[HBR] Homebrewed Receiver Available...

[Michael Janis]

Hi Eddy
I am interested in your  "HBR". Please send the photos and what you think you want
for the radio.
Thanks
Mike KE3OQ/VE4EW

Eddy Swynar wrote:

> Greetings All,
>
> If you've ever longed to find a homebrewed receiver of your own at different
> swap meets but were unsuccessful, here's a chance to bring out the best
> "...tinkerer & experimenter" within you...
>
> Not long ago, I purchased a home made 13-tube rig passed down to an
> out-of-town fellow Amateur. The receiver intrigued me because---YES!!!---the
> original builder incorporated that famous EDDYSTONE slide rule dial. It
> works on 40-meters well enough (I just listened to a bunch of AM'ers up in
> the north-east on 7290), but the other bands are dead...obviously needs some
> TLC to get them going. But the radio apparently is capable of tuning all of
> the traditional bands (judging by the markings on the dial & bandswitch),
> INCLUDING 160-meters...
>
> The beast weighs 30 pounds, & was built behind a standard 19" rack
> front---the depth of it is 14". The knobs---with the exception of the main
> tuning---are AR-88/RCA-style in appearance.
>
> The receiver appears to have been British-inspired: I thought it may have
> been the "G2DAF Communication Receiver", which was featured in the RSGB
> BULLETIN of July-November 1960, & March-April 1961, but the builder
> apparently utilized L/C networks (as opposed to crystals) in the local
> oscillators/BFOs.
>
> I don't think this is any sort of an HBR, because of the obvious English
> references on some of the parts, per my photos.
>
> I'd like to sell this radio without the hassles of eBay. It's a good
> foundation for a quality radio, I think---at worst, what an absolute
> treasure-trove of parts for your OWN homebrewed creation!...especially that
> Eddystone dial. And we all know how rare those things have become, & what
> they're going for...
>
> At the risk of creating an impromptu auction here, I AM OPEN to
> offers---there are a total of 17 detailed photos available for viewing, too.
> If you're interested, please send me a direct e-mail, & I'll forward same to
> you in 3-4 separate e-mails, to prevent mutual servers from getting bogged
> down...
>
> Thanks for your interest & the bandwidth, & my very
>
> ~73!~ Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ
>
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