[MRCG] Fwd: BC348C to BC348S

[Geoff Fors]

Mark,

It has always been my understanding that the C was the first production model of the BC-348 and that it did not include the 200-500 kHz band.  And that virtually all of them were called in and later modified to "S" status, which added or changed one band so that the S conforms to the coverage of all the other models.  A second "S" nameplate was then placed on these sets.

Geoff
WB6NVH
Monterey CA


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Mark J. Blair 
  To: MRCG Mailing List List 
  Sent: Monday, February 25, 2019 8:06 PM
  Subject: [MRCG] Fwd: BC348C to BC348S


  I've had a copy of Buzz Harrah KE0MS's BC-348 FAQ hosted on my web site for about the last 20 years (holy crap, I'm old!):

  http://www.nf6x.net/1999/02/bc-348-faq/ <http://www.nf6x.net/1999/02/bc-348-faq/>

  Every now and then, somebody finds that page on my site and comes to the understandable but mistaken conclusion that I know a lot about the BC-348. This evening was one of those times. Below is a message I received from Charlie W4MEC, asking about an RCA BC-348C with another tag that says "Modified by Belmont BC348-S". Do any of y'all know anything about radios marked like this? I wonder whether this is typical for a BC-348S, i.e. maybe Belmont created the "S" models by retrofitting earlier models?



  > Begin forwarded message:
  > 
  > From: "Charlie L." <mjcal79 at gmail.com>
  > Subject: BC348C to BC348S
  > Date: February 25, 2019 at 7:49:37 PM PST
  > To: nf6x at nf6x.net
  > 
  > Hello,
  > 
  > Check out you info on line about BC348's.  Can you shed any light on an RCA BC348 C as labeled, which also has a tag on the upper right of the front panel that says  Modified by Belmont 'BC348-S'.  It also has 2 red inspectors stamps on the front panel.
  > 
  > Thanks,
  > 
  > Charlie, W4MEC in NC






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