[Milsurplus] BC-652 receiver

[Clare Owens]

Oops, output voltage is 220, of course.

Clare

On Wed, Jun 5, 2024 at 2:36 PM Clare Owens <clare.owens at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Ray,
>
> I have a DM-34A 14V dynamotor that you can have for free.  I can't read
> the output current rating but the voltage is 20.  It has a small base but
> just two wires, no connector.  Still has the safety wire on one end so will
> require re-lube.
>
> If you can use it I'll send it to you at no charge.  Just too much stuff
> here.  I don't think I have your address.
>
> 73,
>
> Clare  N2RJB
>
> On Wed, Jun 5, 2024 at 2:22 PM Francesco Ledda <frledda at att.net> wrote:
>
>> Ken,
>>
>> Thank you for your kind words.
>>
>> Best, Francesco K5URG
>>
>> Sent from my iPad
>>
>> On Jun 5, 2024, at 10:15, Ken <kgordon2006 at frontier.com> wrote:
>>
>> 
>> Francesco, I am amazed at your setup shown on your QRZ page!!! I extend
>> my heartiest respect to you for what you have accomplished there.
>>
>> I used the photos to show to my wife to show her what I wished I had, and
>> to give her proof that my collection is quite small in comparison! :-)
>>
>> And I also agree with you and Ray: when I come across a piece of hacked
>> up gear, I must restore it to factory or it eats on me until it is done.
>>
>> vy 73,
>>
>> Ken W7EKB
>>
>>
>>
>> Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S21 5G, an AT&T 5G smartphone
>>
>>
>> -------- Original message --------
>> From: Francesco Ledda <frledda at att.net>
>> Date: 6/5/24 07:36 (GMT-08:00)
>> To: Ray Fantini <RAFANTINI at salisbury.edu>
>> Cc: milsurplus at mailman.qth.net
>> Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] BC-652 receiver
>>
>> The first military receiver I ever had was a BC-652. I was 12 or so. At
>> that time, Italy was inundated with US Army military surplus. My dad was in
>> the Italian Air Force, and we lived in a mothballed Air Base. At the base
>> dump, there were “mountains” of surplus ARC-5s, SCR-522s, BC-375s, 348s and
>> more. There were also mountains of Mustangs, Beech-18s, T-6s and Packard
>> and Wright engines. The war had been over for 15 years and nobody cared!
>>
>> I suffer from your same disease! When I get a radio in terminal
>> conditions, I feel the urgent need to get it back in shape!
>>
>> Best, Francesco K5URG
>>
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Jun 5, 2024, at 09:01, Ray Fantini via Milsurplus <
>> milsurplus at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
>>
>> 
>>
>> Think the SCR-506 (BC-652 receiver, BC-653 transmitter and FT-253 rack)
>> gets a bad rep due to its size and weight, that along with being state of
>> the Art in 1940 but by later in the war would speculate that most that were
>> installed in Tanks and Jeeps were removed and replaced with first
>> generation tactical FM sets The CQ Surplus Conversion Manual referring to
>> it as “Five hundred pounds of Nothing” don’t help. Assume that a lot were
>> around after the war and with the availability of BC-342, 348 and 312
>> receivers for the serious Ham radio operator receivers like the BC-652 and
>> all the Command sets did not get a lot of Love so they were relegated to
>> SWL and Novices use, maybe the ARB also. With that in mind that’s why under
>> the circumstances so many were just hacked to death and subjects of
>> poor-quality workmanship? Attached are a couple pictures of the Hack job
>> power supply.
>>
>> But then again cannot be too hard on those who did all this, if it was
>> not perceived to have some value as a SWL, maybe Marine Band or Ham
>> receiver it would have never been saved from recycling or landfilling
>> decades ago and not be here today.
>>
>> Will have to throw something together for the power supply. There is a
>> DM-40 Dynamotor with pigtail over on the Bay but its $125 and an additional
>> $25 for shipping and can’t see me spending $150 on this project so will see
>> what develops.
>>
>>
>>
>> Ray F/KA3EKH
>>
>>
>>
>>
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