[Hammarlund] HQ-180 versus HQ-180A

[Dan Cotsirilos]

you guys forgot the gearing! the tuning gear design is greatly improved by 
mounting the gears inside the frame instead of outside there by reducing 
wobble.  Dan



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan Robinson" <darobin at his.com>
To: "Grant Youngman" <nq5t at comcast.net>
Cc: "'Hammarlund List'" <hammarlund at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, December 25, 2004 9:44 PM
Subject: Re: [Hammarlund] HQ-180 versus HQ-180A


> Don't need to repeat the praise this worthy receiver has gotten over the 
> years.  The 180 series is a classic of radio design -- I have two As, one 
> AX, and a C and they are keepers...
>
> Grant Youngman wrote:
>
>>Nothing of consequence other than solid state rectifiers and the 1st
>>conversion oscillator tube is powered on when the radio is off in the "A".
>>Overall, either is a fine receiver, and indistinguishable from the other 
>>as
>>far as performance is concerned.
>>
>>One plus of "late" 180A's is that the clock is powered through a plug
>>arrangement rather than being hardwired in (if you have a "C" version). 
>>Can
>>make disassembly a bit easier, if needed.
>>
>>And the "A" tends to be more expensive.
>>
>>
>>>What are the main differences between a HQ-180 and HQ-180A?
>>>
>>
>>Grant/NQ5T
>>
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