[Premium-Rx] Coommon problem in SSB RX Quality

[James C. Garland]

My vote for worst-sounding SSB and CW goes to the all-Germanium transistor 
National HRO-500, produced until the early 70's. A neat-looking receiver 
with the greatest dial mechanism ever, but it's ferrite pot-core 50 kHz IF 
resonators caused terrible distoriion when using the product detector.  CW 
notes sound like they're played on a harmonica. Interestingly, however, the 
AM fidelity was excellent.
Jim Garland W8ZR

At 04:46 AM 10/8/2003, you wrote:
>John,
>
>You are right - I agree.
>
>However, what about the WORST sounding receivers?
>
>My vote goes to the Racal RA329. At best it sounds like a robot with a flat
>bettery on drugs!  At worst -  a half-drowned duck with its beak full...! The
>RA1792 must come in as a close second....
>
>Anyone else got a favorite 'worsts'?
>
>Richard
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