[Heathkit] Re: [Hallicrafters] Hallicrafters Re: Why AStorm Series

[Vern Weiss]

I agree with Jim. I built an EICO 753 in the mid-1960s and it worked
perfectly...except for its drift issues. Even after all the solid state mods
that were published during the day, I still would start out on 7250 and in
15 minutes be out of band above 7300. It was a nice looking rig, had a good
receiver (sensitivity-wise) but the drift was terrible.

The ABSOLUTE WORST rig I ever owned was Ten Tec's "Power Mite"
"transceiver." It was actually a separate receiver and transmitter in a
single box. The receiver chirped, the transmitter chirped, images, spurs,
horrible sensitivity...and even with a crystal (A CRYSTAL!!!) it drifted. IT
HAD IT ALL. It still amazes me that Ten Tec survived this piece of junk and
went on to prominence. The Power Mite PM-5 (I think it was called) could
have done them in.

DE W9STB MINOCQUA, WI


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Brannigan" <jbrannig at optonline.net>
To: "Duane Fischer, W8DBF" <dfischer at usol.com>; "David Knepper"
<cra at floodcity.net>; "peter A Markavage" <manualman at juno.com>
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Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2004 8:43 AM
Subject: Re: [Heathkit] Re: [Hallicrafters] Hallicrafters Re: Why AStorm
Series


> My vote would be for the Eico tri-band transceiver, (751?)
> It was claimed that the only way to keep it from drifting was to hammer a
> nail through the tuning knob.
> A few of the National SSB transceivers would also get the nod.....
> Runner up, for the widest passband in a SSB/CW receiver would go to
> Hammarlund.....
>
> Jim
>
>
> > Which raises the burning issue: If Collins was the best, what pray tell,
> was the
> > Edsel of radios?
>
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