Well, I went shopping with the money Santa left me (the money my wife didn't spend on gifts ).
I saw a nice Racal receiver (it looked small in the photos). So off I went.
I ended up with a Racal RA17L
Oh, and also a Racal RA117
And also another RA117 for parts
Not to mention a pair of SSB converters
A box of assorted parts
And also a bag containing an almost complete set of spare valves. Oh, and I shouldn't forget the two power cords with the funny connectors that look like XLR sockets.
A couple of closer looks follow...
I have taken a very quick look at the 3 receivers. The first 2 look to be complete, but will need extensive recapping and possibly resistor replacement. The gutted unit is another 117 but it's missing the power transformer and the valves. There may be more missing too.
I have yet to crack open the 2 SSB units, look at the spare parts, or the spare tubes (other that a quick once-over for white getters).
It would be really interesting to get these going again. the scrap unit is pretty complete, and may be a candidate for conversion to solid state.
These will be a long term project!
I saw a nice Racal receiver (it looked small in the photos). So off I went.
I ended up with a Racal RA17L
Oh, and also a Racal RA117
And also another RA117 for parts
Not to mention a pair of SSB converters
A box of assorted parts
And also a bag containing an almost complete set of spare valves. Oh, and I shouldn't forget the two power cords with the funny connectors that look like XLR sockets.
A couple of closer looks follow...
I have taken a very quick look at the 3 receivers. The first 2 look to be complete, but will need extensive recapping and possibly resistor replacement. The gutted unit is another 117 but it's missing the power transformer and the valves. There may be more missing too.
I have yet to crack open the 2 SSB units, look at the spare parts, or the spare tubes (other that a quick once-over for white getters).
It would be really interesting to get these going again. the scrap unit is pretty complete, and may be a candidate for conversion to solid state.
These will be a long term project!