On Feb 10, 11:31 pm, "Ed Zeranski" wrote:
I posted some photos of my HQ-170 project on my Flickr site if anyone
maybe interested in taking a look, let me know what you think...Thanks
http://www.flickr.com/photos/32773176@N00/

Hey, Thats a great radio! No abuse, all the parts, you did well,
con-BoatAnchor-gratulations.

EdZ

Thanks EdZ,
I just picked up another HQ-170 yesterday for a parts source. It is
much cleaner than mine but is missing several major components. It is
s/n 5792 and my original HQ-170(the one in the photos) is s/n 1902.
Actually the one in the photos has been cleaned up and looks even
better now. Once I have the new front panel, knobs, etc I will post
more photos. Working on this HQ-170 has been a lot of fun. I am now in
the process of putting in the BFO coil and the 160 meter antenna
transformer. Once I have all the components installed and checked I
will finish the alignment. Once I have the radio playing like it
should, I will start swaping the front panels, dials, knobs etc.
Thanks for the tip about the 6C4 HF oscillator, I will watch for that.
I tried to buy a 170 VHF model off Ebay recently but missed it and I
think it sold for ~$140, I wish I had made that deal. Thanks for the
comments and best 73 de Randy, WB5KCM