[Milsurplus] [RCA] SRR-13 Article

[Dennis DuVall]

I used both the SRR-13 and the R-808 for a period several years ago. Remember having to do a lot of work in the -13 to repair some damage in the RF coils.  Also got the thing working quite well on SSB with some tweaking of the second detector and AGC circuits.
Also ran an R-808 for a few years.  Again, worked OK but nothing special. Big and heavy…..  The R-392 is definitely a superior receiver.  Never understood why the Marine Corps didn’t  go with the GRC-19 but guess they just gotta do their own thing…..

Dennis D.  W7QHO
Glendale, CA

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> On Aug 5, 2016, at 10:07 AM, Hubert Miller <kargo_cult at msn.com> wrote: 
> 
> Well, there might be a flood of R-808s later this year then. I'm thinking of disposing of mine also. I think this thread has solidified my 
> thinking on that desicion.  
> I thought the R-808 was the heavier. I had only one SRR, which i never tried out, and only repacked and shipped to an acquaintance.
> But it didn't seem all that heavy. I'll have to check my manual.
> -Hue 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: George Babits [mailto:gbabits at custertel.net] 
> Sent: Friday, August 5, 2016 6:37 AM
> To: Hubert Miller <kargo_cult at msn.com>; Milsurplus at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] [RCA] SRR-13 Article
> 
> I got my BC-224-B at a hamfest for $5.00.  They made at least 91x (SN on
> mine) of them on the 1939 RCA contract.  The dynamotor has been replaced with an AC supply but no extra holes in the panel.
> 
> I have a couple of R-808/GRC-14 sets on the bottom of the pile.  I messed with one about 25 years ago and let it go in favor of the R-392 I had at the 
> time.   I don't plan on keeping the ones I have and will sell them this 
> winter.  They are certainly heavy, but not as heavy as the SRR series.
> 
> 73,
> George
> W7HDL
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