[Milsurplus] WWII Navy RAL-8 Receiver Project

[Kenneth G. Gordon]

On 7 Jul 2019 at 20:49, Hubert Miller wrote:

> Many of us are old enuff to recall when the RAK, RAL along with the
> BC-375 were the laughingstock of surplus hounds. "RAK, ho ho ho, who'd
> want one of those, ha ha " That attitude was exemplified in one of
> those surplus compilation books. I recall seeing them in surplus
> stores and thinking this way. We were propagandized. -Hue 

Yes. One of the "Surplus Perversion Manuals" or the "Surplus Schematics Handbook" by 
CQ magazine stated about the RAL, that "While it is possible to use the RAL for amateur 
communications, it is an almost hopeless antique and certainly not "worthy" (!!) of any 
conversion efforts."

Sure....

BS.

Ken