[Milsurplus] BC-221-J vs BC-221-T or what?

[Bob Camp]

Hi

Fire them both up and see which one works better / drifts less / still agrees with the cal book the closest. 

Bob



> On Feb 12, 2016, at 7:49 PM, Kenneth G. Gordon <kgordon2006 at frontier.com> wrote:
> 
> On 13 Feb 2016 at 0:38, Don Merz via Milsurplus wrote:
> 
>> I guess the time has come for me to keep one of these in the shack. I have had
>> literally dozens of them go through my hands over the years. Now I have two here
>> and one of them is going to stay. But which one? The J model is in lesser
>> condition. The T model is almost like new. Both have AC supplies in them--the
>> one in the T model might be a factory supply. The one in the J model is almost
>> certainly homebrew. Both have the spare tubes and hex wrench where they ought to
>> be. Both have the correct calibration books. Both were made by Zenith. 
>> 
>> Is there any reason to prefer one over the other except overall condition? I
>> have not tested them yet. But it does not seem like they would be hard to get
>> running. Is there an achilles heel in them that I should check?
>> 
>> Any suggestions welcome.
> 
> My suggestion would be to dump both of those units, keep the best/factory 
> power supply, and find a BC-221-AJ, AK, or AL in similar condition.
> 
> Those were the only BC-221s which included modulation, like all LMs did.
> 
> Ken W7EKB
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