[GreenKeys] period HF receivers

[Roy Morgan]

On Mon, May 8, 2017 at 12:10 PM, Joe Herdler via GreenKeys <
greenkeys at mailman.qth.net> wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> As I have posted lately, I am in the process of setting up a nice TTY
> (RATT) system...
> ... as I am trying to stay in the 50's early 60's Navy radio room look, I
> will be looking for a rack mount tube receiver, probably within one or two
> years.
>

Joe,

R-390A's don't cost thousands of dollars (maybe three quarters of a
thousand for a very nice one), but economy in your project is well within
reach.

The RBB and RBC receivers are octal tube based radios of the 40's and early
50's (I am likely only approximate here), and are really wonderful radios.
Some of them are definitely rack mount. Some were not in rack cases but in
table top cases.  None of the ones shown on the website below are rack
mount ones, it seems.

You will find more information than you can digest at this site:
http://www.navy-radio.com/
See this page for receivers of the 50's and 60's:
http://www.navy-radio.com/rcvrs.htm

The RBB and RBC receivers are considered WW-II radios and can be seen at:
http://www.navy-radio.com/rcvr-ww2.htm
with detailed info at:
http://www.navy-radio.com/rcvrs/rbb-rbc.htm

I suggest you go to some hamfests with a wheeled luggage carrier and about
$100.  You will likely come back with a nice radio (or two!).

-- 
Regards,
Roy

Roy Morgan
k1lky since 1958
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