[Boatanchors] CFT46154-A VLF RX info wanted

[Richard Post]

John,

Your description sounded awfully familiar, an RBA.  Check out its 
superhet HF brother at:

<http://oak.cats.ohiou.edu/~postr/bapix/RBC1.htm>

Sorry, can't help with manual.  These sets are much less common than 
R-390's.  Built as if men's lives depended upon them (which they 
did!).

Rich

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At 3:42 PM -0400 9/11/03, flood@Krohne.com wrote:
>Greetings to the list,
>
>I never thought I would see the day when I had a radio heavier than my
>R390A but I am the new caretaker for a CFT46154-A.  I applied 200V B+ and
>6.3v to the heaters and this 15-600kc TRF beastie came to life.  The
>previous owner lived in a noisy location so all he could listen to was
>static and heterodyne.  With almost no antenna and workshop fluorescent
>lights nearby I was able to copy 2 low end BCB stations and some nearby
>beacons.  It has a wonderful B+ supply meter on the panel.  I've found a
>few pics on the web of similar units.  This one has a tag telling me that
>Field Change #3 was done to the unit.  Any additional info I could get
>would be greatly appreciated.  I looked on BAMA for the manual but either
>missed it or it's not there.  Can any one help here?
>
>John Flood
>TASC Department
>KROHNE, Inc
>7 Dearborn Rd.
>Peabody, MA   01960
>Tel.:  978-535-6060 / 800-356-9464
>Fax:   978-535-8180
>
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