[Hammarlund] Hammarlund HQ 180A

Tue Oct 18 03:18:30 EDT 2011

Thank you for this and other very helpful inputs from the list.

Still puzzled that the customer (SHAPE, that is the headquarters of the US
Commander of NATO forces in Europe) would be mentioned on the adhesive tag
itself. I know this receiver was "standard issue" for communications from a
lot of US embassies, US Information Service, three-letter agencies, etc. for
a certain period.

Best,

Clemens

On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 11:49 PM, Michael OBrien <mikobrien at yahoo.com>wrote:

> Hi Clemens
>
> You have a rather late 180a and mars hill operations started in the 1950s
> See the info copyed in
>
> Mike
>
> Hi Mike,
>
> > Is there a way to tell when a HQ - 180a was made my
> > serial # is 30733011
>
>       I'm replying so everybody can get this info.  What you have there is
> a LATE 180A.  The
> serial number tag on the back is an adhesive tag that's stuck to the
> chassis on the left side.
> That's one of the changes that occurred when Gianinni Scientific bought
> Hammarlund.
> You'll find the same kind of tag on late 170A's and the S/N's are
> different.
> I've forgotten the exact year but I believe that it was in 67 or 68.
> Robert Fowle had some info
> about the serial numbers that Gianinni issued but I never got a copy.  So,
> if you want a closer
> approximation on the date, take the cover off the radio, and look at the
> 3035 oscillator crystal
> that's in the corner of the chassis that's underneath the vernier tuning
> control.  It's mounted with it's leads up
> and you'll find a manufacture date in month and year in red on the bottom
> of the crystal.  You
> can figure that the manufacture date is 2 to 4 months later than the
> crystal date.  Your serial number is
> higher that mine here and I seem to remember figuring that my receiver was
> manufactured in
> 1971.  I believe that both the 170A ane 180A were produced until 74 or 75.
> I believe that Charlie Jedlicka may have gotten those S/N records from
> Robert when he
> got rid of a lot of parts and paperwork.  It was one of those things that
> was to get posted to the
> Hammarlund webpage, but never made it that far.  Hope this helps.
>
>
>
> Thanks!!
>
> Kim Herron
> 1-616-677-3706
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Clemens Ostergaard <clemenso at gmail.com>
> To: hammarlund at mailman.qth.net
> Cc:
> Sent: Monday, October 17, 2011 12:57 PM
> Subject: [Hammarlund] Hammarlund HQ 180A
>
>  Hi listmembers,
>
> I just found an HQ 180A, and what a lively radio it is. And even more
> manoeuvre-room for the operators skill than the SP-600 has. I can see how
> it
> got its reputation. It is in good shape apart from the fact that it is
> missing its case, has a damaged plastic cover for the clock that is not
> there, and has lost the first part of its name, i.e. the Hammarlund, the HQ
> 180A lettering is there.
>
> Has anyone been making up new items to replace these missing parts? Does
> anyone have advice on what to do about the case problem. I am tempted to
> make a plexiglass case, but it would have to be quite ventilated.
>
> The s/n seems longer than the ones I have seen mentioned in mails: 30530516
> . As far as I can see, it might be made in 1968 or later. At least its name
> plate on the back has Mars Hill as adress, and according to Osterman
> Hammarlund was there between 1968 and 1970.
>
> The name plate also has "S.H.A.P.E    Cont No 8929-65"       I am guessing
> that this refers to "Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers in Europe" , based
> in Belgium. The only intimation of a date found on an electrolytic points
> to
> 1965, but that does not rhyme with the Mars Hill location.
>
> One other thing: either I have still to learn how to use the Slot Frequency
> facility, or it is out of alignment. Shouldn't it be similar to a notch
> filter?
>
> Best regards, and 73s
>
> Clemens S.Ostergaard
> Aarhus, Denmark
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