[Boatanchors] RBO receiver question

Tue, 23 Mar 2004 23:31:02 -0600

At 08:38 PM 3/23/2004, Keith Heitzmann wrote:

> >In a message dated 3/23/2004 3:39:02 PM Central Standard Time,
> >[email protected] writes:
> >> Who made the RBO? E H Scott maybe?
>
>
>I don't know if anyone else made them. The one that I have was made by E H 
>Scott...... and yes, its heavy...  I can say that it a very good receiver! 
>You can see it on my web page:
>
>http://webpages.charter.net/kk5fe/
>
>Look for the link to the RBO..............
>
>73,
>Keith, KK5FE

I've got one (was given to me free in the mid 70's during my teens) that 
looks like yours except is says RBO not RBO-2.
Worked great the first time I plugged it in!

Like you I'm into boatanchors. Started my ham career  with a Collins 75A-2 
plus an ART-13 for only $5 at a (now defunct) ham radio club auction. I was 
the only bidder. Guess nobody there liked vacuum tubes.

Built a power supply for the ART-13 then found out quick that the 
sidebanders didn't like AM. Worked a few AM'ers now & then but 95% of my 
hamming was on CW as I had no SSB capability until 1986 when I bought a 
KWS-1 transmitter.

Over the years I picked up a 32V-3 transmitter plus lots of general 
coverage receivers from Hallicrafters, National & Hammarlund. Oh & the 
Hallicrafters SR-2000 came home 7 years ago.

Still use the KWS-1 on AM, sideband plus some CW. The only ricebox I have 
is the Icom IC706MKII-G thats in my pickup truck.
No room for a tube rig or I'd have one in there....

By the way I love AM!!!!! 