[Hammarlund] John R. Leary SP-600 Audio

[Al Parker]

Hi Les,
    I was wondering the same as Boomer, what did Leary do to the audio
secn?
    And I agree, there are a few modified radios that we think are great,
like the Learys, but if we see something done to one of these classics by
Joe Average Ham, we shy away from it.  That's 1 reason I'm not sure about
modifying my R-1511, but it's not much use as-is.  It'd take some major
changes, but if done properly, might make a good band cruiser out of a
sow's ear.
    On the other hand, some of us seek the old HB stuff, even if it's not
real pretty it's got a certain ambiance about it, and some do work real
well.
73,
Al, W8UT
New Bern, NC
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Todd Bigelow - PS" <tbigelow@pop.state.vt.us>
 I'd be curious to hear how he's redesigned
> the audio section over stock. No, I don't want to modify mine(I could
never
> aspire to such heights anyhow), but it would be interesting to know. It's
> amusing to me though, how many of us are against modifying this old gear,
but
> would love to own such a piece of radio history. Perhaps it's the fact
that the
> radios were so much more plentiful back then or just the oddity involved.
For
> me, it would definitely be the thrill of using a radio created by a
'master'
> instead of just hacked by Joe Ham. Regardless of what a purist might
think of
> Mr. Leary's creations, from all I've read he seems to have been a very
> interesting and knowledgeable guy who embodied the actual spirit of
'radio' in
> his work.