[Hammarlund] Collins or Hammarlund?

[Ray, W2EC]

See..... it is all a matter of opinions and preferences. I have an R-391
that is pretty much like new (the green depot paint hasn't even been
scratched off the screw heads) and also an SP-600 that I had to re-cap.
Both are fine radios, and while the R-391 is better for accurate
frequency location, the ease of use of the SP-600 means the SP-600 is
used far more often than the R-391. Like others, I won't give up either.
Drift? None that I've noticed. I can power up the SP-600, dial in a
known BC frequency on the vernier setting, and listen all day without
touching the dial again.

Ray  W2EC   "http://www.w2ec.com/W2EC.html"


Glen Zook wrote:

> The Collins is MUCH more stable than the SP-600. 
> Also, the calibration is MUCH closer on all bands than
> the SP-600.
> 
> I used to own two SP-600-JX17 receivers and, frankly,
> I have never been sorry that I traded them off.  I
> owned one R-390 and it was a very good receiver.  I
> just didn't like the main tuning arrangement.  I now
> have a 51J2 and like it very much.
> 
> In my personal opinion, it is not inches and feet, but
> inches and yards!  The SP-600 is easier to work on
> than the Collins, but, frankly, every SP-600 that I
> have seen (and I have seen several), drifts pretty
> badly, especially on the upper bands.
> 
> Now, I have owned two HQ-140X receivers over the years
> (have one now), and after about 30 minutes warm up
> they are VERY stable.  They just don't have the dial
> accuracy that any of the Collins amateur radio
> receivers have.
> 
> Glen, K9STH
> 
> 
> --- Craig Roberts <crgrbrts@verizon.net> wrote:
> 
> Okay -- just for fun -- R-390 or SP-600?
> 
> Tell me about them, warts and all, please.  Which
> 
>>one performs better (yeah, I know -- it's the
>>
> Collins, et al; but is it a matter of inches or feet),
> and which one's easier to work on. I assume I'll have
> to work on whichever one I buy -- especially if it's
> an eBay queen.
> 
> =====
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