[Boatanchors] RAL boatanchor info

[Barry H]

Hi Bill:

Both RAK and RAL manuals are available on the bama and it's mirror site under "RCA".

The bama site is http:\\bama.sbc.edu.  Then click on RCA and then go to the RAL folder.

The bama mirror site is somewhat faster:

http://bama.edebris.com/manuals/rca/ral/

In the RAL folder you'll find a good RAL-8 manual in pdf format. It's about 8 megs. You might also want to pick up the RAK-5 manual in the RAK folder -- it's a dejavu file - a good deal smaller file size but about the same number of pages.

I also have a 2 meg pdf of the RAL-7, but don't remember where I got it.  I could try to email it to you if your Juno account will handle it.  (I have a "megamail" account which I'm sure will allow me to send it, but the freebie juno accounts might be limited.)

Good luck -- and keep us posted.

Barry

 







Hello, Lawrence and Boomer,

I'm game for your sugestion for the group to "get on with it"!   So much
so that
I would like to hear from anyone who has knowledge of the availability of

schematics and technical data on an RAL Receiver.   I have covered
several
of the web sites, including KG7BZ's site, and I have not run across any
reference
to the RAL.   I see the RAK, but no RAL.

I have one of these Boooaaaatanchors (!), along with the power supply,
but no
info on it.   It was made for the Navy, and was used even when I was in
the Navy
in 1947,----was made by Magnavox for BuShips.

Seems as the RAL-7 and the RAK-8 are of the same family, since the
receiver is
an RAL-7 and the power supply is part of the "RAL-7 and RAL-8
communications
equipment".  Receiver is Type CMX-46156-A, (S/N 912) covers 0.3 - 23 MC. 
 Power supply
is Type CND-20131 (S/N 323). The power supply has two rectifiers -- one
is the standard
5Z3, high vacuum, 4-pin base:  the second is an 874, mercury vapor
rectifier,
4-pin base also, and was listed in only one of my 3 tube
manuals/substitution books. 
But,---no data, no substitute listed.    

Perhaps I can get some relevant information from the same "communications

equipment group", manuals, if I can find a good source.

If someone has some good information regarding this equipment, I'd be
highly appreciative
if you would  send me an email about it, thus reducing some possibly
extensive leg work.
(Since I've had this receiver for about 18 years, and my memory is "as it
is", I seem to 
have the notion that I learned somewhere that this was of a TRF design.  
Be that as it
may, for someone's remarks and discussions of the past week or so, IT
DOES HAVE AN
ANTENNA TUNER CONTROL on the front panel  -- HI--)

Thanks for any info anyone can provide.  (If you have imediate
information about it, and
want to ragchew a bit, send me your phone number, and I'll call you ---at
your convenience,
of course.) 

Bill Flowers, Sr.
(K5VKL at Juno.com)sic