[syhprum (OP)]

When I was a youngster the most desirable HF receivers,s were the RCA AR88 and slightly later the RACAL RA17.
In my dotage do I see them thru rose coloured spectacles, how would they compare with modern software derived receivers.

[Bored chemist]

They are generally less clear than TLAs.

[Geezer]

Don't go dragging the Texas Library Association into it.