BC659 Radio Battery box mount, antennas

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BC659 Radio Battery box mount, antennas

Post by Adam » Sun Jun 12, 2022 6:59 pm

Just picked this setup up.Which antenna goes with this setup? Gonna sell it shortly, whats it worth.Or I could just put $1200 or 1400 on it and wait for an offer. Have not inspected it close,I can get more pictures, is the battery box and mount original or was this stuff repoped

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Re: BC659 Radio Battery box mount, antennas

Post by g504 » Mon Jun 13, 2022 6:13 am

Hello.

MP sent.

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Re: BC659 Radio Battery box mount, antennas

Post by MkDorney » Tue Oct 18, 2022 6:12 pm

BC-659 unmodified called for use of W-128 antenna lead wire ( No more than 3 feet ) so the AB-15 with the screw in post for use with W-128 wire, or the MP-48 could be used. There was a mod that could replace the antenna connection box on the radio itself so that coaxial antenna lead could be used. The manual called for the use of an AB-15 antenna. In practice, most Jeeps I've seen in wartime pictures were using the BC659 used the MP-48


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