Receivers can be rated objectively and subjectively. When you compare the
HQ-145 with the best receivers available, it turns in ordinary performance.
Stability is good for am and below 20 meters. Selectivity is fair.
Calibration is fair.

But, despite the fact that I would not rate the HQ-145 as a top end radio in
performance, I enjoyed owning and using mine. It has a great feel and is
appealing. The HQ-180 is a superior radio, but the HQ-145 was really the
end of the line in the development of the 455 kHz receivers, which started
with the Comet and HQ-120.

I gave mine away to a foreign ham many years ago who needed a receiver and
miss it. Perhaps someday there will be another one in my collection.

73, Colin K7FM