[Milsurplus] Opinions on comm receivers ?

[kgordon2006]

I have to agree with Ray on this, mostly. My first really decent receiver was a BC-348 with a properly done AC supply. At the time (1957) I was amazed at its quietness and tuning rate. I suspect that receiver is what began my love for milsurplus.Although I have never had or used a BC-348 with a dynamotor supply, I have always really liked the sound of a running dyno. Kinda like a jet engine spooling up. The RF noise never concerned me.Had an ARR-41 once. Was not impressed.SRR-11, 12, 13: like them a lot. Never noticed excessive drift in those I've used.Really liked the Hammarlunds I have used, despite the drift in the old BC-779 (for instance). SP-600: excellent receiver, especially for band-cruising, except that now there is nothing to cruise to.Have NEVER been impressed by anything that Hallicrafters ever made except the SX-28 and the BC-610. Every other Halli receiver I have ever used was too unstable to suit me. Annoyingly so. I could never understand how Halli could make stable transmitter VFOs but their receivers were so darned UN-stable. But I have never used an SX-101 either.The lower band ARC-5s are the finest single-band receivers ever designed, but IMHO the "40 meter" version is trash. Even so, they all did the job for which they were designed.And my favorite receiver is the RAL-7, bar none. IMHO, the RAL is the best HF TRF receiver ever produced.I also am thoroughly impressed by the RBB and RBC. They are really superb.Ken W7EKBSent via the Samsung Galaxy S21 5G, an AT&T 5G smartphone
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