[MRCA] Soviet BC-348 Short Demo YouTube

[MARK DORNEY]

There are some ( most ) restorations where the original parts simply aren’t there/even NOS parts are no good. I get WW2 era stuff done, and concentrated specifically on that era. There are just some things that simply are not available anymore. So there is a choice - keep things original and be satisfied with having a rather expensive paperweight, or do what you can to restore, but be open to some minor modifications and get the stuff working. The mods are normally internal, minor, and do not alter original function, but rather enable it. Who could afford to keep this stuff working with only original caps, resistors, mic elements , batteries etc?  Dead radios aren’t nearly the fun live ones are. 

73
Mark D. 
WW2RDO

“In matters of style, float with the current. In matters of Principle, stand like a rock. “.   -   Thomas Jefferson 

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On Jan 15, 2025, at 2:56 PM, Ray Fantini via MRCA <mrca at mailman.qth.net> wrote:


Forgot to attach the image!
 
 
 
From: mrca-bounces at mailman.qth.net <mrca-bounces at mailman.qth.net> On Behalf Of Ray Fantini via MRCA
Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2025 2:13 PM
To: Al Klase <ark at ar88.net>; mrca at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [MRCA] Soviet BC-348 Short Demo YouTube
 
 
What seems like a thousand years ago now but in reality is just a little over fifteen years ago I did one of my first YouTube video of a BC-348Q receiver, got lots of hate mail about how dare you modify or change anything on it and all that sort of stupidity. A lot of people appear to have the attitude that if it is not all original and what they consider proper its some form of a Bastard.
The original video can be seen at:
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKRez8euQU4&t=271s
 
Done a couple videos after that. Couple years ago had a bunch of basket case BC-348 receivers with one that had an all original face plate. So I did a face transplant, omitted the S-Meter circuit and added a base plate. Going to attach a picture of it when it was on the bench.
Often thought of doing a second or part two of that original video. Don’t know if there would be the same level of P/M being it has a AC power supply and low impedance audio output transformer but at least it looks original from the outside.
Over the years quality of the video has improved, started shotting in (SD) NTSC and just finished my first project shot entirely on a I Phone in HD. You can see that at:
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUrNyUDVUwg&t=43s
 
Ray F/KA3EKH
 
 
 
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