Well,
Chuck, Andrew, and Lionel,
I'm glad we got this topic resolved. And further discussion of the BC
624 and 625 can now begin.

My first two meter rig was a home brewed transceiver using a design
from the old 112mc. WERS (war emergency radio service) band. I used a
6C4 triode as a super-regen detector which reverted to an ultra audion
oscillator on transmit using a multi-section rotary switch. 6AT6 1st
audio/mic amplifier and 6V6 audio output/modulator. I had a buddy
across town that shared interest in two meters and he had a similiar
rig, but with a single 3A5 dual triode tube and it used batteries.

My rig ran on a 150 volt supply and would just light a #47 pilot lamp
as a dummy load. My friends rig on "B" batteries showed no output with
a lamp load. But it worked! We were about 3 or 4 miles apart and made a
solid QSO.

My first real two meter rig was a T23/ARC-5 transmitter that I bought
at a surplus dealer for $12. That prompted me to build a crystal
controlled converter using two 6AK5's and two 6J6's and used that ahead
of a Hammarlund HQ-129X receiver. Built a home made 5 element Yagi made
from old TV antenna hardware. I was on the air on two meter AM in fine
style.

The 522 came along a bit later when someone gave me a bunch old stuff.
I spent many hours replacing all those Micamold paper condensers in the
receiver. I had a lot of fun with the 522 and the T23 and learned a
whole lot about VHF. My present day knowledge has not advanced anything
beyond those days prior to 1960. Ha!

For you chaps down under, talking about old times motivated me to pull
an early log book. My first QSO with VK land was VK2EG on 14.065 mc. in
1957. I was running 100 watts input to a pair of push-pull 807's and a
ground plane antenna. And the HQ-129X receiver, of course.

Been a long day, I'm gonna grab a cold 807. Hi!

73, John