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hello everybody
is there anybody who has a bc191AA ore a picture from this transmitter
73 pa3hco

I'm assuming you are talking about a BC-AA-191 which is a different critter than the later BC-191/BC-375. See here: https://aafradio.org/garajmahal/BC-AA-191.htm

yes sorry this is  what i mean  thanks  great picture and are there hams who work with this great transmitter ??

The cost of shipping now is so high I would contact your local Ham club to find a Ham with tech skills.

there are many bc191 in europe  but i never see a working  bc-aa-191
73
pa3hco

there is now a bc aa 191 tu5 box  for sale in the netherlands
https://www.marktplaats.nl/v/telecommunicatie/zenders-en-ontvangers/m2060604423-bc-191-tu-5-a-lade
73 pa3hco

I don't think he is looking for someone to repair his TX, rather anyone else 'working' (operating) one.

73DG

MOPA! There is a lot of controversy of how bad that family of radios is. Also very rear to find one with the 211 tubes being they are worth way more then the transmitter. Have been told that with careful tuning and light loading they don’t chirp but not been my experience. They are a great example of pre war technology but cant stand up close to the ART-13 that replaced them. Although tens of thousands of BC-191 were produced you don’t see them being used by Hams much after the war with almost everyone wanting the newer transmitters that replaced them. But if you want that Pearl Harbor fall of Batten experience then you want the 191, GO/TBW or RU receivers. The only pre war or early WW2 radio I like is my 1939 HRO, those old low stability high spurious boxes are hard to love.

Hi!

I do not have a BC-AA-191, however I have two BC-375-E transmitters, both operational and being used frequently.
Seeing four VT-4-C and one VT-25 glowing in the dark is "nice".
Unfortunately, tubes are VERY expensive.

Usually I work 80 m CW and AM, 40 and 30 m CW.
30 m, well... it drifts and chirps.

AJ1G checked into the Old Military Radio Net CW edition this week with a BC191. It was stable, strong and had its characteristic tone.  If an operator is looking for digital stability and a perfectly shaped note, rigs from Japan are available at reasonable prices.
If an operator is looking for that pre-war operating experience, a BC191 is an interesting route to take.  It’s always special to hear those rigs on the air.