[MRCA] Radio Room Caution

[Herb Mooney]

Oh my, what is this in? The slippery slope has already tripped me up and
I'm about halfway down the slope LOL. I have boxes of radio room and
cockpit items ready to set up once the radios are in that StepVan.

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On Wed, May 31, 2023 at 3:55 PM B. Smith <smithab11 at comcast.net> wrote:

> Gotta watch out - - -  once you start assembling equipment and building
> radio rooms, it is a slippery slope.
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> On 5/31/2023 2:16 PM, Herb Mooney wrote:
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> Thank you, good info for a NOOB :-) So offering a working restored BC-224
> with dynamotor for a working restored or original condition BC-348 with
> dynamotor might be a good trade or of interest to someone of the WWII radio
> persuasion? This BC-224 is a beauty, but I am trying to recreate the B-29
> radio room in my mobile P-30 Bomber Step-Van (bread/UPS Truck). The BC-224
> isn't exactly correct for a B-29 setup.
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> On Wed, May 31, 2023 at 1:56 PM Doran Platt <jeepp at comcast.net> wrote:
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>> Concur with Ray on almost all.  The non-concur is Ford vs. Chevy. I
>> prefer the other-than J, N, and Q models. Much easier to remove the
>> "modules".  Also, arguably easier to recap.  That said, the alignment
>> variable caps on other than J, N, and Q models are more robust. The other
>> than models are exhibiting split collars allowing the cap to short. The J,
>> N, and Q models have non-shielded cans for Xtal filter and BFO.  But, when
>> any model works, it does work. Antenna trimmer? Your call.  IMHO......
>> Jeep K3HVG
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>> On 05/31/2023 11:13 AM EDT Ray Fantini <rafantini at salisbury.edu> wrote:
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>> May be wrong but I always though the BC-224 was the twelve volt version
>> of the BC-348 and was paired up with things like the BC-191 transmitters
>> for ground use and the BC-348 was most frequently paired with the ART-13
>> for the AN/ARC-8, then again the SCR-193 for ground operation used a BC-312
>> with a BC-191 transmitter, BC-312 and 342 receivers were more a ground
>> radio where the BC-224 and 348 were built lighter for air use?
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>> I have a BC-224 just because its so weird in being twelve volt but
>> otherwise appears the same as a 348, personally I prefer the later
>> production run BC-348Q  over the older design 224/348 although I think all
>> were in production at the same time. Don’t think any of them are a good
>> retirement investment. Collect what you like or find fun to use, once you
>> get into perceived value things go downhill fast!
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>> Ray F/KA3EKH
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>> *From:* mrca-bounces at mailman.qth.net <mrca-bounces at mailman.qth.net> *On
>> Behalf Of *Herb Mooney
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, May 31, 2023 10:41 AM
>> *To:* mrca at mailman.qth.net
>> *Subject:* [MRCA] BC-224 vs BC-348
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>> I have both, and was wondering if one or the other was more desirable
>> from a collector standpoint. I plan to have both working eventually, the
>> BC-224 in the shack and the BC-348 in a mobile environment, both teamed up
>> with ART-13s.
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>> Thanks,
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>> Herb - W4BCH
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