[Boatanchors] Please Respond For Historical Data

[Kevin Gallagher]

"Duane Fischer, W8DBF" wrote:

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> 1. What do you consider to be the best vacuum tube general coverage receiver?
> Why? Collins R-390A, Superior selectivity, beautiful engineering
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> 2. What do you consider to be the vacuum tube receiver with the best audio
> reproduction? Why? I like my R-388/ 51J3, the best because I don't have my SX28A
> halicrafter up and going yet.
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> 3. What do you consider to be the best vacuum tube receiver for both AM and FM
> listening? Why? Mc Intosh. It is the only tube receiver that I have for AM
> (broadcast) and FM. Tube audio for ever!! ( I have heard a SX-43 that fit the
> parameters here and it sounded great!)
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> 4. Which vacuum tube receiver have you enjoyed listening to the most since first
> becoming interested in radio? Why? Military R-392. I really prefer it to the 390
> for general listening.
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> 5. What is the best vacuum tube receiver built for Ham band only coverage? Why?
> Probably the Collins 75S3/C  as far as why, did anyone build another that came
> close?  Maybe some of  the Sherwood equipped Drakes?
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> 6. What is the best sounding Ham band only vacuum tube receiver? Why?
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> 7. What company bilt the greatest number of good performing vacuum tube general
> coverage receivers?  I have always prefered Hammarlund to Halicrafters and both
> made more than Collins. Halicrafters probably built the most receivers but the
> most good ones?? I don't know.
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> 8. Defining the term 'vintage' to be a receiver that is at least twenty-five
> years old, or built prior to 1978, which one is the best overall performing
> general coverage receiver? Why?  Excluding military and Collins, the SP 600
> (JX-17) is at the top of my list, (if you don't classify it as military!) It is
> the only radio that I have that is on par with the 51J 3/4  series  and it will
> dig a station out of the muck every bit as  good as the Collins.
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> 9. Using the same criteria as in the previous question, which receiver had the
> best audio quality? Why?
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> 10. If you could have any receiver ever manufactured, which one would you choose
> and why?  Probably one of the newer Watkins Johnson receivers or a Rockwell/
> Collins rig. You should be able to get a superb receiver for the price of a new
> high end SUV!!     73 to all, Kevin Gallagher, kd7hew, next to Americas first Natl
> Park, Yellowstone.
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