[Boatanchors] General Electric RAX-1

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Both RAX and RAX-1 included all three receivers.  The only differences I 
know of between the two are the contract numbers.  Up until the 1950's, it was 
common Navy practice to increment the Set nomenclature number for each new 
order (contract).  In some cases (maybe 20%) the suffix number indicated a 
power supply change, like AC or DC, or 14VDC or 28VDC.  But as far as I've 
been able to determine (I only have the RAX-1 manual), that wasn't the case 
with RAX and RAX-1.  The only indication whether or not there was some change 
was to look at the 5-digit Navy Type Number.

Robert Downs - Houston
wa5cab dot com (Web Store)
MVPA 9480

In a message dated 07/28/2015 09:36:42 AM Central Daylight Time, 
edison1946 at gmail.com writes: 
> I have an RAX-1 that is working.  It is quite usable as an LF and BCB 
> receiver.
> 
> I'd like to get the other two in the series but they seem to be rare 
> compared to the -1.
> 
> This site has a manual for download but it's 37 megs: 
> <http://www.tuberadio.com/robinson/Manuals/RAX.pdf>
> 
> -- 
> 73
> Bob Kulow WA2UEH/P1-2-21961