by Adam Davis | Apr 9, 2011 | Bruce's Bench 2011
Another homerun from Small Wonder Labs, the “Retro Helper” allows the Retro 75 transceiver to use the receive VFO as the transmitting VFO. No longer are you “rock bound” on two xtals, you can tune and transmit on the same range as receive. My...
by Adam Davis | Apr 9, 2011 | Bruce's Bench 2011
It had been some time since the old girl has been on the bench, dating back to my 2006 restoration. Thought I’d take another crack at aligning the IF as I was not certain it was spot on. The original crystal in the crystal filter was slightly off it’s...
by Adam Davis | Apr 3, 2011 | Bruce's Bench 2011
I love the BC-348, it was my first tube receiver as a young shortwave listener, so I was understandably delighted to find another some years back. This orphan from World War II has always had a place in my radio collection. Generally, once recapped, the sets are quite...
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