[Boatanchors] hq-170

[RJ Mattson]

Hi Neil
My HQ-170A-VHF is great.
Antiques require attention.
Many comparisons are made with varying effects of age and environment.
Restore your 170. It will be as good as you remember - maybe better.
Enjoy,
bob...w2ami

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Neil " <neil at ghostdog.com>
Subject: [Boatanchors] hq-170
> Hi all,
>
> OK... I cried as I read the blasts against the 170. That
> because I hated to see a receiver that I had put on
> a pedestal tumble down. I didn't know of it's flaws.
>>
> Now I'm back into hamming after a long long hiatus. I picked
> up an HQ-170 on eBay a while back as a DIY project. Needs
> lots of work, but I guess I'll still take a stab at it...
> even
> after the thrashing the beast just got on this group. At
> least
> I'll better know what to expect when it's tuned and tweaked
> up.
>
> Old dreams die hard.
>
> 73, Neil   KH6EAM
>
> Neil Murphy