[Hammarlund] Hello, Im new to the list and I need some advice

[Michael OBrien]

Hi Ronnie

You are right the The hq-170 is ham band only the
hq-180 is general coverage If you  are a SWL like my
self the the 180 is better but a lot more money.

Mike

PS I plan on selling a hq -100 for 75.00 + shipping
(just a little plug for me !?!)


--- Ronnie Davis <ke4vpn@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hello
> I saw the Hammarlund list and thought I would join
> because I really enjoy the old radios. I have no
> backqround in tube gear and I am wanting to buy my
> first Hammarlund. A good friend has a HQ-170A that
> he
> loaned me to try out, it also has the S-200
> Hammarlund
> speaker. He could never get it to work, so I didnt
> think I would either. I found out that the shorting
> plug on the back was not shorted and that was the
> main
> problem, after cleaning the tube pins and sockets
> with
> Deoxit it came back to life. Rig sounds good now and
> looks clean. The case has a few scratches down to
> the
> primer and the chassis has a few discolarations but
> it
> is in good shape. The face is very clean, and all
> the
> orignal knobs are there. Now that it is working im
> thinking about buying it. He is asking $225 for the
> pair and I do not know if this is a good price or
> not.
> I was really wanting a HQ-180A or a SP-600 JX-17 and
> I
> dont know if the Ham Bands only will work for me. I
> would appreciate any help you could give me on
> prices
> for the HQ-170A, HQ180A and the SP-600 jx-17.
> Thanks
> 73 de ke4vpn
> Ronnie
> 
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