[Boatanchors] Hammarlund HQ-170A vs. National NC-300

[Glen Zook]

I basically agree.  The NC-300, although not a Collins, is considerably more stable than the HQ-170 series.

I also have an HQ-140X as the replacement for one that I had in college.  Used the original with a W2JAV RTTY converter and could copy the Reuters New York to Havana link "solid" for hours after the HQ-140X warmed up for about 30 minutes.  Unfortunately, a good number of the Hammarlund models definitely drift, especially above 14 MHz.  Now letting them warm up for at least an hour helps, slightly, but the vast number of them are just too "drifty" on the higher frequencies.

Glen, K9STH

Website:  http://k9sth.com


--- On Tue, 7/15/08, Garey Barrell <k4oah at mindspring.com> wrote:

I don't think there is any comparison between the two. The NC-300 is a solid, stable receiver with good AVC and great audio.  The HQ-170A has none of the above.
 
I loved my HQ-129X, and still have it and an HQ-140X.  But by the 170A, it was all over for Hammarlund.
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