There were a lot of those rigs around in the years following WW II, when
there still was a "Radio Row"! And a BC-348 is a BIG step up from an S38C. I
had the use of one for a while. Long, long ago!
73,
Charlie, K4OTV
-----Original Message-----
From: Topband [mailto:topband-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Jim Brown
Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2014 11:41 PM
To: topband@contesting.com
Subject: Re: Topband: Nostalgic "openings"
On 1/18/2014 12:41 PM, Charlie Cunningham wrote:
> The first "sideband" rig I ever had -back in the 1950s was a T-19 (3-4 Mc)
ARC-5
My first rig was a BC-459 for 40M, a gift from W8IEQ, one of the OTs in
the local ham club. Andy also included a power supply to run it. My mom
and dad took a week vacation each year in NYC, and I send dad to Radio
Row to buy an 80M ARC5. I used them only on CW. RX was an S38C -- real
POS. Eventually I found a guy to sell me a BC348, a very nice step up.
73, Jim K9YC
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