[Milsurplus] BC-224, 348 versions

[George Babits]

One of the BC-348s I have has a metal KLM tag where the usual nameplate was. 
Some modifications but I don't know if they were before or after KLM use. 
>From the front the notable modifactions is a numbered skirt on the tuning 
knob and a coax connector for antenna (removed, looks like it was an 
SO-239).  Also frequency chart holders over the sub-panel.  No power supply 
but that looks like after KLM.

73,
George
W7HDL


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Hubert Miller" <kargo_cult at msn.com>
To: <BC-348_BC-224 at yahoogroups.com>
Cc: <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2016 11:45 AM
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] BC-224, 348 versions


( 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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