[Boatanchors] Hammarlund Pro 310 Rcvr on eBay

[Geoff]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Knoppow" <1oldlens1 at ix.netcom.com>
To: "Phil" <ko6bb1 at gmail.com>; "Richard W. Solomon" <w1ksz at earthlink.net>
Cc: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2011 12:16 PM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Hammarlund Pro 310 Rcvr on eBay


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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Phil" <ko6bb1 at gmail.com>
> To: "Richard W. Solomon" <w1ksz at earthlink.net>
> Cc: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2011 7:50 AM
> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Hammarlund Pro 310 Rcvr on eBay
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>> Personally, when compared to other Hammarlund receivers I
>> think it's a
>> rather ugly looking critter.  Of course we all know that
>> performance and
>> overall construction outweighs looks. . .
>>
>> 73 de Phil,  KO6BB
>> http://ko6bb1.multiply.com/ (OTR Blog)
>> http://www.qsl.net/ko6bb/  (Web Page)
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>     There is a bit of info on this receiver on the web.
> Apparently not many were built, perhaps a couple of hundred.
> I remember when they came out; I played with one at Henry
> Radio's demonstration room. I would not say they are ugly so
> much as strange looking, I think they were supposed to look
> modern and streamlined. I suspect they are more collector's
> items than practical radios.
>
>
> --
> Richard Knoppow
> Los Angeles
> WB6KBL
> dickburk at ix.netcom.com


Its performance on the higher frequencies was unspectacular due to the 
losses in the double tuned front end and obsolete 6BA6 RF amp that followed 
and the usual noisy 6BE6 mixer. The apparent customer base was not the ham 
market which demanded the highest possible sensitivity.

I wonder if it had the same 6C4 problems that the HQ's suffered?

Carl
KM1H