[Boatanchors] Unusual BC-221

[Ron Barlow]

Congrats on your find, Dave! 
The BC221, etc, can also be used as a very stable VFO, to drive a xmtr.
                73 de Ron

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On Wed, 3/4/15, Dave Rossetti <drossetti at comcast.net> wrote:

 Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Unusual BC-221
 To: "Dave Hollander" <n7rk at cox.net>, "milsurplus at mailman.qth.net" <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>, "BOATANCHORS" <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>, "Boatanchors at puck.nether.net" <Boatanchors at puck.nether.net>, "Old Tube Radios" <boatanchors at theporch.com>, "ARC5 at mailman.qth.net" <ARC5 at mailman.qth.net>
 Date: Wednesday, March 4, 2015, 1:21 AM
 
 Interesting. Most BC-221 were
 originally battery powered and later converted with
 makeshift AC power supplies. Your's obviously was AC powered
 from the get-go. There were over 25 different different
 models made by a slew of different manufacturers for use
 during WW II. Few of them had a modulator. 
 
 I have found the BC-221 to be a very useful while nostolgic
 piece of test equipment. As long as you have an idea as to
 roughly what frequency you are beating the signal agsinst
 (generally not a problem), it can be used to accurately tune
 transmitters and receivers to a specific frequency. It can
 even be used to align IF frequencies eliminating the need
 for a frequency counter and RF signal generator. 
 
 Thanks for sharing. 
 
 Dave Rossetti
 410-279-0226 Mobile
 
 Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone
 
 <div>-------- Original message
 --------</div><div>From: Dave Hollander <n7rk at cox.net>
 </div><div>Date:03/03/2015  7:30 PM 
 (GMT-05:00) </div><div>To: milsurplus at mailman.qth.net,
 BOATANCHORS <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>,
 Boatanchors at puck.nether.net,
 Old Tube Radios <boatanchors at theporch.com>,
 ARC5 at mailman.qth.net
 </div><div>Cc: 
 </div><div>Subject: [Boatanchors] Unusual BC-221
 </div><div>
 </div>This unusual BC-221 followed me home from a
 hamfest a few years ago. The 
 guy practically begged me to take it.
 
 I just got it out of storage a few days ago.
 
 I have never seen one like this and don't find any model
 numbers on it.
 
 I did have it on the bench and it works.
 
 Attached are some pictures.
 
 http://n7rk.com/radiostuff9/bc221unusual.jpg
 http://n7rk.com/radiostuff9/bc221unusual2.jpg
 http://n7rk.com/radiostuff9/bc221unusual3.jpg
 http://n7rk.com/radiostuff9/bc221unusual4.jpg
 http://n7rk.com/radiostuff9/bc221unusual6.jpg
 http://n7rk.com/radiostuff9/bc221unusual7.jpg
 
 Anyone seen one like this? Comments?
 
 Tnx and 73,
 
 Dave N7RK
 
 
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