[Milsurplus] RBB/RBC overload - NOT!!!!!! and the RAL again.

[Kenneth G. Gordon]

Dennis D. W7QHO wrote:

> All,
> 
> My only experience with an RAL has been on the ham bands, but I find it has the
> same "capture" problem with strong adjacent signals common to all regenerative
> receivers.

Although I understand the "capture" problem, in all the time I have used an 
RAL, it has never been serious enough for me to bother to do anything about 
it.

>   The two RF stages help but do not eliminate the problem.   Fire up
> a TBL (for ex) nearby and the RAL would not be likely to hear anything else.

I think it depends on how close in frequency the transmitter would be to the 
receiving frequency. For instance, when I was using my RAL-7 as my main 
receiver, there was at least on 5KW BC station nearby that I never heard 
when I was on a ham band.
  
> Not overloading in the sense of the term as applied to superhets, I guess, but
> essentially the same end result.

Yes.

> 
> Having said that, though, I'm impressed by the old Gob.   Holds it's own just
> fine on the modern ham bands unless someone fires up an old BC rig nearby.  

Yup. :-)

>  What with no AGC, regeneration and multiple RF peaking controls one has to fly
> this bird continuously too.   Fun being back so close to nature.

Yes! Absolutely. There were really only two things that I ever thought could 
improve the old girl: 1) a direct frequency readout of some sort, and 2) an 
audio gain control. The only gain control in it is an RF gain control. An audio 
gain control is easily installed, BTW.

Ken W7EKB