sentences:  Today, many examples of the BC-348 are restored and operated by vintage and military amateur radio enthusiasts.The AN/ARC-8 system was still in service in older USAF aircraft in the early 1970s.At that time, military surplus dealers near Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona, had stacks of the BC-348, that had been removed from aircraft, for sale to the public at $17 each.