RAL-7 Receiver Restoration
The
RAL-7 is a work of art; absolutely beautiful construction. Used by the USN
for ship-shore communications.
It's a TRF design and amazingly sensitive. A monster that could not be built
today. :-)
0.3 to 23MHz in 9 bands. Photos taken after LOTS of cleaning and restoration
efforts.
Good looking,
right?
VERY
high quality construction
The
beautiful tuning capacitor and it's worm-gear drive within a machined aluminum
casting!
One of
the many nicely wound coils without its cover
Every
coil in the receiver is covered by a threaded (!) deep-drawn aluminum cover.
High quality
everything - no compression trimmers in this radio!
Original
antenna connector - mate is 'unobtainium'  |
Original
connector replaced with common SO-239  |
Cabinet
- before refinishing  |
CABINET AFTER ... |
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