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March 29th 04, 06:36 AM
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Dave wrote:
Can anyone tell me if this puppy is likely to be solid state, or more likely to be a tube model? Still new at this business. Dave Solid state. It's pretty basic configuration. Single conversion, prone to drift. Sensitivity is good, depending on antenna, and with a small mod, can be made to sound pretty nice. IF's are a little wide for crowded bands. Performance is not unlike solid state T/O's. Bandspread is calibrated for ham bands This rig handles almost like some of the Hallicrafter's with slide rule dial, except on most examples, more drift. Which can be limited with temp compensated caps in the tuned circuits. There is some backlash in the tuning mechanism. Not a lot. Good feel, flywheeled tuning. It's a decent starter rig, but for the same bux, you can usually pick up much more radio in a recent portable. You don't need to pay more than $75 for a very nice example. And anything you pick up will likely need to have electrolytic caps replaced. It's fun radio to listen to a ball game on. If you like ball games. |
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