[MRCA] Radio Room Caution

Wed May 31 17:12:15 EDT 2023

Slippery slope???
Check this out
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11461327/amp/Full-size-replica-WWII-Lancaster-bomber-cockpit-assembled-85-year-old-goes-sale-150K.html

On Wed, May 31, 2023 at 4:42 PM Herb Mooney <herbert.mooney at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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.
>> http://k4che.com/Flak%20Bait/FlakIndex/Flakbaitindex.htm
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>> On 5/31/2023 2:16 PM, Herb Mooney wrote:
>>
>> 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:
>>
>>> 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
>>>
>>> On 05/31/2023 11:13 AM EDT Ray Fantini <rafantini at salisbury.edu> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 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?
>>>
>>> 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!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Ray F/KA3EKH
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *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
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Herb - W4BCH
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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