[Hammarlund] John R. Leary SP-600 vs. Icom 756 Pro II

[Les Locklear]

A friend who lives close by made this comparison yesterday, during the 
daylight and evening hours. He was using a multicoupler connected to his 
antenna and a John R. Leary re-engineered SP-600 he had purchased from me 
last year and his recently purchased Icom 756 Pro II.

He could not find a single case where the Icom could hear a signal that the 
Hammarlund couldn't and vice versa. He commented that on many of the very 
weak signals, the Hammarlund's audio was much more intelligible than the 
Icom.

He is a very technically astute person and was amazed at the comparison. The 
frequencies varied from 21.5-21.6 mhz (mc for the SP-600) and 9.0- 9.9 mhz.

Remember, this particular test was conducted in am only, even though this 
particular SP-600 has a product detector built in.

Hollow State receivers are still competetive after 50+ years.

Les Locklear
Monitoring Since '57
Located On the Gulf of Mexico
Gulfport, MS.
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