[Milsurplus] BC-342-(*)

[Barry Hauser]

OK -- that makes sense as the original suffix would have been the letter
code designating the manufacturer -- like Q, M, etc.-- and they probably
wouldn't have bothered to have an assortment of letter coded depot tags or a
blank spot and punch the letters.  At the same time, some may have been 312
to 342 conversions, I guess.

Barry

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <scottjohnson1 at cox.net>
To: <WA5CAB at cs.com>; <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 2:01 PM
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] BC-342-(*)


> That usually indicates a major depot overhaul, I have an RT-524 with a
similar tag. I have spotted it several times on ART-13's that were modified
with the C-DAT osc as well.
>
> Scott
> >
> > From: WA5CAB at cs.com
> > Date: 2004/12/08 Wed PM 01:55:09 EST
> > To: milsurplus at mailman.qth.net
> > Subject: [Milsurplus] BC-342-(*)
> >
> > Group,
> >
> > As most of us know, the Signal Corps (and it carried over into the AN
system)
> > used (*) in place of the revision letter to mean any and/or all models
of the
> > equipment being listed or discussed.  But I never expected to see it on
a
> > nameplate.  However, a friend has acquired a BC-342 (apparently anyway
as it has
> > an RA-20) whose nameplate actually says "BC-342-(*)".  Below that it
says Fort
> > Monmouth instead of the usual RCA, Farnsworth, etc.  Anyone ever hear of
> > such?
> >
> > 73
> > Robert Downs - Houston
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