Thanks for the added info. All the original crystals are there. So I guess if your plane can bear the weight you’ll be well equipped even today. What was the glide slope receiver? The manual is for the RC-103-(x) of which the BC-733 is the basic component, the rest being the control box, plugs etc.

Sorry to say, if no one wants this, it goes to landfill. I have had enough of eBay… fees are unpredictable: some in excess of 33% which means listing at ridiculous prices if I ever want to recover anything; picky, uninformed buyers; gotta pack and weigh things before listing in order to determine shipping info, and after all that, it may not sell. 

So disheartening to see such a beautifully crafted piece like this go to waste, but as we are all facing the same looming deadline, hard decisions need to be made. 

I did manage sell a pair of BC-659’s with accessories to a younger guy (in his forties) who is eager to install them into two jeeps of his. He’s not too savvy electronically, so I am coaching him through the process via email and FaceTime.

73,
Ken W2EWL

On Jun 11, 2026, at 11:47 PM, Jim Whartenby via Milsurplus <[email protected]> wrote:


I have seen this receiver modified to work as an early alert receiver for volunteer firemen to call them to the firehouse.  There must have been tons of these radios made for WW2.
Jim

Logic is a systematic method of coming to the wrong conclusion with confidence.  Murphy


On Thursday, June 11, 2026 at 08:57:32 PM CDT, Brenda Gentry via Milsurplus <[email protected]> wrote:


It's an ILS localizer receiver. The up down indication is driven by the glide slope receiver. As long as it has the correct crystals, it will still work at airfields that still have the traditional ILS system.

     B. Gentry, KA2IVY

On 6/11/26 9:34 PM, Ken Kinderman via Milsurplus wrote:
Free for shipping. 

Two BC-733 VHF "lateral guidance" receiver with accessories. Crystal controlled, 108 to 110 MHz. One was a gift from Clare Owens, the rest I acquired over the years.

Not much good for anything but poking around just for fun. However back in 1959, Ken Grayson did an article in CQ on easily converting to 2 or 6 Meters. 
All neccesary accessories including plugs, control box, and 2 indicators... one NIB (Left/Right needle on a single meter plus an Up/Down needle to be connected to an altimeter). Also a copy of the manual, Army Air Forces T.O. 08-10-104

The photo tells all. I will pack for shipping, but be careful what you ask for: total of about 50 pounds.

Really beautiful inside, with all original crystals, plus a copy of the CQ conversion article.

More photos available

If no takers, it all goes you know where.

Thanks,

Ken W2EWL

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