[Milsurplus] RBS 2 Receiver Qustions

[howard holden]

Hello Greg,

The RBS series uses mostly metal octal tubes, nothing too hard to find. It tunes 2 - 16 Mhz or so (I think, as I recall), 4 bands. Not real slow on the tuning so it's more for general coverage but it can do for comm work if you are patient. Good sensitivity and stability. Worked with two of them aboard the USS Ling SS-297. Major problem is with the trimmer caps in the RF, osc, and converter sections. They have weak springs and over time tend to short out. Fortunately, the boxes with the caps for those sections come out fairly easily for replacing or reworking the caps. The job looks like major brain surgery but it's not. Power supply is separate. These are not lightweights.

Howie WB2AWQ/7
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Greg Mijal<mailto:bluebirdtele at embarqmail.com> 
  To: milsurplus at mailman.qth.net<mailto:milsurplus at mailman.qth.net> 
  Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011 12:57 PM
  Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] RBS 2 Receiver Qustions


  Hi:
  Can someone tell me if the RBS 2 is an ok receiver to clunk around with? Casual listening etc.
  What is the band coverage?
  Any really odd tubes in the box?
  Tnx
  Greg
  WA7LYO
  Kinston nc
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