[Milsurplus] BC-1000 in surplus

[Bob Camp]

Hi

The whole portable FM thing never really took off with tube based gear. 
Even the civilian equivalents of these radios never were a big deal on 
the ham bands.

More than even the mobile gear I would suggest that the issue here is 
again repeaters. The utility we get out of small low power FM gear 
these days is directly related to having a repeater on every hilltop. 
Early on the repeaters were all balanced for a mobile power level. It 
took quite a while before people began to balance them for more 
portable friendly levels.

Even as a kid the number of hams within a mile or two of the house was 
a real small number. Talking to somebody direct with a BC-1000 was not 
going to be a common event.

If you read the surplus columns from the era most of what was said 
about the BC-1000 was bad - limited range, poor sensitivity, hard to 
set up. The "coolness" factor was not as apparent then as it is now.

	Take Care

		Bob Camp
		KB8TQ


On Apr 26, 2005, at 4:39 AM, Hue Miller wrote:

> Why was the BC-1000 never popular in surplus? Was it because it 
> remained in
> use for a long time, thus missing its window of potential surplus hound
> popularity? I mean, some of the other FM gear at least had conversion 
> arcticles
> written, showing someone was interested. -Hue Miller
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