[MRCA] Joe Long's Electric Radio Article

[Mark K3MSB]

Either my 160M INV-L or an active mini-whip.

Mark K3MSB

On Fri, Nov 18, 2022, 5:34 AM comcast <kg2bz at comcast.net> wrote:

> Mark what kind of antenna are you using with those receivers? Thanks Jeff
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Nov 17, 2022, at 10:04 PM, scottjohnson1 at cox.net wrote:
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> I can’t imagine a more cheaply made radio that works so well.  I have a
> couple of these with installation kits still in the box, as well as a
> Bendix made example, and a Detrola and an RCA.
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> I believe they were primarily used for ferrying aircraft from a
> manufacturer to a completion center, where the BC-1206 would be removed and
> recycled back to the manufacturer, and the GFE installed for operational
> use.
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> I have also heard the ferry command pilots installed them, delivered the
> aircraft, and removed them for the next flight.  I have also heard that in
> some smaller aircraft, they were used operationally.  One hears a lot of
> things.
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> Scott W7SVJ
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> *From:* mrca-bounces at mailman.qth.net <mrca-bounces at mailman.qth.net> *On
> Behalf Of *J Mcvey via MRCA
> *Sent:* Thursday, November 17, 2022 4:46 PM
> *To:* Military Radio Collectors Association <mrca at mailman.qth.net>; B.
> Smith <smithab11 at comcast.net>
> *Subject:* Re: [MRCA] Joe Long's Electric Radio Article
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> I just repaired one of those  for an aviator/ham. i have no idea what he
> is going to use it for.
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> The power consumption was very low, yet it worked very well.
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> Those NDB systems have been decommissioned as far as I know.
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> It doesn't cover the 600 meter ham band either.
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> On Thursday, November 17, 2022 at 06:01:59 PM EST, B. Smith <
> smithab11 at comcast.net> wrote:
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> Congrats to Joe Long for his excellent article in this months  "ER"
> magazine issue on the BC-1206. This little receiver and its other variants
> allowed single engine and larger aircraft to navigate the A/N airways with
> precision. Arriving at Destination with an A/N beacon nearby  the aircraft
> could shoot a non-precision approach and penetrate  low ceilings.   Once
> near the airport traffic pattern the pilot could receive instructions from
> the tower and acknowledge by rocking the wings or flashing a light etc. A
> lot of capability in a 4 pound box. You could even install the receiver
> with a battery   in a aircraft that did not have an electrical system.
>  I  began my aviation career  using this type of receiver and it became an
> old friend. It was simple, reliable, and easy to use.     This two part
> article is very compressive (8 pages in Part one) and has excellent
> references. Job well done Joe.
>        "Electric Radio" Nov/Dec 2022, page22
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