[Milsurplus] BC-348Q

[Ray Fantini]

Have seen this comment before, and wonder what it is biased on:

And I don't know whether the BC-348 cost was for the -JNQ el 
cheapo models or for the others.  The BC-348 was no longer listed in
1955.  
Robert Downs - Houston

The specifications for all BC-348 receivers are the same, I always
thought the big difference was the JNQ series were built with modern
components, newer design tubes, modern style resistors and capacitors
and what would be the standard in point to point construction. Myself I
feel the Q is the best of the series from a service point and have owned
several 348 receivers of all series and prefer the JNQ series over the
more primitive members of the family. Perhaps you may feel that the JNQ
are the result of “value engineering” and are in some way cheaper
then the older design but IMO the JNQ are using construction technique
that all electronics were evolving to by the end of the war. Maybe you
can say that the separate oscillator mixer combination with a gas
voltage regulator is better but myself much rather have the modern
pentograde converter and stability for a broad receiver of that vintage
is more then adequate.
Please do not feel that I am in any way attempting to discredit or
‘flame” your statement, but when you do post something you do
open yourself up to comment.
Ray Fantini KA3EKH