[Milsurplus] RAK receiver - Philadelphia area

Al Klase ark at ar88.net
Tue May 19 20:02:45 EDT 2026


The LF-MF RAK and the HF RAL were probably the best TRF-Autodynes 
(regen) ever built.  An RAL will even do SSB on 20-meters.

AL

On 5/19/2026 12:45 PM, kgordon2006 via Milsurplus wrote:
> Oh, ha!! All it needs is a thorough cleaning, and the application of a 
> bit of WD-40 with a rag to shine it up.
>
> One of the things which always amazed me about the RAK was that the 
> selectivity is so good that it has nearly perfect "single-signal" 
> reception: the "other side" of zero-beat simply doesnt exist.
>
> It makes an excellent, but rather large, "Q-5er" :-)
>
> Ken W7EKB
>
>
>
> Sent from my Galaxy
>
>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: Nick England via Milsurplus <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
> Date: 5/19/26 09:37 (GMT-08:00)
> To: milsurplus at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Milsurplus] RAK receiver - Philadelphia area
>
> Looks pretty crufty from storage, but maybe okay for parts or a *project*.
> Contact Gary WA2OMY <talgarth at comcast.net>
>
> I know nothing more.
> Nick K4NYW
>
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