"AComarow" wrote in message

Brian's not eligible to
vote, because he's wrong. :)

Avery W3AVE
Potomac, Md.

I,m Sorry! I wanna play;(

The NC2-40-D is a good looking set, but then again, the dreaded NC183D is a
real looker, what with the blacked out glass and that wicked S meter.

"AComarow" wrote in message

Brian's not eligible to
vote, because he's wrong. :)

Avery W3AVE
Potomac, Md.

I,m Sorry! I wanna play;(

Oh, okay. But no more bogus R-390 claims.

[drum roll] Now for Brian's nomination(s)...

Avery W3AVE

AComarow wrote:
"AComarow" wrote in message

Brian's not eligible to
vote, because he's wrong. :)

Avery W3AVE
Potomac, Md.

I,m Sorry! I wanna play;(

Oh, okay. But no more bogus R-390 claims.
^^^^^

"bogus" "_BOGUS_" You dare refer to a claim of the certain and
undeniable beauty of the original R-390 (non-"A") as "*BOGUS*"?

Aroint thee, foul fiend, and return to the depths of Hades, whence
thou camest, and wherein thou shouldst be confined "le olam, om"!

And if you can't tell I'm kidding, I'll spell it out for you.

--
"bing-bong. Brimish Rull regret that mumble maz bem dermumble a mir
mumble mumble bimble late. Passengers mizzing to mumble rimble mumble
are advised to momble mar at murmble. Thank you mor mumble mimbling
Brimble mum. bing-bong." -- Gary "Wolf" Barnes, the Monastery

From: (Nc183d)
Date: 1/13/04 5:03 AM Eastern Standard Time

The NC2-40-D is a good looking set, but then again, the dreaded NC183D is a
real looker, what with the blacked out glass and that wicked S meter.

No argument here. And how come nobody's suggested the HRO-60? Remember, we're
talking APPEARANCE, not functionality. The HROs were a pain to read frequency
off the dial, but oh, the feel of that dial...

I've got a couple of other nominations, if the jury permits:

1) RME 4300/4300A (which in a way resembles a modern NC-2-40D, or at least the
big semicircular dial does).

2) RME 6900, with a front panel laid out so the dial and every control are in
perfect harmony and proportion. Sort of a feng shui receiver.

3) For all you SX-101 lovers, who simply love that humongous dial, I vote for
most of the Eddystones of the '50s & '60s. They not only had the same huge dial
scale, but also a tuning mechanism that was beyond smoooooth and like the RME
6900, a beautifully designed front panel layout.

How come nobody's mentioned the Collins S Line? Simple, elegant, luxurious
touches like the pebbled overlay.

Fun!

Avery W3AVE

From: -Bill- exray@coquidotnet
Date: 1/12/04 9:01 PM Eastern Standard Time

SX-115!
-Bill M

I understand the appeal, but it's always left me cold. Arrogant. ("Why am I so
much more expensive than other ham receivers? Because I CAN be! Nyah, nyah.")

Avery W3AVE

Subject: SX-28 Scarce? I Don't Think so!!
From: NoSpam
Date: 1/12/04 8:36 PM Eastern Standard Time

I don't like the peep-hole windows like Hammarlund used. A radio
should have a BIG scale and big knobs.

NC-270
SX-62

The metaphore scales are confusing too, HRO, Collins. It's too much
like looking at a movie through a soda straw. Don't get me started
on digital displays. What's that, a bunch of numbers. It doesn't
show me where the station is in the context of the band.

SX-101A, now there is how 40 meters should be splayed out.

de ah6gi/4

With due respect, the NC-270 was just a cheaper, tarted-up NC-303. But I guess
if you like blue...

Avery W3AVE

AComarow wrote:

SX-115!
-Bill M


I understand the appeal, but it's always left me cold. Arrogant. ("Why am I so
much more expensive than other ham receivers? Because I CAN be! Nyah, nyah.")

Avery W3AVE

I got mine for $100 in the eighties so I try not to let current prices
bother me :-)

-Bill

"AComarow" wrote in message
...
"AComarow" wrote in message

Brian's not eligible to
vote, because he's wrong. :)

Avery W3AVE
Potomac, Md.

I,m Sorry! I wanna play;(

Oh, okay. But no more bogus R-390 claims.

[drum roll] Now for Brian's nomination(s)...

Avery W3AVE

Ahh!! Thank You Avery. I nominate the TMC GPR-90 because it is pretty and
The Hallicrafters SX-11 because of the airplane dial and the eye tube tuning
indicator plus the cool brass thumbscrews on the front. Ta! Da!
--
73 and good DXing
RX:
R-5000, SP-600 JX-6, SX-28
Ant:
100' longwire, Evesdropper Dipole

Brian's Radio Universe
http://webpages.charter.net/brianehill/

Subject: SX-28 Scarce? I Don't Think so!!
From: (Mike Andrews)
Date: 1/13/04 7:23 PM Eastern Standard Time
Message-id:

AComarow wrote:
Oh, okay. But no more bogus R-390 claims.
^^^^^

"bogus" "_BOGUS_" You dare refer to a claim of the certain and
undeniable beauty of the original R-390 (non-"A") as "*BOGUS*"?

Aroint thee, foul fiend, and return to the depths of Hades, whence
thou camest, and wherein thou shouldst be confined "le olam, om"!

And if you can't tell I'm kidding, I'll spell it out for you.

--
"bing-bong. Brimish Rull regret that mumble maz bem dermumble a mir
mumble mumble bimble late. Passengers mizzing to mumble rimble mumble
are advised to momble mar at murmble. Thank you mor mumble mimbling
Brimble mum. bing-bong." -- Gary "Wolf" Barnes, the Monastery

Okay, okay. Nobody ever said 390 junkies are rational. Look, I owned one. I was
dazzled by the Rube Goldberg machinery behind the front panel. All those gears!
Cams! Moving arms! But since when did defense contractors build for show as
opposed to efficiency and functionality? C'mon. Name one military radio that
looked better than its civilian equivalent. At least the SP-600 didn't look
that much different.

Avery W3AVE