[Milsurplus] R1155 vs. BC-348 receivers

[J. Forster]

Many, if not most, R.1155s had the DF circuitry ripped out. It is hard to
restore because of the needed parts.

The other issue is the rubber covered wire has hardened badly in some
sets, and cumbles to the touch.

The ones with good wire and not ham-hacked esaily bring over $500.

-John

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> Is, or were the R-1155 receivers equal in United Kingdom to what the
> BC-348 is or was to the post war Ham and SWL community in the US?  Today
> the BC-348 receivers appear to be worth more than they ever were in the
> past possibly due to the small numbers of them around in comparison to
> what was available in the late forties up thru the seventies and knowing
> from first hand experience that they had little or no value in the
> seventies and eighties so at that time had no issues modifying or
> converting them and can see where at one time they were a cheap way to get
> a receiver and get on the air. Now unmodified examples are uncommon and
> appear to be what everyone wants to have so they command a high price. I
> never used one in military service and have little desire to have an all
> original version and am much happier with the modified “Ham” version
> maybe because that’s what I used back in the seventies when I was still
> in school. So my question is the R-1155 treated the same way over there?
> And were there many BC-348 receivers about? I did own a R-1155 that I
> bought about ten years back, when I bought it was already missing most the
> tubes, all the DF components and a lot of other bits. Did install an AC
> power supply and new audio output stage and it was a fun little receiver.
> Particularly liked the different color bands and the reduction tuning, but
> do remember that I ended up changing every fixed capacitor in the radio.
> Think every capacitor in a can was leaky or shorted.
>
> RF
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