[Milsurplus] BC-645 & my memories of G&G

[Hubert Miller]

Some of those early prices were pretty unrealistic. The SCR-583, what surplus hound was going to pay that ? Or the SCR-284, when other places sold the 
radio alone, condition all the way from new to used, for $15 - $50 ?  I think when you scale the money  up for today, the BC-645 was not really a bargain,
especially when you saw what you got, and how ugly the conversions turned out, and how minimally useful. But the dealers had stacks and stacks of them
to push out. I suppose it was a good bed for some UHF experiments, but less than an ideal "learning kit".  
-H 

>If anyone is interested, I have a scanned copy of G & G Catalog No. 67 (Maybe from 1967?).  It is 7.7 MB pdf size; but may be able to reduce the size to make it easier to email to anyone.  

How about a BC-645 complete package for $26.95.  Radio Set SCR-583 complete for $575, SCR-284 set complete for $475.

The catalog has a lot of detail on each Mil sets for sale.  Great piece of history.

Verne 
W6LPM