[Milsurplus] R-808 versus SRR-13 resolution

[Ray Fantini]

To continue your thought experiment! The R-808 looks older and is larger than it needs to be, and will always be in the shadow of the R-392 Just speculation on my part but would say the 808 will always be regarded as a R-392 wan be. The SRR receivers look more modern than they are, looking at the size, shape and the cool projected display you would think it out of the sixties or seventies and a modern box but then the circuit reveals the same design that's been kicking around for decades to try to de-throne the R-390A, I would propose that in order to try to build something that was easy for first level maintenance they ended up with a monster that was only repairable at depo, maybe the shape of things to come in the future who knows? Do know one thing that for all the money that was dumped into developing the SRR line those receivers were dead on arrival in terms of length of service with the R-1051 that soon replaced them.
I owned several SRR radios mostly back in the seventies and eighties when they were common and cheap. Had the opportunity to meet someone who worked on the design, he provided me with the jumper cable for operating the radio outside the case, a ton of spare mods and filters and best of all a box full of steal levers that were designed to replace the stupid pot meatal levers on each internal switch that often broke because of over torquing.
>From what I recall they were quiet, sensitive great on strong signals and overloads (BCI) and I would have put one up angst any R-390A out there, the problem is that a R-390A is way easier to maintain, get parts for and has a far better pedigree then the RCA box.


Ray F/KA3EKH

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