[ARC5] Novice receivers.

[Howard Holden]

My first receiver (novice days, 1961) was a BC-348Q, which I still have and 
use regularly.  Without the crystal filter, it's very broad, but usable. The 
filter cuts the signal audio way down.

I'm not sure when Halli started using regeneration in the IF to provide BFO 
action, but I used a WR-600 (wood-grain case version of the S-120) in 
Guantanamo Bay, my call KG4DF, which also had the regenerative IF. Worked a 
ton of CW with it, and yes the IF became very sensitive just before 
regeneration. That was a great help on 10M where I ran AM phone. 10M also 
got some help from an Ameco 10M preamp that a stateside ham was kind enough 
to send me. 12 watts of controlled-carrier AM, the WR-600 and a curtain rod 
ground plane gave lots of 10M action. a 15/20 dipole gave good results on 
CW. Modern radios make it far too easy. And then you hear the guy saying 
he's "only" running 500 watts.......

Howie WB2AWQ

-----Original Message----- 
From: Richard Knoppow
Sent: Monday, November 16, 2015 11:12 AM
To: arc5 at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [ARC5] Novice receivers.

    My first receiver was an S-38B,