[Milsurplus] BC-224, 348 versions

[Hubert Miller]

( This is from BC-348 BC-224 Yahoo group, but also sending it to milsurplus for possible input. )

 

Slightly related. October 2015 at the Rickreall, Oregon hamfest, i sold two French army rebuilds. 
One BC-312 and one BC-342. The 312 still had the dynamotor in.  They both had new nameplates

dated, i think, 1961 – and indicated a one-year guarantee. They both retained the original BC-

name. The rebuilder named on the label was SFR – Societe Francaise de Radio ( if i recall. )

The BC-342 had a cabinet with the dual – diversity cutout on back, indicating maybe the cabinet

had been swapped from another set. I think i sold them each for $75. Kind of a low price, but i

really did not want to pack for shipping these heavy things. One odd thing, the panel markings

were redone in English – but the dial light control on the BC-312 was written “DIAL LINGHT”.

I was in France in 1972 and picked up an electronics magazine and saw in the back, ads for such

BC-312 receivers.

I had 7 of BC-312 receivers which i sold last year, along with maybe 5 BC-348. The BC-312s, i 

was just tired of their weight, plus the tuning knob action i never really liked. One of the BC-312s

though, had a perfectly smooth tuning action. 

One receiver i sold was a BC-224-D with dynamotor. I think i priced it at $100 or $125. Hamfest

prices, if you want to actually sell something, are definitely lower than ePay prices. I was going

to remove the dynamotor and sell it separately but when i opened it at the hamfest, i saw that

one lug on the power terminal block was soldered, and rather than cut the wire, i thought, well

that settles that, i’ll just sell it with the dynamotor. 

How’s this for a rough preliminary count of BC-224-348 types?

 

BC-224-A ( early different appearance and no LF )

BC-224 and BC-348-B thru ? letter with modern appearance but no LF

BC-224 and 348 with LF

BC-348-S  conversion to add LF

Airline labeled receivers ( with added-on nameplate, not relabeled ) for postwar use

military-used receivers with professionally installed AC supply ( generally have added nameplate ) 

E-348  Germany ( 3 versions – non-repainted, with original nameplate. Others relabeled, one with added control marking plates; one with control markings right on panel )

France air force labeled receiver ? 

Russian US-9  ( 2 versions, early and late ? )

R-584 and R-589   relabeled and equipped with squelch box on top ( for “Forward Air Control” in radio jeep with ART-13. )

 

-Hue Miller 

 

 

 

 

 

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