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Old July 19th 11, 10:27 PM posted to rec.radio.shortwave
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Default What is/was your favorite boatanchor?

On Jul 19, 10:34*am, sctvguy1 wrote:
Back in the early days, I really wanted a Hammarlund HQ-180, I thought
that this was the top of the line! *I used to look in the Allied catalogs
and other sources, the old WRTH, and wished that I had the money to get
one. *I finally, now after about 45 years, I have a Hammarlund HQ-145XC,
not the 180, but the closest I can come.
What tube radio did you yearn for in the old days?


I once had a Hammarlund HQ-180AC. Great rx. I always wanted a
Hammarlund SP-600 Super Pro or a Collins R390A but never had the $$$.