[Milsurplus] BC-1031 & BC-1032 Panoramic Adapters

[J Forster]

WA5CAB at cs.com wrote:

> I've been fighting alligators since Ike and thought someone else would
> probably speak up.  But the short answer is that the two units are
> similar only in appearance.  The BC-1031 has a 455 KC input.  It will
> tune up to 465 but without mods I don't think it will go down to 400.
> The BC-1032 has a 5.25 MC input.  Which is why it can do a wider
> sweep.
>
> The BC-1032 was probably made for use with the BC-787-(*)
> (Hallicrafters S-27/36).  I'm not sure on the BC-1031 as neither the
> SP-110 or SP-210 series of Super Pro's (BC-779, et al) nor the
> tactical sets like the BC-342 came with IF output AFAIK.  .  My
> assumption has always been that the spook shops modified some of the
> former group.  But I've never seen anything to substantiate that.
>
> Some Navy sets like the RAO and the RBB/RBC had IF output modification
> kits but I've never heard of any done by the Signal Corps.  The Navy
> bought several models of panadaptor with 455 KC and 400 KC for use
> with those sets.  Some had 50 KC and some had 100 KC sweep ranges.
> Plus they bought 5.25 MC input units for use with the RBK (S-27/36).

Wouldn't those made for the Navy most likely have Navy designations? I
saw one on Tuesday with Cxx-yyzzz type markings in a radio room? I
didn't get a really close look though.

The manual does include modification instructions for adding an IF
output to the radio, as I remember.

The genesis of my question is that I've come across a NOS 1031 or 1032
(I don't remember which) and am trying to decide if it's something
that's worth buying to go with a useful / cool receiver that I don't yet
have.

Thanks,
-John

> In a message dated 10/15/2008 5:33:11 PM Central Daylight Time,
> jfor at quik.com writes:
>
>> The main difference between the BC-1031 and BC-1032 seems to be the
>> width of the sweep. Is that so, and which receivers are each of the
>> models designed to go with ?
>
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