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Today's Topics:

   1. Re: BC-652 Receiver (Facility 406)
   2. Re: BC-652 Receiver (Hubert Miller)
   3. BC-652 receiver (Ray Fantini)


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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2024 15:57:10 -0700
From: Facility 406 <facility_406@bruteforcedevelopment.com>
To: "milsurplus@mailman.qth.net" <milsurplus@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."

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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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2024 23:04:53 +0000
From: Hubert Miller <Kargo_cult@msn.com>
To: "milsurplus@mailman.qth.net" <milsurplus@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@salisbury.edu>
To: "milsurplus@mailman.qth.net" <milsurplus@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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