[Hammarlund] SP600-JX17 Availability

[Cecil Acuff]

Greetings,

        I would add a comment or two to what Jerry has already sent.  This
is just my opinion so take it for what it's worth.

The JX-17 prices are on the high side if you ask me....because it seems to
be the more sought after of the JX's.   Why I don't really know.  The little
red knobs of the diversity model seem to drive the price up.

I have been told by those who know these things better than I that the JX-17
has a few problems BECAUSE it was the diversity model.  Something like a
JX-14 or JX-21 might be a better choice.  My understanding is that the AGC
circuitry is different on the JX-17 and that it doesn't perform like the
others unless it's taken back to the Non-Diversity design as part of the
restoration.  I have found that the JX-14 and 21 prices are more reasonable
and if as rumored maybe a better performer!

I will tell you that they are very nice receivers...and I own 3 of them....a
JX-14...a VLF and a John Leary special...I love them all and have no plans
to part with any one of the three in the near future.  I would love to find
a small warehouse full of them and spend the rest of my days restoring them
and putting them in the hands of new owners!  It's a Classic!

Cecil...
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Orrin & Phyllis" <minmar@2z.net>
To: <hammarlund@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2004 8:55 PM
Subject: [Hammarlund] SP600-JX17 Availability


> Hello,
>
> A while ago I did a WTB post to the 'BA" list (316 members) for a
> restorable
> SP600-JX17. I received two responses. One person had a beauty that I
> could'nt afford, and the other gentleman I am still communicating with.
>
> Osterman's 1998 edition of "Shortwave Receivers Past and Present" lists
> this receiver as common. In fact I have read somewhere lately that they
> are still in use today for fixed point HF comm.
>
> Are these radios indeed getting scarce, or is it that people won't part
> with
> them?
>
> Thank you,
>
> Orrin Bentz            In far Northern Minnesota.
>
>
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