[Milsurplus] Q5er & BC348

[Unserviceable but Repairable]

A pal, a GW3 sed he used a BC-453 as a tail-piece on a '348.  '348 had 
915 kc IF.  So by using triode sec'n of '453 12K8 as 1000kc osc w. 
LM/'221 xtal pugged into 12SK7 RFA socketn - VOILA, you had the adaptation.

915 pulled right from 6R7 socket on '348 & audio on '453 retained.

Brilliantly simple & non-invasive or...

You cud bandsaw away the '453 tuning cap, etc.  Then stove-bolt
it to a piece of 19" masonite.  Put LM/'221 remains to work as trot-line 
fishing anchor.  That'd make for a real nize job.

Heard this 1st-hand 10 yrs back & was surprised @ the elegance.  Bet
this is 1st time for many here.

You know gifted stories like this make me think non-solder-challenged
ham-hackers had much more goin' than the community today that knows
the exact right lockwasher family for a AN/APT-69 nitro drum.

   Marty