"Scott Dorsey" wrote in message
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It's wide as hell. Consequently the audio quality on shortwave
broadcasts
is excellent. It's not a DX machine, though.

I remember seeing an RCA Globecomm facility when I was a kid which was
equipped with three AR-88 sets and two Collins R-388 sets, and all of the
operators preferred working on the R-388 positions.

Still, saying "not as good as an R-388" is decent praise.
--scott
--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

I'm surprised that it is that "wide." The selectivity curves are very
impressive;
and RCA put a lot of effort into the IF transformer design. I suspect
aligning
the IF and filter will be a bear to do.

This receiver is from an RCA Global Communications facility, it still has
the
RCA sticker and inventory number on the front panel. There's also a
custom calibrated BFO plate that wasn't on the orignal RX either.

Pete