[Boatanchors] What VLF/LF Boatanchors are "affordable"

[J. Forster]

RJ Mattson wrote:

> Hi Phil,
> You might consider a military RBL receiver which covers 15 to 500 kHz.
> I picked one up a few years back for practically nothing at a fest.
> This particular one is a RBL-3. I could not spot any difference between a
> RBL-3 or 4 schematic.
> It just made it to the workbench - all 80 lbs of it. What I have found, is
> an
> unusually large percentage of leaky mica capacitors that needed replacement.
> I rarely find mica caps that go bad.
> Hope to have it on-line for the next test of the Swedish SAQ station on 17.2
> kHz.
> Good hunting.
> bob...w2ami
> http://www.qrz.com/callsign/w2ami
>
> On 8/9/05, Philip Atchley <beaconeer at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > Now that I've got "most" of the goals I set for my "keeper station" in
> > place (except for a "modern" digital receiver) further down the road I'm
> > considering adding a VLF/LF BOATANCHOR to the modest collection (future
> > expectations). I'm trying to "plan ahead".
>
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