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

[k0dan]

If you are happy with the looks & performance of the HQ170+S200, $225 is a
steal, provided you don't mind stealing it from your friend. The speaker
alone is worth $100, and the receiver maybe $300. Of course ebay prices and
your mileage may vary, but $225 is definitely on the low end of the market.
Regardless of  your lust for an HQ180 or SP600, you should grab that HQ170
before someone else does!

Good luck and 73
Dan
K0DAN
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ronnie Davis" <ke4vpn@yahoo.com>
To: <hammarlund@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, April 07, 2002 12:14
Subject: [Hammarlund] Hello, Im new to the list and I need some advice


> 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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