[Milsurplus] BC348R in a Crate.

[Dave Merrill]

BC-654 ??

On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 7:19 PM, Mark K3MSB <mark.k3msb at gmail.com> wrote:
> Meeting people at gas stations and getting radios out of their trunks has
> always been a fun thing for me.
>
> I picked up this "portable" recently:
>
> http://www.k3msb.com/temp/BC348R_003.jpg
>
> I wish it were a super secret WWII spy radio,  but it's just a beat up 348R
> in a box with a HB 117V PS and a hand-less clock!
>
> I'm wondering about the crate.  It's military,  and a buddy of mine that
> crews a B-17 says they have one just like it in their museum with the
> original radio inside,  but he can't remember the radio.    So,  any idea of
> the crate's vintage?
>
> 73 Mark K3MSB