[MRCA] Gilbert

[mkdorney at aol.com]

We'll have 2 operational BC-659 radios on 2.6 and 29.1 fm set up on Friday (sorry, I work for NYDOCS, and the cons have a better shot at getting away from the prison I work at than I do).  I have a "B" model BC-659 with a PE-120 that I'll use a 12 volt battery to run.  The other, a "J" model,  is mounted in a jeep that will be attending the entire weekend.
 
I just acquired another BC-654 that is way too far gone to restore, but has the antenna post and grounding post that I need to restore another BC-654 I have that had been modified to use coax cable back to original condition..  The plan, eventually, is to restore this third set to working condition, and then put it up for sale (electrically complete and working, with working PE-103 and working PE-104, with both of the power chord end, with the correct Morse code key and T-17 microphone, minus the FM-41 vehicle mount ).  I do have a guy who reproduces the FM-41 mount.  The radio will also come with the four legs for off vehicle use, a brown bakelite !N-106-A antenna insulator, an LS-7 speaker with reproduction data plate, 1 set of headphones HS-7 (?) in working condition with the extension cord to connect it to the radio. I can also supply a Korean war era AB-65 antenna base with this radio.  If I can find it, I'll also include a black bakelite IN-107 (?) antenna insulator that was issued with the GRC-9 radio for off vehicle use, but will work with the BC-654 with the later antenna sections used with the BC-1306 and GRC-9.  I figure this WW2 radio, with all these accessories, since it will be working and therefore is worth a lot more than a non-working radio of the same type, and should fetch a little over $2000.  if anybody is interested, I'll post to the group when the radio is ready for sale.  I also will not be selling the accessories separately, since the total value of the radio is affected if the accessories are missing, and will make the radio itself or any leftover accessories harder to sell.  The BC-654 being restored also has the original frequency tuning chart that was specific to the radio ( labeled by radio serial number) and in excellent condition.  The case for the radio will also have been repainted in Signal Corps Green, so it will work good and look good.
 
The working BC-654 I have in my WC, and the BC-659 and BC-611-C I'm bringing to Gilbert are not for sale. 
 
The BC-1306 radio project is on the back burner right now.  I need to clear the BC-654 project first.
 
73
Mark
WW2RDO
 
In a message dated 9/13/2018 9:59:30 AM Eastern Standard Time, smithab11 at comcast.net writes:

 
Plenty of info on the PR-9-10 series (link below )especially on how to get the receiver to be on frequency close enough  to work for the new radios. A two part series.
http://k4che.com/PRC-10/PRC-10.htm
 Z
2M AM  - 144.250 in the MRCA de facto standard for URC-4 etc. 

 I'm not sure we ever settled on a 10 FM freq,  Suggestions?  I'll bring my PRC-9 if I can get it going,  It's tuneable. 

 Did I miss anything? 

 Al
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