[Milsurplus] RAK-RAL

[CL in NC]

I too have both the RAK and RAL receivers up an running.  The RAK on a homebrew supply, the RAL on the proper AC supply.  I cut my ham radio teeth on a regen receiver in the '60's, and there is something to be said when you start there and slowly work up to something more modern.  While I can't use the RAK during a power outage, I do have a couple VLF rigs that run on batteries, and I am probably the only person that looks forward to the power going out.  If the outage is big enough, all the noise on the VLF bands goes away, and you can hear some things like NDB's you could only hear at night, BC stations hundreds of miles away, and other mysterious sigs, but the lack of racket is amazing.

Charlie, W4MEC in NC