Article: 95772 of rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors
From: (Steven Swift)
Subject: BC-229/BC-429 sensitivity question.
Date: 19 Nov 2003 01:42:04 GMT

Hi,

anyone know the sensitivity spec for the BC-229? It is an old TRF
radio and I am wondering if it is worth hooking up at a SW
receiver-- perhaps a WWV monitor.

TIA,

Steve.

I don't remember ever getting an answer to this question. However, I
re-discovered this unit while moving the mess around, so I went ahead
and got it running.

For an old 4-stage (4 each 49-44) TRF, it did pretty well. I could
get WWV on 5MHz nicely in the early evening and later I copied CHU at
7.335MHz. I had about 50 feet of wire for an antenna. My Sony did a
lot better even with its self-contained whip. Of course, so the my
Grundig 100 PE.

I don't have the coil sets for decent shortwave listing (anyone have
a spare C-348 or others?), so for now it will mostly be a curio set
to WWV. I will give it a try for the 41m band later this fall and
winter.

I bought one of this NOS still sealed in the box for $9.95 from Fair
Radio Sales in 1970, along with two coil sets.

Steve

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Steven D. Swift, , http://www.novatech-instr.com
NOVATECH INSTRUMENTS, INC. P.O. Box 55997
206.301.8986, fax 206.363.4367 Seattle, Washington 98155 USA