[Milsurplus] BC-348-S

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Hue,

The first model BC-348 built was the BC-348-B, made at the same time as the 
BC-224-B.  There was no BC-348-A and no BC-348.  There was also no BC-224.  At 
the time the receiver was being developed, the Signal Corps was beginning 
sporadically to apply its later SOP where the first model of each piece of 
equipment or radio set was the -A (the rule got applied to the BC-224-A but not to 
the BC-312 being built at around the same time).  The -B, -C, -E, -G and -H were 
built as both BC-224's and BC-348's.-D and -F were only built as 224's.  J 
and later only as 348's.

In a message dated 11/20/2004 8:53:39 PM Central Standard Time, 
kargo_cult at msn.com writes: 
> >Does anyone know of any other early model that was so upgraded?
> 
> This just made me realize that i've never ever seen a BC-348 (no suffix ), a 
> BC-348-A,
> or a BC-348-B, altho i have seen 2 of the BC-224-A (which looks quite 
> different from
> the later 224 and 348 we're used to. )  Are then these earliest versions of 
> the -348
> "super rare" ??  I have a couple of the BC-348-C,  which i prefer, no LF. 
> R E Goodheart would have said, "USAAF 's  Pride - Special for SWLs and 
> Hams".
> 

Robert Downs - Houston
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