command set receiver 
to tighten up the IF. I ran a combo line that for quite a few years 
(long time ago ....)

	Enjoy!
		
		Bob Camp
		KB8TQ


On Apr 27, 2004, at 2:53 AM, Kenneth G. Gordon wrote:

> I also ended up with a BC-342 receiver here. It looks like it is in 
> pretty fair
> shape, except that the two tuning knobs have been changed a bit, and 
> one
> of the phone jacks is missing.
>
> Do any of the denizens of this list have much experience with the 
> BC-342? I
> have a manual for it, and note that it has two RF stages, and a 
> crystal filter,
> which should make it a pretty good receiver, despite the somewhat 
> marginal
> tubes used.
>
> Was this the precedessor to the BC-348, or was it a completely 
> different
> receiver?
>
> Anyone with some history on this?
>
> Ken W7EKB
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