Re: Ozark Patrol Regen Receiver A+
Don Wilhelm <w3fpr@...>
You guys have got to stop this stuff! I have been following this
thread recalling my novice days. I never did get a regen receiver
to work to my satisfaction, but I built my novice transmitter and
struggled with an NC-54 (or was it NC-53) receiver. I did not work
many stations until I obtained a BC-348J receiver.
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Later, I went on to build my own version of the Lew McCoy HBR-16 which featured an Eddystone slide rule dial and used salvaged (and capacitor switched coupling for variable selectivity) 85 kHz IF transformers salvaged from BC-453 receivers. I added a Q-multiplier at 85 kHz and it had really good selectivity. I dubbed it the HBR-18 because it used 18 tubes. It is still in the attic storage, and I might resurrect it one day. I usually get enough nostalgia walking around hamfests and looking at the boat anchors for sale - seeing stuff I either had long ago or those things I lusted for and could not afford back in the day when they were available. Wisdom has always prevailed and I have resisted the urge to take one home. These days, my K2, K3 and KX3 are more than I need, but your comments have gotten me thinking about restoring that HBR-18 and the NC-101X that I have in the attic - even though I know that my Elecraft rigs are far superior performance-wise, much lighter and easier to use than those boat anchors. I may even try my hand at a regen again based on some of the stuff presented by George Dobbs at several past FDIM seminars. Thanks for the memories.
On 7/29/2014 8:11 PM,
rhulett1@... [4sqrp] wrote:
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