[ARC5] Purpose For Scott Receivers

[Richard Knoppow]

    This receiver is shown in the MacKay console in the "Radio 
Manual"  4th edition, Sterling and Monroe. It also shows the 
Radiomarine consol. There are schematics and partial instructions 
for receivers and transmitters in both consoles.

On 3/11/2019 10:52 AM, Meir Ben-Dror WF2U wrote:
> The E.H. Scott SLR-F, the commercially labeled RCH equivalent 
> receiver is one of the 2 receiver options, used interchangeably, 
> as listed in the Federal FT-102 marine radio console parts list. 
> The other receiver is the RMCA AR-8506B. The transmitter in the 
> FT-102 is the MacKay 167BY HF transmitter. These consoles were 
> contracted by the US Maritime Commission to add HF capability to 
> the originally LF only equipped Liberty ships. Due to the front 
> panel dimension differences between the two receivers, Federal 
> supplied 2 sets of front panel trim/filler plates to fit the 
> receivers in their place in the cubbyhole under the transmitter - 
> one plate fit the top of the AR-8506B front panel, which is lower 
> and wider than the SLR-F. The SLR-F front panel height fills up 
> the vertical space, but needs a filler plate on each side.
> 
> My FT-102 came with the original CW key mounted in the space 
> under the receiver, manual for the console and the transmitter, 
> parts list, the LF system upgrade instructions with the addition 
> of the HF section,  mechanical drawings of mounting the console 
> in the radio room. There is also the factory calibration chart of 
> the Master Oscillator of the transmitter (serial number on it 
> matching the transmitter). The AR-8506B that came with the 
> console was in terrible, hacked condition  As I removed it to 
> troubleshoot it, I found the set of side spacers for the SLR-F 
> taped on the side of the receiver cubbyhole.
> 
> I just restored an RCH at that time, with new caps mounted inside 
> each bathtub and resealed. It works beautifully. Using the filler 
> plates, I mounted it in the console , but it is incorrect for the 
> FT-102.
> 
> Recently I acquired a nice SLR-F which I have yet to turn on and 
> evaluate for faulty caps, etc.
> 
> Once that is done, it'll replace the RCH in the Liberty Ship 
> console.
> 
> I like the RCH, it is stable, sounds great - both CW and AM, and 
> has more than adequate sensitivity, especially on the lower 
> bands. To deal with its very mediocre selectivity, I use a dual 
> active audio filter for CW, when the band is crowded. It makes 
> all the difference!
> 
> 73, Meir WF2U
> 
> Landrum, SC

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Richard Knoppow
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WB6KBL