[Hammarlund] HQ129X Distortion

[Kenneth G. Gordon]

On 6 Apr 2008 at 21:03, Skip Frolik wrote:

> and stuck it in storage. Since then I've read a lot about them
> and learned they are apparently a pretty good receiver.

Yes. They are.

> Now
> that said since I didn't know what I was looking at I just assumed the
> mixer was a 9 pin tube type. Cause this unit has some type of 9 pin
> miniature tube in that position.

Very interesting! Would you be so kind as to find out 
WHICH tube that is?

> So was there a
> well known modification to the mixer on this radio since most everyone
> seems to say this is a weak point or do I have a one off mad scientist
> modification to this radio ????

I've never heard of one, but that doesn't mean there wasn't 
one.

Find out which tube it is, please.

Ken Gordon W7EKB