[ARC5] Regeneration

jmfranke jmfranke at cox.net
Thu Sep 16 08:45:23 EDT 2010


The RBA receiver was not regenerative.  From the manual, paragraph 2-2-7, 
page 16: "The detector is of the plate rectification type."  Looking at the 
front panel, there is no regeneration control and there is a BFO switch.

Thanks,

John WA4WDL

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From: "Kenneth G. Gordon" <kgordon2006 at verizon.net>
Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2010 12:22 AM
To: "Kludge" <wh7hg.hi at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [ARC5] Regeneration

> On 15 Sep 2010 at 18:10, Kludge wrote:
>
>> > when I could keep it adjusted :-P  Man, it was "touchy," and only
>> > good for the current frequency.
>>
>> Well, yeah.  This is part of using a regen Rx.  It's a two-handed
>> operation - tuning & regen.
>
> Most of the time, yes. :-)
>
> However, both the U.S.and the Germans used TRF receivers with regen
> detectors that didn't have that problem.
>
> Almost all the VLF and LF receivers of WWII, except the BC-314 perhaps,
> were TRFs. The RAK, RBL, RBA, Mackay 128AY, and others were TRFs
> with regen detectors. None of those had the "two-handed" problem.
>
> The RAL, the HF version of the RAK, is a really sweet receiver, easy to 
> use,
> very stable and sensitive, and selectivity is good....not the best, mind 
> you,
> but good enough.
>
> Ken W7EKB
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