[Milsurplus] [MMRCG] weird BC-342

[Meir Ben-Dror WF2U]

Ray, 

I don't think it's a modification. 
It must have been manufactured this way in Japan for their armed forces. 
It reminds me of the Soviet era later production run US-9 receivers made in the USSR which are based on the BC-348, but there were several mechanical, component and circuit differences, but with the same dimensions, front panel, dial arrangement and power/control connector. In fact, I have my US-9 (1968 production) mounted on a BC-348 shock mount, and even the connectors mate properly.
Also, the Soviet R-807 transmitter (mine is 1964 production, but its spares box contains tubes with 1972 manufacturing date) which is based on the ART-13 has the same dimensions and front panel as the ART-13 and fits the ART-13 shock mount. A lot of mechanical parts inside don't look like the original, the wiring and components are also more modern than the ART-13.

73, Meir WF2U
Landrum, SC



On Aug 22, 2023, 8:44 AM, at 8:44 AM, Ray Fantini <rafantini at salisbury.edu> wrote:
>What first looked like a hacked or rebranded BC-342 after further
>review appears to be something completely different. Saw people put in
>modern tubes before but the rotary drum is way different from anything
>else I have seen in a BC-342 modification.
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