[Milsurplus] RAK-RAL

[Bill KA8VIT]

We have two pairs of RAL/RAK combinations aboard the boat.
 
You can see one RAL/RAK combination center left, and the RAK of the second combination to the right of it.
 
Above on the left is one of our RBS-3 receivers with a crossbar switches so we can pump audio to or from any compartment.
 
 
They are great TRF receivers.
 
If you check our our qrz.com page and scroll down you'll find links to some cool pictures and videos of the boat including some our trip to dry doc and back in 2021.
 
https://www.qrz.com/db/w8cod
 
73 - BILL KA8VIT / W8COD
 
 
 
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Bill Chaikin, KA8VIT
Chief Radio Operator
WW2 Submarine USS COD SS-224 (NECO)
USS COD Amateur Radio Club - W8COD
 
ka8vit at ka8vit.com
http://www.usscod.org
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> On 10/20/2023 8:04 PM EDT CL in NC via Milsurplus <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net mailto:milsurplus at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
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> 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.
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> Charlie, W4MEC in NC
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