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-boun...@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 _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband