[Lowfer] National RBL Lowfer receiver

[Ed Phillips]

F W Mooney wrote:
> 
> Greetings, I'm new to the list.
> 
> I recently acquired a vintage 1944 National RBL-6 receiver, that covers 15 kHz to 620 kHz.  It's basically a 7-tube Navy TRF receiver with regenerative detector, that weighs 75 lbs!
> 
> I'm fixing it up now.  It's a "9", but needs the usual capacitors and resistors.
> 
> My question is, does anyone else use a receiver of this type?  I bought it because I was never satisfied with the low-band reception on my ICOM R-70 (and because it looks so cool).  Can I expect better performance than my R-70?
> 
> - Fred M.  KA1DGL
>   Tampa FL

	The RBL series are "TRF + regenerative detector" receivers, and
performance will be somewhat disappointing.  Great boat anchors and I
have one in the back of the front closet which someone gave me; when my
wife finds it she'll make me get rid of it!  When I got it about 20
years ago I could copy lowfer "CW" at a distance of about 30 miles, but
he came in very much better on my modified BC-453.

Ed