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: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Herb Mooney
Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2023 10:41 AM
To: [email protected]
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