[Milsurplus] RBA, RBB and RBC

[Kenneth G. Gordon]

> The receiver is very highly rated.  When doing an A/B comparison, using the
> same antennas, the 75 year old RBC I have "hears" everything the KX3 hears and
> more !  In the middle of the day on 20M, I can  usually  find some CW
> that the KX3 can't hear. Mike, K4TQF PS: There's a mock-up photo of them on my
> QRZed page.

I had an RBB/RBC pair many years ago and used them regularly for CW 
traffic handling. I absolutely loved them and wish I had never sold them.

For one thing, the audio limiter in those receivers is absolutely superb. I have 
never, ever used anything like them.

I ran a full KW (input) at the time to a T-350-XM transmitter. The antennas 
were separate for receiver and transmitter, and I operated full QSK.

A fellow ham came to my shack one day while I was operating and was 
amazed that the level of audio from the RBB was identical when copying my 
own signal and the fellow I was working. A KW locally, vs an S-5 signal from 
the other guy. Amazing.

Although I have two RBAs now, I don't have a single RBB or RBC....yet.

Ken W7EKB