[Hammarlund] Hammarlund HQ-129-X

[Gary Baker - W3OG]

I just purchased a nice HQ-129-X at a hamfest last week, to satisfy my =
curiousity about them.   I checked & replaced tubes as necessary.   I'm =
impressed with this fine old receiver, and now I know why you 129X =
owners say the nice things you do about them.   The audio is great, and =
the performance is very good.   I have a question, though.  Last =
evening, many signals on 75 Meters were unusually strong.   I noticed =
that the audio began to distort, and it was necessary for me to back off =
the RF Gain a bit, to clear it up (on AM reception).  I switched over =
the the MW band, and no such occurrence, even on the strongest signal =
that I could find (but they were still only about mid-meter-scale =
signals, compared to the needle-pinners on 75m.   I switched out the 6H6 =
(AVC) with another one, but no difference.  Is this typical of the =
129X's, or could anyone offer some comments on this?

Thanks,
Gary  W3OG

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