[MRCA] BC-654 Question

[Garret Scott]

I concur.  Virtually no way the military did that.  However many hams did. 

 

Good luck on the restoration.  I’ve done a couple, and it’s a really nice radio when done right, but there’s a lot of Domino caps to replace.  Enjoy!

 

Garret

W8BUG

 

 

From: mrca-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:mrca-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Mike Morrow
Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2018 1:39 AM
To: mrca at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [MRCA] BC-654 Question

 

Without any doubt it is just some ham's modification, and thus of no technical or historical value.

 

Mike / KK5F

-----Original Message----- 
From: WW2RDO via MRCA 
Sent: Aug 29, 2018 4:01 PM 
To: mrca at mailman.qth.net <mailto:mrca at mailman.qth.net>  
Subject: [MRCA] BC-654 Question 

Hello Everybody,

       I'm restoring a BC-654 that looks like it's been modified, but I'm not sure who did the work.  The standard antenna and ground wire insulated connectors have been very neatly removed from the radio, and the antenna connector now accepts coaxial cable ( the ground connector was neatly cut off and ground smooth).  The set has inspection stampings from 1945.  The work looks neat enough to have been done at depot.  Does anybody know of the BC-654 being modified very late in World War Two, or maybe perhaps for Korea in this fashion?  I want to find out before I start the impossible task of looking for the original connectors.  Thanks.

73

Mark

WW2RDO

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