[Milsurplus] BC-348

[WA5CAB at cs.com]

Yeah.  I've sometimes wondered whether the people at Patterson disliked 
Belmont for some reason.

In a message dated 11/5/2010 12:02:58 AM Central Daylight Time, 
kargo_cult at msn.com writes: 
> >Date: Thu, 4 Nov 2010 11:13:59 EDT
> >From: WA5CAB at cs.com
> >Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] [ARC5]  RAX-1 Contract Information
> >To: arc5 at mailman.qth.net, milsurplus at mailman.qth.net
> >Message-ID: <bf.3f65b456.3a0427b7 at cs.com>
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> >
> >Further, the Airborne Radio Equipment Manual (AAF) dated 04/43, in the
> >section discussing interchangability of equipment letter models, has this 
> 
> >to
> >say:
> >
> >"It is imperative that planes scheduled for overseas operation have
> >coverage of the 200-to 500-kilocycle band.  A directive was issued by 
> this 
> >office
> >on August 7, 1942, regarding this installation of BC-348-H receivers."
> >
> >"this office" is Signal Section, Air Service Command, Patterson Field,
> >Fairfield, Ohio.  BC-348-H was the first model with the added 200-500 KC 
> >band.
> >Not mentioned in the pub is that BC-224-F (the 14 volt version of the
> >receivers) was the first 224 so modified.
> 
> The above quote does not actually address which suffixed receiver actually
> introduced  the LF band.  http://www.nj7p.org/history/bc-348.html
> says -E for both receivers. -Hue 
> 

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