[MRCA] BC-221 "Transceiver" and OMRN Sunday Nite CW Net

[w8au at sssnet.com]

Tnx Breck, for this info.  The BC221 becomes a "direct conversion" receiver.
So, depending on what CW tone you want to copy, you will be that far 
"off frequency"
from the other station(s).   Ham CW transceivers fixed this by 
inserting an RIT control
that would offset the osc on receive.  (TenTec Century 21, for example)

HOWEVER, considering that no one on OMRN CW is ever exactly zero beat with Ted
(NCS), :-[ and we all expect to listen +or- 1 or 2 kc, no RIT is needed!  :-D

Perry     w8au




At 11:16 AM 12/14/2015, B. Smith wrote:
>            I had the pleasure of checking into last nights (Sunday) 
> CW net  on 3.570  (NCS W3PWW- time 21:00 EST) using my  BC-221  as 
> a "transceiver". The BC-221 is a great piece of equipment and also 
> makes an excellent VFO. Most of us have these sets sitting on our 
> shelves gathering dust and have never done anything with them. 
> Years ago it was quite common to rack mount the BC-221 and use it 
> to drive a transmitter or use it as a VFO for crystal controlled 
> rigs. The BC-221 is not used as a "long range" receiver  very 
> often  but the manual clearly states that it can be used as a 
> transmitter or a receiver anyway last night I copied all the 
> stations without any problems and was heard by W3PWW, KK1K and 
> others.   Photos, videos, and comments can be found
>
>http://k4che.com/BC221/BC221pg1.htm
>
>http://k4che.com/BC221/BC221pg2.htm