I'm planning on making my first trip in 5 years up to
Dayton, and I'm on a mission to go hunting for a
good boatanchor. Hell, part of the reason why I've
been adding some lifting to my workouts has been
to haul one of those babies back to my car over at
the Salem Mall (or whatever the hell they call that
empty shell now).

Ideally, I'd like a Hammarlund HQ-180AC, which
I've used before for about 3-4 months, but I'm
realistic enough to know that with the demand for
one that I'm not probably going to land one. My
big question, then, is what would be a good
alternative?? I'm not interested in the R390/A
(the demand thing again), or the SP-600 or SX-88
either. I don't really know too much about the
50's-60's Hallicrafters models, and the only other
model I'm familiar with other than the HQ-160 is
the Hallicrafters S-20R Sky Champion.

I've thought about hunting for a Hallicrafters SX-100,
but that's about it. Anyone have some models
that would be worth it to hunt for?? Once I get
a list, I'll go doing some online research and narrow
my choices down (starting with dxing.com, naturally).

--Mike L.

Michael Lawson wrote:

I'm planning on making my first trip in 5 years up to
Dayton, and I'm on a mission to go hunting for a
good boatanchor. Hell, part of the reason why I've
been adding some lifting to my workouts has been
to haul one of those babies back to my car over at
the Salem Mall (or whatever the hell they call that
empty shell now).

Ideally, I'd like a Hammarlund HQ-180AC, which
I've used before for about 3-4 months, but I'm
realistic enough to know that with the demand for
one that I'm not probably going to land one. My
big question, then, is what would be a good
alternative?? I'm not interested in the R390/A
(the demand thing again), or the SP-600 or SX-88
either. I don't really know too much about the
50's-60's Hallicrafters models, and the only other
model I'm familiar with other than the HQ-160 is
the Hallicrafters S-20R Sky Champion.

I've thought about hunting for a Hallicrafters SX-100,
but that's about it. Anyone have some models
that would be worth it to hunt for?? Once I get
a list, I'll go doing some online research and narrow
my choices down (starting with dxing.com, naturally).

I guess you could look for a nice HQ-150



--Mike L.

"dxAce" wrote in message
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Michael Lawson wrote:

I'm planning on making my first trip in 5 years up to
Dayton, and I'm on a mission to go hunting for a
good boatanchor. Hell, part of the reason why I've
been adding some lifting to my workouts has been
to haul one of those babies back to my car over at
the Salem Mall (or whatever the hell they call that
empty shell now).

Ideally, I'd like a Hammarlund HQ-180AC, which
I've used before for about 3-4 months, but I'm
realistic enough to know that with the demand for
one that I'm not probably going to land one. My
big question, then, is what would be a good
alternative?? I'm not interested in the R390/A
(the demand thing again), or the SP-600 or SX-88
either. I don't really know too much about the
50's-60's Hallicrafters models, and the only other
model I'm familiar with other than the HQ-160 is
the Hallicrafters S-20R Sky Champion.

I've thought about hunting for a Hallicrafters SX-100,
but that's about it. Anyone have some models
that would be worth it to hunt for?? Once I get
a list, I'll go doing some online research and narrow
my choices down (starting with dxing.com, naturally).

I guess you could look for a nice HQ-150

That's worth a shot. Does the Q-Multiplier actually
work well on the 150??

--Mike L.

Not sure what all you are looking for or the age. Here's a couple of
National Radio possibilities though:
Look for an HRO 60 (love that dial) or a 100ASD.


Michael Lawson wrote:
I'm planning on making my first trip in 5 years up to
Dayton, and I'm on a mission to go hunting for a
good boatanchor. Hell, part of the reason why I've
been adding some lifting to my workouts has been
to haul one of those babies back to my car over at
the Salem Mall (or whatever the hell they call that
empty shell now).

Ideally, I'd like a Hammarlund HQ-180AC, which
I've used before for about 3-4 months, but I'm
realistic enough to know that with the demand for
one that I'm not probably going to land one. My
big question, then, is what would be a good
alternative?? I'm not interested in the R390/A
(the demand thing again), or the SP-600 or SX-88
either. I don't really know too much about the
50's-60's Hallicrafters models, and the only other
model I'm familiar with other than the HQ-160 is
the Hallicrafters S-20R Sky Champion.

I've thought about hunting for a Hallicrafters SX-100,
but that's about it. Anyone have some models
that would be worth it to hunt for?? Once I get
a list, I'll go doing some online research and narrow
my choices down (starting with dxing.com, naturally).

--Mike L.

Thanks for the info. I'm shooting for mid 50's-mid 60's,
mainly, so those two are definitely worth a look.

--Mike L.


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Not sure what all you are looking for or the age. Here's a couple
of
National Radio possibilities though:
Look for an HRO 60 (love that dial) or a 100ASD.


Michael Lawson wrote:
I'm planning on making my first trip in 5 years up to
Dayton, and I'm on a mission to go hunting for a
good boatanchor. Hell, part of the reason why I've
been adding some lifting to my workouts has been
to haul one of those babies back to my car over at
the Salem Mall (or whatever the hell they call that
empty shell now).

Ideally, I'd like a Hammarlund HQ-180AC, which
I've used before for about 3-4 months, but I'm
realistic enough to know that with the demand for
one that I'm not probably going to land one. My
big question, then, is what would be a good
alternative?? I'm not interested in the R390/A
(the demand thing again), or the SP-600 or SX-88
either. I don't really know too much about the
50's-60's Hallicrafters models, and the only other
model I'm familiar with other than the HQ-160 is
the Hallicrafters S-20R Sky Champion.

I've thought about hunting for a Hallicrafters SX-100,
but that's about it. Anyone have some models
that would be worth it to hunt for?? Once I get
a list, I'll go doing some online research and narrow
my choices down (starting with dxing.com, naturally).

--Mike L.

One last thought. If you don't mind going solid state boat anchor, the
Kenwood R-300 is a blast to tune around using it's bandspread, xtal
marker. It looks like it ought to have tubes, but the only comforting
warm glow will be from the dial lights.

"Michael Lawson" ) writes:
Ideally, I'd like a Hammarlund HQ-180AC, which
I've used before for about 3-4 months, but I'm
realistic enough to know that with the demand for
one that I'm not probably going to land one. My
big question, then, is what would be a good
alternative?? I'm not interested in the R390/A
(the demand thing again), or the SP-600 or SX-88
either. I don't really know too much about the
50's-60's Hallicrafters models, and the only other
model I'm familiar with other than the HQ-160 is
the Hallicrafters S-20R Sky Champion.

Wouldn't it make more sense to study up on old receivers,
sio you'd be able to choose among what you can find, rather than
trying to find a specific model?

Once you figure out the sort of receiver you want, then there are
bound to be many that fit that. Obviously some would be better than
others in a given range, but with a good knowledge base you can
better decide whether receiver A at XX dollars is a good tradeoff with
receiver B with YY dollars.

There is a book or two that documents old receivers. It might be
worth getting one of them (if they are still in print), giving you
not only a chance to look at all that was available at one time, but
you can take it with you in case something exotic comes along and
then comes into consideration.

Michael

I've thought about hunting for a Hallicrafters SX-100,
but that's about it. Anyone have some models
that would be worth it to hunt for?? Once I get
a list, I'll go doing some online research and narrow
my choices down (starting with dxing.com, naturally).

--Mike L.

I've owned several older receivers over the years by national,
hallicrafters, heath, realistic and others and the best boat anchor I've
used is the National NC-183D.
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"Michael Lawson" wrote in message
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I'm planning on making my first trip in 5 years up to
Dayton, and I'm on a mission to go hunting for a
good boatanchor. Hell, part of the reason why I've
been adding some lifting to my workouts has been
to haul one of those babies back to my car over at
the Salem Mall (or whatever the hell they call that
empty shell now).

Ideally, I'd like a Hammarlund HQ-180AC, which
I've used before for about 3-4 months, but I'm
realistic enough to know that with the demand for
one that I'm not probably going to land one. My
big question, then, is what would be a good
alternative?? I'm not interested in the R390/A
(the demand thing again), or the SP-600 or SX-88
either. I don't really know too much about the
50's-60's Hallicrafters models, and the only other
model I'm familiar with other than the HQ-160 is
the Hallicrafters S-20R Sky Champion.

I've thought about hunting for a Hallicrafters SX-100,
but that's about it. Anyone have some models
that would be worth it to hunt for?? Once I get
a list, I'll go doing some online research and narrow
my choices down (starting with dxing.com, naturally).

--Mike L.