[HBR] those newer receivers...

[William Wood]

Hey Cal I think we are comparing apples with oranges.  There are of  
course receiver like the long wave club uses in QRSSS and other  
digital goodies, and the list could go on and on.  The goal with the  
HBR receiver is to have a great receiver, but hate to say this it is  
a great receiver that is dated...   Sure it can compare with many  
modern day rigs, depending on how we build the thing, but we have to  
admit technology has gone a long way sense the 50s-70s...  When we  
get done with our receivers, we will have something to be proud of,  
and something that fits our particular bill of wants and needs, but  
the average joe will not be too interested in it other then the few  
wells and ahhs and wonderment's, but they will go back to the rice  
box and have maybe a computer do a lot of fun things for them, and  
you will probably go back to your rig and try to pull out another  
weak one  with your skills you've learned over the years.  There is a  
lot to say about the HBR series, but it is a focused rig with a  
focused group with a focused end result.

It's going to take me a while to build this thing, but I am already  
thinking of some kind of matching transmitter.  I have a couple of  
those dow key type goodies that came out of the old motracs, and am  
thinking of a way to incorporate those for a sort of automatic  
antenna change over system : )  See, still lots of fun, and your  
accomplishment will run circles around the rice box users...   But  
only in specific tastes goals and such.  Why even my studies in the  
last couple of months have made my time on this subject well worth  
the efforts, learning something new almost all the time.  forget  
three things learn four : )  This experience alone is worth a mint...
73
Bill



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