Some Regens are better than others. Some Regens are better than
Superhets. Example: the home-brew Regen we use for S.W. is a little more
sensitive an about as selective as our straight forward low-end
Hallicrafters S-38. The home-brew Regens' selectivity is improved by a
judicious r.f. coupling and a.f. extraction design not found in
conventional Regen design. On the other hand, you wouldn't want to call
on a Regen for serious communication work.

Bottom line: Regens are fun, simple, inexpensive, forgiving, and if
designed well, will compete with low end superhets. For serious radio
communication, the superhet can be designed to perform giddy acts from
beyond.

John
m II wrote:

Is the Superheterodyne set over rated? It seems to me there were certain
advantages to the OLD ways. Ease of control perhaps not being one of them.

What was the WORST feature of the Regenerative sets? The BEST feature?

Would it be worthwhile to build a kit?






mike