[Boatanchors] Please Respond For Historical Data

[Kenneth Hickman]

Hi Duane & Gang,

My answer to your poll:

1.  The Hammarlund HQ-129-X....With a good SSB converter, it is hard to
beat! Suggest the
     the TMC GSB-1 which is the "Ham" equivalent to the SSB converter they
built for the R-390
     receivers except instead of a 3.1 filter, the GSB-1 uses a 2.5 filter
and has a fantastic calibrated
    dial arrangement....The receiver has a slow drift problem....

2.  Hands down, the Hallicraters SX-16....With push-pull 6V6's output to a
p-p plate to a 5000 ohm,
     thats correct, a 5000 ohm to line transformer then a 5000 ohm line to
Voice Coil transformer
     mounted in the separate speaker enclosure....The volume level could be
turned way up without
     distortion of the audio....No good for SSB. No stability....Good for AM
only....

4.  The Collins 75S3C for stable, accurate tuning and good audio....

10.  Don't know - I am not familiar with the mass of receivers having been
marketed back then....

Ken....N5CM....NNN0FKQ....

----- Original Message -----


From: "Duane Fischer, W8DBF" <dfischer@usol.com>
To: <boatanchors@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 9:15 PM
Subject: [Boatanchors] Please Respond For Historical Data


>
>
> I would greatly appreciate each one of you taking the time to answer the
> following questions. You may answer any or all of them. Please post your
reply
> to the list so that all subscribers may have the opportunity to benefit
from
> your collective experience.
>
> When completed, I will put the edited replies into a document that will be
> posted on the HCI web site for anyone interested to read now or any time
in the
> future. Credit will be given to each who respond. Thank you in advance for
your
> cooperation and participation.
>
> All answers are based on 'your personal opinion', they do not necessarily
have
> to agree with manufacturer specifications. Which means, you may like a
receiver
> with modest specifications better than one with superior specifications.
The
> bottom line here is, listener preferences based on actual use.
>
> 1. What do you consider to be the best vacuum tube general coverage
receiver?
> Why?
>
> 2. What do you consider to be the vacuum tube receiver with the best audio
> reproduction? Why?
>
> 3. What do you consider to be the best vacuum tube receiver for both AM
and FM
> listening? Why?
>
> 4. Which vacuum tube receiver have you enjoyed listening to the most since
first
> becoming interested in radio? Why?
>
> 5. What is the best vacuum tube receiver built for Ham band only coverage?
Why?
>
>
> 6. What is the best sounding Ham band only vacuum tube receiver? Why?
>
>
> 7. What company bilt the greatest number of good performing vacuum tube
general
> coverage receivers?
>
> 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?
>
> 9. Using the same criteria as in the previous question, which receiver had
the
> best audio quality? Why?
>
> 10. If you could have any receiver ever manufactured, which one would you
choose
> and why?
>
> Duane Fischer, W8DBF
>
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