[Milsurplus] BC 659

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In a message dated 1/9/04 7:44:01 AM, kd5day@ev1.net writes:


> One of my ham buddies gave me a BC 659 last night. What can you folks tell 
> me about this radio? It is in excellent shape.
> 

Gary,

To add to Dave's input:

Frequency range - 27.0 to 38.9 MHz in 100 KHz steps.
Two channel xtal controlled receiver.   The transmitter locked to the 
receiver frequency through an AFC loop arrangement.
FM, +/- 30 KHz deviation
Rated at 1.3 W out.
Range - up to 3 miles.
6/12 vdc input with PE-117 vibrator PS
6/12/24 vdc input with PE-120 PS
115vac in with RA-120 (?) PS
Also battery powered with CS-79 case
Weight - 55 lbs with vibrator PSs
Fourteen tubes, 1.5 and 3 V. loctals

"Artillery" pack/vehicular set.   Mounted in M10 and M38 Tank Destroyers, 
Howitzer Motor Carriage M43, various other vehicles, and lugged out into the 
field with the battery pack.   The navy used the set with the 10 channel 
SCR-608/628 for ship-to-shore comms. Still in use during the Korean War. The tankers 
had an equivalent set in SCR-506/510 that covered the lower FM band in use by 
the Army at that time.

For a full rundown including use on the top end of 10M see ER #135, 
July/August 2000.

Dennis D.   W7QHO
Glendale, CA



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