[MRCA] [MMRCG] BC-654 project

[Ray Fantini]

I am an Idiot! You don’t take apart the front panel; you just slide the chassis over after releasing the bottom and one side screw!

As far as the chart not working the owner of the radio wants  something  that covers the entire eighty meter band so it's not my call, he intends to use the radio on the air, and I am all for that sort of attitude.

Ray F/KA3EKH

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You do know that if you modify the frequency range, the original tuning charts attached to the lid of the radio will be useless.

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 17, 2025, at 5:46 PM, J Mcvey via MRCA <mrca at mailman.qth.net> wrote:


If memory serves me, All you have to do is disconnect the the lug harness on the side , take out a couple of screws, and I think there was a hinge.
I don't recall  having to unsolder anything to put it in service mode.

On Friday, January 17, 2025 at 03:40:39 PM EST, Ray Fantini via groups.io <rafantini=salisbury.edu at groups.io> wrote:



Have finally gotten down to working on the two BC-654 transmitter – Receivers that are in the shop. Going to go thru and replace all the capacitors and also modify the range with the excellent K4CHE web page as a guide. Couple questions have come up.



First,

It appears to me that you have to unsolder the dial light stuff and do a lot of work to remove the receiver chaise in order to have access to the guts? Am I missing something here? Is there an easy method to get to the underside of the receiver?



Second,

Assuming that I will be operating the receiver for a while outside the enclosure, without the transmitter attached. The manual shows some four wafer switch thing along with seeing the board that Mr. Smith built up for doing this but I looked at the stuff that’s out there on line, lot of what I am seeing was not to intuitive, so I drew up this design for a box that will allow you to run the receiver outside of the frame. Please study the attached drawing and feel free to comment.



The plan is to start building this box maybe as soon as this weekend if I can get this access to the underside thing worked out first.



Ray F/KA3EKH





Manual gain control

Bias



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