Re: [IRCA] Daves' HQ 180

["Bob Young" <youngbob53@xxxxxxx>]

I have several Hammarlund receivers among many boatanchors, (affectionate 
term for the big old tube receivers), the 180 is a nice radio, good 
selectivity and sensitivity, they suck in the signals like a magnet, I've 
gotten many TA's on mine. They are a classic radio and are getting 
expensive, but there are usually several on ebay. You could expect to pay 
between 250.00 and 500.00 and to me they are well worth it. The SP-600 is 
even better, I wouldn't trade my heavy big old tube radios for any modern 
radio although if I did it would be the R8. There's nothing like sitting in 
front of a rig that has real light bulbs and a 2 1/2" dial knob that has 
some weight to it. If for nothing else the sound of them (especially the 
SP-600) is worth it alone, the 180 has all the basic stuff you need in a 
good receiver. The 180 has 18 tubes, all fairly common.

Bob Young
Millbury, Ma.


>From: "Marty Rimpau" <mrimpau@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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>Subject: Re: [IRCA] Daves' HQ 180
>Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 10:10:07 -0700
>
>Hi are they still making the hq 180, and if so, is it solid state?  I
>remember hearing about the hq 180 in the sixties, and my understanding
>was that it was so sensitive, that one could pick up tijuana in the day
>time from the bay area, but to what extent that was exagerated, I don't
>know.  I wonder what the best receiver for dx is today?
>On Thu, 28 Sep 2006 07:46:03 -0700, Patrick Martin wrote:
>
>Dennis,
>
>That HQ 180 is not a bad receiver. It doesn't have all of the bells and
>whisles the new ones have, but it held its own very well with the TA
>opening last night. Dave & Christina  are great people. We have been
>friends now for 35 years.
>Yes, he has a pretty decent DX location except Dave does get more noise
>than I do. But we are working on cutting that down a bit more with
>better grounding.
>
>73,
>
>Patrick
>
>Patrick Martin
>KAVT Reception Manager
>
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