[ARC5] Radios and the Canal

[Mike Everette]

Hammarlund built a very fine radio indeed, except for one thing... trademark drift.  It seemed the same in the HQ-120-X, HQ-129-X, BC-779, BC-794, HQ-150, HQ-170 and HQ-180... I've used them all.  Oddly enough, the HQ-180 doesn't appear to be as pronounced as the 170 for some reason.  

In my experience with the HRO, NC-173 and NC-183-D, the National radios don't have this issue to near the same degree.  

But as far as tube radios exclusive of Collins, the RCA AR-88 is the best tube receiver I've ever used.

73

Mike
W4DSE



--- On Tue, 5/14/13, Kenneth G. Gordon <kgordon2006 at frontier.com> wrote:

> From: Kenneth G. Gordon <kgordon2006 at frontier.com>
> Subject: Re: [ARC5] Radios and the Canal
> To: "Bill Cromwell" <wrcromwell at gmail.com>
> Cc: Arc5 at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Tuesday, May 14, 2013, 2:12 PM
> On 14 May 2013 at 13:42, Bill
> Cromwell wrote:
> 
> > I am still biased in favor of Hammarlunds for tube 
> > receivers.
> 
> Well, I'm on your side on that one, Bill. Me too...although
> National runs a very, VERY close 
> second.
> 
> Ken W7EKB
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