What's In a Name?

[David Dunlop]

Can anyone tell me if there is an actual difference between a reception set and a receiver? To me they have both appeared to be doing exactly the same thing, and in a number of situations on exactly the same frequencies.

At one time I thought the reception set term was a British Commonwealth thing as opposed to a receiver being an American term, but over time both terms seem to show up sooner or later everywhere.

Or is it perhaps a rank distinction in that Officers had Reception Sets and the rest of the schmucks got Receivers?


David