Ya know, I was just recalling, I was able to make the BC-229 oscillate to
receive CW by hooking a wire to the antenna post and running it back near
the grid cap of a later 39/44 stage. I'm sure that it would have copied
SSB,but SSB was almost un-heard of in '54. And keeping it tuned in would
have kept one very busy.

But, I could have done it! Radio operators in those days had at least
three hands, and sometimes four were required.

John