Hi JT, This may not exactly fit the specifics of your needs or requirements, but for my money, one of THE best tube-type receivers (and it was designed & built near the zenith of the vacuum tube era) is the R-4 series from Drake...
They are still readily available, AND at good prices --- especially the series preceding the "C" version (which apparently needs a lot of "after-market" hot-rodding anyway to make it really come alive, anyway).... Now, if you want something without 160-meters --- but at HALF the price of an R-4 --- get yourself a decent Heathkit SB-301. Two caveats: if you want 160 with the R-4, you'll need a 12.6-MHz crystal...and if you want AM with the SB-301, you'll need an AM IF filter (the SB-310 wider unit preferred in this application). My $0.02 worth, anyway... Either way, you'll get a classic, hollow-state receiver, that is readily repairable by yourself, that's stable, sensitive, and flexible...AND it won't cost you an arm & a leg, either! ~73~ Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ ************************************* ----- Original Message ----- From: "JT Croteau" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service" <amradio@mailman.qth.net> Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2008 10:16 AM Subject: [AMRadio] Wanted: Receiver - New England > I'm going to be looking for a receiver at the beginning of the month > (hate getting paid once/month) and wondering if anyone has anything > they'd be selling or have any leads on. > > I don't have a big list of requirements and can't afford a "museum > quality" R-390A or Super Pro but want to get on the air now that I > have a decent plate modulated TX and not sure if my simple regen I am > building will be up to snuff. I should probably save/wait for > NEAR-fest but I'd really like to get on the air. > > I'll have $350 to $400 to spend: > > * Primary use - HAM band AM reception primarily on 75 and 40 initially > - 160 down the road > > * Needs to work, something that needs a little TLC is fine but would > like it to work as soon as I bring it home. > > * Something located north of New York City so I can come pick it up. > I don't like driving south of NYC. > > * Nice audio, doesn't have to be the greatest quality but just > enjoyable listening and something I can feed into a nice speaker > system. > > * Something that would fit inside a 19" rack cabinet would be a big > plus but not a requirement. Desk space is getting sparse but I have > about 3' of unused space inside my rack where a RX could fit nicely. > > > Any ideas? Thanks guys. > > -- > JT Croteau, N1ESE - Manchester, NH (FN42gx) > Contest Manager, TARA Skirmish > ______________________________________________________________ > Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net > AMRadio mailing list > Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/amradio@mailman.qth.net/ > List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html > List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html > Post: mailto:AMRadio@mailman.qth.net > To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > the word unsubscribe in the message body. ______________________________________________________________ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/amradio@mailman.qth.net/ List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:AMRadio@mailman.qth.net To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body.
