[Milsurplus] BC-348-G Re-Thread

[Mike Morrow]

Clare wrote:

> OK, I found it in my Gmail archive, from 10/1/2007.  I had to search
> on everything Max has posted.  Sometimes I think I save too many postings
> but then...

Thank you Clare!  I was wasting all manner of time searching without success.
I need to have a system as well organized as you have yours.

I'm responding with a copy of the thread to the lists, since some of the
discussion from five years ago may be of interest to others.

Robert's note also answers my question of if the G model could have been
included in the EMOP group.  Apparently not.

And Dave's mention of a Hallicrafters-made model???

Thanks again and 73,
Mike / KK5F


Here is the BC-348-G Thread, Recovered by Clare:

[ARC5] Slightly OT but interesting BC-348G???!!!
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AirRadio AirRadio at dsl.pipex.com via mailman.qth.net 
10/1/07
 
Whilst digging around in a vast box of junk and radio bits I have
discovered a complete BC-348-G dynamotor, well until now I did not know
they existed, but here it is in real life, DM-28G serial number 13, order 
number 2154 CHI-41, made by Colonial radio corp. This must have been an 
order that got junked or something, certainly no details anywhere on a G
model, unless it was to power something else??? any ideas.

73 Max 
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WA5CAB at cs.com via mailman.qth.net 
10/1/07
 
I've never come across anything specific on it, either.  But it may have
existed, but maybe only a few were made before it was superceded by the H, J
and/or M.  The Airborne Radio Equipment Handbook, 1943, lists it with a note
"Not Interchangable".  Meaning not interchangable with any other model.  But
it doesn't say why.  For reference, this list of BC-348 models says for
example for the H, "Interchangable with K and L". And for the A, D, F and I,
"Equipment does not exist".

Robert Downs - Houston
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Mike Morrow kk5f at earthlink.net via mailman.qth.net 
10/1/07

Max wrote:

>Whilst digging around in a vast box of junk and radio bits I have discovered
>a complete BC-348-G dynamotor, well until now I did not know they existed,

Ken Corwin's (SK) informative BC-224/BC-348 pages at http://nj7p.org/history/bc-348.html
implies that the BC-348-G existed by citing a USAAF reference that presumably referred
to this model.

>but here it is in real life, DM-28G serial number 13, order number
>2154-CHI-41, made by Colonial radio corp.

Ken did not cite that 2154-CHI-41 order number, so that would 
appear to be information that Ken did not have.  That very low serial 
number would seem to be consistent with a small production run.  That 
the maker was Colonial Radio is very interesting.  I thought that the 
only makers of the BC-348 were RCA, Belmont, Stromberg-Carlson, and 
Wells-Gardner.  I wonder if the G was similar to the E/M/P models.  It 
would likely be impossible be to find details of the order number today.

BTW, this is not at all OT for this list.  Thanks much for this info.
Now if only someone could dig up some info and photos about the mythical
BC-349 transmitter companion to the BC-348 in the SCR-260 radio set!

Mike / KK5F
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David Stinson arc5 at ix.netcom.com via mailman.qth.net 
10/1/07

> I thought that the only makers of the BC-348 were RCA, Belmont, 
> Stromberg-Carlson, and Wells-Gardner.

I know that Hallicrafters made some (no kidding), since I saw a photo of
the nomen plate years ago.

A fellow was supposed to make a trade with me for it, but it fell through.
Don't now remember what model or the name of the guy.  Should have kept at
it, I guess.
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