[Milsurplus] [MRCA] New video on Navy RAL receiver

[Mike Feher]

Not wanting to over react, but, I never heard anyone equate all regens, or
any for that matter, to the Ocean Hopper. The Ocean Hopper was a great
little affordable set for a guy like me in the late 50's, but, far from a
real receiver. Consequently, it is still a great nostalgia piece. I obtained
my first RAK and RAL way over 30 years ago and they are simply fantastic. I
used them a lot with great pleasure. So, nothing new to me here, HI. I still
have them. I just do not understand how you can even put the two types of
sets in the same paragraph and imply that anyone familiar would compare the
two. The Ocean Hopper had lots of appeal, it was cheap, it was easy to
assemble, it was small, and now, most of all, it brings back a lot of great
memories. I had firsthand experience with the Ocean Hopper, that cannot be
replaced. Certainly the SW-3, Pilot Super Wasp, and so on, even the
commercial BC band regens were better, all of which I have used. But, if I
was to keep just one, for me it would be the Ocean Hopper. I bet there are
way fewer Ocean Hoppers out there than there are RAKs or RALs. I would not
be surprised if there were even a lot more SW-3s out there than Ocean
Hoppers. If I wanted a real great receiver, I would build one. It would be
based on the Weaver principle and would use ultra high IP3 mixers by
Steinbrecher. Not a regen. 73 - Mike

Mike B. Feher, N4FS
89 Arnold Blvd.
Howell, NJ, 07731
732-886-5960


    

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Behalf Of Al Klase
Sent: Sunday, January 03, 2010 2:15 PM
To: robandpj at earthlink.net
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Subject: Re: [MRCA] [Milsurplus] New video on Navy RAL receiver

Great video Rob!

The RAL was the high-water mark in short-wave TRF-autodyne design.  It 
is a revelation to folks who equate all regenerative receivers to the 
Knight Ocean Hopper.  The RAL has two RF stages, two audio filters,  AVC 
by way of an output limiter, and a regulated power supply.

Al

Robert Flory wrote:
> Just posted at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s95N6boQ4bs