[Milsurplus] RE: RAL receiver

[w8au at sssnet.com]

At 08:51 AM 10/13/06, howard holden wrote:
>I can't fathom why it would need any "conversion". It works just 
>fine AS IS, and is quite suitable for amateur use. As long as one 
>has an LM to calibrate it, and becomes familiar with the 
>peculiarities of tuning a regen, it does rather well for most comms. 
>We use one regularly aboard the USS Ling for CW, and have even used 
>it for SSB, where it provides generally equal or superior reception 
>to a Yaesu FT-101ZD.

Howie:  You're preaching to the choir so you won't find any objections. :-)
Ditto for USS LST325 when LOP#1 (RAK/RAL) is used with the TDE xmtr.
Works as good as an RBC as long as you know what you're doing....

To quote a current US manufacturer's caveat on their top line 
transceiver... "this is not a beginner's radio."   (kinda reverse from
the early thirties when a regen WAS a beginner's radio)  :-)

Perry   w8au