[Boatanchors] hq-170

[Warren Elly]

Neil... damn the torpedos!
But you might want to drop a line to TimTron,
and ask about his hq-170 mods... I enjoyed his 170 very much, though I  
must
admit, it did not sound like a hammarlund ...
you can email him at timtron at hotmail.com

73, Warren W1GUD
Tampa
On Jul 17, 2008, at 11:16 PM, RJ Mattson wrote:

> 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
>
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