[Milsurplus] Milsurplus Digest, Vol 242, Issue 6

Thu Jun 6 15:06:59 EDT 2024

Well at least he used the original dynamotor, calibrator chassis for the
new power supply...

On Wed, Jun 5, 2024 at 10:01 AM <milsurplus-request at mailman.qth.net> wrote:

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>    1. Re: BC-652 Receiver (Facility 406)
>    2. Re: BC-652 Receiver (Hubert Miller)
>    3. BC-652 receiver (Ray Fantini)
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> From: Facility 406 <facility_406 at bruteforcedevelopment.com>
> To: "milsurplus at mailman.qth.net" <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] BC-652 Receiver
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> "I discovered that the whole 2nd floor ( top level, dynamotor) had
> somehow been amputated. Seller was offended that my interest immediately
> went to less than zero."
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> I've run into several sellers over the years that get offended, some
> even go totally off the rails, when they offer up some old piece of
> equipment, that looks like it's been de-milled with a hand grenade, as
> if someone interested in such a unique item wouldn't notice at first
> glance.  Of course, they never mention this up front...
>
> As it's been more than one, across several decades, there must be a
> specific name for this particular psychological malady.
>
> Kurt
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> Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2024 23:04:53 +0000
> From: Hubert Miller <Kargo_cult at msn.com>
> To: "milsurplus at mailman.qth.net" <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] BC-652 Receiver
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> I suppose the seller thinks the modifications ADD to the utility and
> value.
> It's actually kind of funny. The amputated BC-652 i was offered back
> around 1980, $75 was a lot more money then, too.
> What a waste of time that trip was. Well, win some, lose some.
>
> I recall one other thing of interest. One of our customers was a WWII
> Philippines campaign vet. He told me he had a whole Russian ship's spark
> radio in his basement. I now surmise it was one of the old radios swapped
> off a Russian freighter according to the US Lend-Lease agreement.
> I suppose that ancient radio equipment all went to the dump when he passed
> away.
> -Hue Miller
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> Message: 3
> Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2024 14:00:39 +0000
> From: Ray Fantini <RAFANTINI at salisbury.edu>
> To: "milsurplus at mailman.qth.net" <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: [Milsurplus] BC-652 receiver
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> 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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