[Hammarlund] Old Hammarlunds

[Todd, KA1KAQ]

On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 2:48 PM, Carl <km1h at jeremy.mv.com> wrote:
> When a SP-200 can compare with a 1937 NC-101X or a 1939 NC-200 for drift
> then I might get one again. They both also have great PP audio.

Mine ran circles around the NC-101X I had for stability and audio.
Which is why the National went to 'JN at the Richmond 'fest in '09 for
what I paid for it. Neat receiver but it was just after the move and
things were closing in on me again. It even had the green tuning eye.

> Its a shame Hammarlund never offered a good sounding external speaker, at
> least the ones in the console versions of the Comet and Super Pro did them
> justice.

They did. It was a big field coil Jensen (12-15 inch?). Got one with
my SP-100 a few years back. It shows up in some of their later 1930s
ads. It appears they went the PM route when they deleted the FC
connections from the power supply, and those speakers seem to be the
ones that show up regularly, in the black wrinkle cabinets.

I bet you'll like the 400 once you bring it online. It makes a big
difference when you have an example running up to spec vs. a tired
version needing a recap, alignment, and all the rest.

~ Todd/KAQ