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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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