• Year
  • 1940 ??
  • Category
  • Military Receiver
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 110585

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 10
  • Main principle
  • Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 470 kHz
  • Wave bands
  • Short Wave (SW only)
  • Power type and voltage
  • Alternating Current supply (AC) / 115 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • - This model requires external speaker(s).
  • Material
  • Metal case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: BC-342- - MILITARY U.S. different makers
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel, with any shape - general.
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 460 x 240 x 230 mm / 18.1 x 9.4 x 9.1 inch
  • Notes
  • Covers 1,5 - 18 MHz in 6 bands (1,5-3 / 3-5 / 5-8 / 8-11 / 11-14 / 14-18 MHz), AM/CW (BFO). Commercial tubes corresponding to VT types are 6K7 6K7 6L7 6C5 6K7 6K7 6C5 6R7 6F6 5W4. Different manufacturers and versions, indicated by different suffix letters (eg. BC-342, -A, -C, -D, -F, -J, -L, -M, -N). We list on this model page all models, remarks to different variants in the picture legend, please. Mainly used for army ground purposes, later often found in HAM radio stations.

    Same chassis of BC-312, with RA-20 AC power supply installed in place of DM-21B dynamotor.

  • Source of data
  • -- Original-techn. papers.
  • Author
  • Model page created by Martin Bösch. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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