[ARC5] Fwd: RCH receiver - bath-tub caps

[Nick England]

Interestingly RCH shows up as the designated monitoring receiver in tech
control at USN transmitter sites. Which were running almost all RTTY of
course.

http://www.navy-radio.com/commsta-frq3.htm

Years Later photos show an R-390A installed in its place.

On Fri, Mar 8, 2019 at 5:37 PM Jim Haynes <jhhaynes at earthlink.net> wrote:

> On Fri, 8 Mar 2019, Kenneth G. Gordon wrote:
> >
> > Although the RCH/SLR-F is kinda klunky, I've always like it. I had one
> > many years ago. The tuning mechanism is really superb, and includes a
> > big flywheel. Very smooth.
> >
> I have one that I should never have bought - no place to put it, no need
> for it, and no time to work on it.  But it called out, "take me home with
> you."
>
> I've not been able to learn what the purpose of the thing was.  Seems
> unlikely it was for troop entertainment, considering it lacks the AM
> broadcast band.  But doesn't really seem like a communications receiver
> either, though it has a BFO.  Maybe it's meant as a backup for more
> specific communications receivers like the RBA, RBB, RBC family.
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