On Jul 21, 12:56*pm, dave wrote:
On 07/20/2011 07:55 PM, jon boy kg4gfu wrote:

Greetings All!
I would second Defcon's choices but I would really love to have all of
the selections listed. Really though, if we don't get our choices we
still will always want them until we have "it" out of our system. *The
problem lies in not getting our wants but in getting them and what do
we get next. *What a lovely problem. *Have a great week! *Jon Boy..
kg4gfu.

Boatanchors were fun when electricity was 2 cents a Kilowatt hour. I've
had 2 [ea] R390-As, a Westinghouse branded RA-17 series, RCA 18 Mhz
receiver from the War, BC-348, etc. Got it out of my system. Still use
tubes for music.

....a Westinghouse branded RA-17 ? Are you joking ??

On 07/21/2011 08:04 PM, wrote:
On Jul 21, 12:56 pm, wrote:

Boatanchors were fun when electricity was 2 cents a Kilowatt hour. I've
had 2 [ea] R390-As, a Westinghouse branded RA-17 series, RCA 18 Mhz
receiver from the War, BC-348, etc. Got it out of my system. Still use
tubes for music.

...a Westinghouse branded RA-17 ? Are you joking ??

A RACAL radio with a Westinghouse procurement contract tag is no joke.

On Jul 22, 8:20*am, dave wrote:
On 07/21/2011 08:04 PM, wrote:

On Jul 21, 12:56 pm, *wrote:
Boatanchors were fun when electricity was 2 cents a Kilowatt hour. I've
had 2 [ea] R390-As, a Westinghouse branded RA-17 series, RCA 18 Mhz
receiver from the War, BC-348, etc. Got it out of my system. Still use
tubes for music.

...a Westinghouse branded RA-17 ? Are you joking ??

A RACAL radio with a Westinghouse procurement contract tag is no joke.

So Westinghouse bought it from Racal in order to re-sell it to the guv-
mint ?

On 07/22/2011 02:25 PM, wrote:
On Jul 22, 8:20 am, wrote:
On 07/21/2011 08:04 PM, wrote:

On Jul 21, 12:56 pm, wrote:
Boatanchors were fun when electricity was 2 cents a Kilowatt hour. I've
had 2 [ea] R390-As, a Westinghouse branded RA-17 series, RCA 18 Mhz
receiver from the War, BC-348, etc. Got it out of my system. Still use
tubes for music.

...a Westinghouse branded RA-17 ? Are you joking ??

A RACAL radio with a Westinghouse procurement contract tag is no joke.

So Westinghouse bought it from Racal in order to re-sell it to the guv-
mint ?

R10xx/URR

RACAL on the front panel, Westinghouse on the procurement tag. My
model had 2 front ends with common oscillators, for diversity use. Thing
weighed 90 pounds without the power supply. An extremely quiet and
sensitive receiver. Used a roll of 35mm film for the kilocycles scale.
Used about 32 tubes as I recall. First use of collett knobs ever noted
by this reporter.

On Jul 23, 8:36*am, dave wrote:
On 07/22/2011 02:25 PM, wrote:

On Jul 22, 8:20 am, *wrote:
On 07/21/2011 08:04 PM, wrote:

On Jul 21, 12:56 pm, * *wrote:
Boatanchors were fun when electricity was 2 cents a Kilowatt hour. I've
had 2 [ea] R390-As, a Westinghouse branded RA-17 series, RCA 18 Mhz
receiver from the War, BC-348, etc. Got it out of my system. Still use
tubes for music.

...a Westinghouse branded RA-17 ? Are you joking ??

A RACAL radio with a Westinghouse procurement contract tag is no joke.

So Westinghouse bought it from Racal in order to re-sell it to the guv-
mint ?

R10xx/URR

* RACAL on the front panel, Westinghouse on the procurement tag. My
model had 2 front ends with common oscillators, for diversity use. Thing
weighed 90 pounds without the power supply. An extremely quiet and
sensitive receiver. Used a roll of 35mm film for the kilocycles scale.
Used about 32 tubes as I recall. First use of collett knobs ever noted
by this reporter.

From the description given here it is none other than RA153X . Made in
the UK . Westinghouse just put their name on it for the same old
reason : to chisel the guv-mint . Nothing new under the sun . I used
to have a regular issue Ra-17 . Very inconvenient tuning .Preselector
(excellent feature) . Very stable (has Wadley Loop). Very heavy .
Exceptional workmanship . It was built to be used in a lab.I just
cannot see it being hauled around by any soldier in any conflict . In
other words-- it is a monster .

I am still looking for me at Goodwill or wherever, for only a few
dollars, a Watkins Johnson Radio in real Good working condition, or a
Drake Radio.I can Dream, can't I?
http://www.devilfinder.com/find.php?...Johnson+Radios

There was a real cute gal who went to Forest Hill School, (I went to
Forest Hill School too) her last name Watkins.
cuhulin