[ARC5] Q-5er

[mac]

I remember first hearing the term back in the early 1950's and always  
understood it to refer to the "Q" signal reporting system as mentioned  
by K2GKK.  Many/most of the affordable (for me at least) receivers of  
that period were seriously short on  selectivity and adding that  
little command set to one's receiving system made a world of  
difference.  There was also a little RF pre-amp circuit popular at the  
time called the "R-9er" which gave signals a worthwhile boost  
especially on 10M.

Dennis D. W7QHO
Glendale, CA

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On Mar 6, 2011, at 12:03 PM, J. Forster wrote:

> Where did the name "Q-5er" come from?
>
> A combination of Q-Multiplier and ARC-5?
>
> -John
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