John ) writes:
Rick (W-A-one-R-K-T) wrote:
After looking all year, I finally got my Hammarlund HQ-180A, have it set
up and working here in the shack, and it sure works nice for a 50 year old
boat anchor.

Now I'm looking for a transmitter to put with it. I'd really like a Heath
DX-100B because that was my first transmitter back in 1962, but I'd kind
of like SSB capability so I'm looking at a Marauder.

See
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWA:IT&ih=008

This one has come up for auction with a "buy it now" price of $195 (and a
shipping charge from SC to NH of around $75 grumble).

The cabinet does look a little rough, and the chassis could stand some
cleaning, but the front panel looks OK and if it works as well as the
owner says it does, maybe $270 (including shipping) isn't too bad.

What do you all think?

It certainly does look a bit rough. But I suspect there are not that
many Maurauders out there. Certainly there are many more DX-100s around.
How long have you been looking for a Maurauder? How often do they turn
up for sale in any condition?

I think this point is valid. I wasn't around the hobby at the time, but
from reading the magazines, it was sold for a relatively short period.
They then switched to the SB line (or maybe there was something in
between) which was far more compact.

Heath tended to do that, keep the same basic equipment but change
the cosmetic look (with some internal changes) over the years. That
the SB line lasted so long is somewhat a surprise, but even then, it
there were at least three "editions" within the line before the dramatic
change of the digital one, was it the SB-104?

Michael VE2BVW