[Milsurplus] BC-348 / ARC-5 ham use

[Richard Brunner]

Good point.  I was merely expressing my preference for CW.  AM phone is
very good, but I dislike SSB because it's a nuisance to tune correctly,
and many really sound terrible.


On Sat, 2012-06-09 at 18:29 -0400, Todd, KA1KAQ wrote:
> On Sat, Jun 9, 2012 at 5:52 PM, Richard Brunner
> <brunneraa1p at comcast.net> wrote:
>         I think the JT-350 is an AM only rig, meant for harbor
>         communications.
>         You would have to add a BFO, and modify it for keying. (who
>         operates
>         phone?)
> 
> You must not get on the air much, Richard? There's a ton of AM/'fone
> activity around. Activity has steadily increased since the 70s, a lot
> in just the last ten-fifteen years. You can hear everything from old
> commercial 'boatanchor' gear to converted broadcast transmitters, home
> brew Class D and E transmitters, and the popular Flex SDR rigs along
> with new Yaecomwood plastic radios which all include AM. 
> 
> Also a good number of folks running everything from ARC-5s to ART-13s.
> Numerous marine rigs too. 
> 
> It's good stuff!
> 
> ~ Todd,  KA1KAQ/4 
>