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Differences between Hammarlund 170 and 180
The HQ-180 has recently gone for $655 and as high as $1725 on
eBay...Hope it plays as good as that! ....just my two cents.. Bill COLIN LAMB wrote: I think the HQ-170 is an HQ-110 plus the HC-10 tunable if. The HQ-180 came out later and I suspect had overall improvements and may have been designed more from the ground up. The HQ-170 plays like a $200 radio with a great tunable if. The HQ-180 plays like a $400 radio. But, these are just my opinion - totally subjective. Hope I do not hurt any HQ-170 fans' feelings. 73, Colin K7FM |
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Differences between Hammarlund 170 and 180
On Apr 28, 10:36 am, Bill wrote:
The HQ-180 has recently gone for $655 and as high as $1725 on eBay...Hope it plays as good as that! ...just my two cents.. Bill COLIN LAMB wrote: I think the HQ-170 is an HQ-110 plus the HC-10 tunable if. The HQ-180 came out later and I suspect had overall improvements and may have been designed more from the ground up. The HQ-170 plays like a $200 radio with a great tunable if. The HQ-180 plays like a $400 radio. But, these are just my opinion - totally subjective. Hope I do not hurt any HQ-170 fans' feelings. 73, Colin K7FM- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Well I have had my HQ-170 for a while now. I restored one that I bought on Ebay for about $200 including shipping. A local ham had a parts HQ-170A unit that I purchased from him. The HQ-170A has a flip top cabinet that allows you to access the tubes and everything on top of the chassis. I believe the HQ-170A has a solid state replacement for the 5U4GB power supply rectifier tube. There are some other differences in some of the connections on the rear panel. Seems like you can pickup a HQ-170 for a decent price. The HQ-170A VHF models command a pretty high price. The HQ-180's seem to be worth their weight in gold as Bill noted in his message, I also saw the one on Ebay go for $1700+ recently. The only recommendation I would have is to expect to have to do a complete alignment to the receiver and replace C82, the 4 section electrolytic. This alignment can be kinda tricky and you will need to have an accurate 60 KHz signal generator to get the 60 KHz IF's aligned correctly. I am real happy with my HQ-170. I use it mainly on AM on 75 meters with my Johnson Ranger transmitter. 73 de Randy, WB5KCM |
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Differences between Hammarlund 170 and 180
On Sat, 28 Apr 2007 11:36:34 -0400, Bill wrote:
The HQ-180 has recently gone for $655 and as high as $1725 on eBay...Hope it plays as good as that! All of them have been going for from $400 to $700 over the time that I have been watching (last couple of months). Then we have ONE of them that goes for $1700++? Doesn't that look a little suspicious to you guys? |
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Differences between Hammarlund 170 and 180
Rick (W-A-one-R-K-T) wrote:
On Sat, 28 Apr 2007 11:36:34 -0400, Bill wrote: The HQ-180 has recently gone for $655 and as high as $1725 on eBay...Hope it plays as good as that! All of them have been going for from $400 to $700 over the time that I have been watching (last couple of months). Then we have ONE of them that goes for $1700++? Doesn't that look a little suspicious to you guys? On that one auction (270110127334), looks like bidder #3 wanted it badly...bid a number of times, topping over his previous bids while no one else even outbid him. Bidder number 5 may have been a shill but it was already up to $1670 when #5 popped it only $30 more. Then #3 kept increasing it higher over his previous bid. Nope...I think the seller got real lucky on this one. |
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Differences between Hammarlund 170 and 180
On Sun, 29 Apr 2007 10:37:36 -0400, Bill wrote:
On that one auction (270110127334), looks like bidder #3 wanted it badly...bid a number of times, topping over his previous bids while no one else even outbid him. Bidder number 5 may have been a shill but it was already up to $1670 when #5 popped it only $30 more. Then #3 kept increasing it higher over his previous bid. Nope...I think the seller got real lucky on this one. Unless bidder #3 was the shill, and had no idea what he was doing... I would be amazed beyond belief if the sale actually goes through and the radio actually changes hands at that price. |
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Differences between Hammarlund 170 and 180
On Apr 29, 1:17 pm, "Rick (W-A-one-R-K-T)"
wrote: On Sun, 29 Apr 2007 10:37:36 -0400, Bill wrote: On that one auction (270110127334), looks like bidder #3 wanted it badly...bid a number of times, topping over his previous bids while no one else even outbid him. Bidder number 5 may have been a shill but it was already up to $1670 when #5 popped it only $30 more. Then #3 kept increasing it higher over his previous bid. Nope...I think the seller got real lucky on this one. Unless bidder #3 was the shill, and had no idea what he was doing... I would be amazed beyond belief if the sale actually goes through and the radio actually changes hands at that price. Check out this Ranger 2. http://cgi.ebay.com/Johnson-Viking-R...QQcmdZViewItem |
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Differences between Hammarlund 170 and 180
Funny thing..... If I had one that nice, I don't think I'd sell it, even for over $1k. If the sale is legit, I can only assume that the buyer once had one and is willing to go to any end to replicate his/her early station. And/Or... it could be one of several persons-of-means that are in this hobby that price is never an obstacle. |
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Differences between Hammarlund 170 and 180
I watched that ranger when it was first listed with a minimum starting bid of $500.
I thought it was outrageous then and I still do! DD wb5kcm wrote: On Apr 29, 1:17 pm, "Rick (W-A-one-R-K-T)" wrote: On Sun, 29 Apr 2007 10:37:36 -0400, Bill wrote: On that one auction (270110127334), looks like bidder #3 wanted it badly...bid a number of times, topping over his previous bids while no one else even outbid him. Bidder number 5 may have been a shill but it was already up to $1670 when #5 popped it only $30 more. Then #3 kept increasing it higher over his previous bid. Nope...I think the seller got real lucky on this one. Unless bidder #3 was the shill, and had no idea what he was doing... I would be amazed beyond belief if the sale actually goes through and the radio actually changes hands at that price. Check out this Ranger 2. http://cgi.ebay.com/Johnson-Viking-R...QQcmdZViewItem |
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Differences between Hammarlund 170 and 180
I think it's just a sign of the times. Have you seen the muscle cars
going for over $1-million at action? That seems a little outrageous too! Especially when we paid $3,200 for a brand new 1967 Pontiac GTO. People want these things and are willing to pay an arm and a leg for them. The prices for things no longer produced are only going to go up if there is a market for them. On Sun, 29 Apr 2007 18:57:02 -0400, Dave wrote: I watched that ranger when it was first listed with a minimum starting bid of $500. I thought it was outrageous then and I still do! DD wb5kcm wrote: On Apr 29, 1:17 pm, "Rick (W-A-one-R-K-T)" wrote: On Sun, 29 Apr 2007 10:37:36 -0400, Bill wrote: On that one auction (270110127334), looks like bidder #3 wanted it badly...bid a number of times, topping over his previous bids while no one else even outbid him. Bidder number 5 may have been a shill but it was already up to $1670 when #5 popped it only $30 more. Then #3 kept increasing it higher over his previous bid. Nope...I think the seller got real lucky on this one. Unless bidder #3 was the shill, and had no idea what he was doing... I would be amazed beyond belief if the sale actually goes through and the radio actually changes hands at that price. Check out this Ranger 2. http://cgi.ebay.com/Johnson-Viking-R...QQcmdZViewItem -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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Differences between Hammarlund 170 and 180
On 29 Apr 2007 12:05:20 -0700, wb5kcm wrote:
On Apr 29, 1:17 pm, "Rick (W-A-one-R-K-T)" wrote: On Sun, 29 Apr 2007 10:37:36 -0400, Bill wrote: On that one auction (270110127334), looks like bidder #3 wanted it badly...bid a number of times, topping over his previous bids while no one else even outbid him. Bidder number 5 may have been a shill but it was already up to $1670 when #5 popped it only $30 more. Then #3 kept increasing it higher over his previous bid. Nope...I think the seller got real lucky on this one. Unless bidder #3 was the shill, and had no idea what he was doing... I would be amazed beyond belief if the sale actually goes through and the radio actually changes hands at that price. Check out this Ranger 2. http://cgi.ebay.com/Johnson-Viking-R...QQcmdZViewItem I was at a ham swap meet in Spokane Washington back in the 80's. A guy had a same-as-new factory wired Johnson Ranger II for $100. I didn't think I would ever have a use for it, so I passed. Kicking myself ever since. Dick - W6CCD -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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