[GreenKeys] Shortwave Receivers

[Jeffrey D Angus]

On 6/19/2014 9:14 AM, Roy Morgan wrote:
> On Jun 19, 2014, at 1:20 AM, Jeffrey D Angus <jdangus at att.net> wrote:
>
>> Surprise, it was that Boy Scout Explorer two tube radio kit.
> Your wife is a national treasure (or at lest a treasure at your house)!
>
> Tell her I said that.
I did.
>
>> Funny thing, although having been licensed since 1967, that
>> was the first time I ever played with a regenerative radio.
> Get an RAL.  You will fall in love with the ugly thing.
The U.S. Navy RAL designed by RCA in the mid-1930's is arguably the
best short-wave regen ever built.  It sports two tuned-RF stages, two tuned
audio filters and AVC provided by an audio limiter.  They served on small
ships and submarines throughout WWII.
<http://www.njarc.org/rtm/Regen_Inages/RAL.jpg>

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Jeff-1.0
wa6fwi
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