[Hammarlund] update HQ-180 issues

[Robert Sauvan]

Excellent Les.

Thanks-Bob-W0YBS


On 12/17/2014 6:50 AM, Les Locklear wrote:
> If you need a new pot, contact Mark Oppat, he can supply the correct 
> value/type of potentiometer and the on-off switch on the rear of the 
> pot. I needed one for an HQ-150,  and he is reasonable and ships quick.
>
> e-mail:  moppat at comcast.net
>
> Website:  http://www.oldradioparts.net/
>
> Les Locklear
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Robert Sauvan
> Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2014 7:39 AM
> To: jdteske at verizon.net ; hammarlund at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Hammarlund] update HQ-180 issues
>
> Thats interesting. Before I replaced the Hayseed cap, the RF gain acted
> as I described in the previous email but now it is worse. I am going to
> put a meter on the pot to see what it might be doing. If I need one, not
> sure where a replacement can be found but may have to start looking.
> Just one of my couple of issues Im trying to work out for now.
>
> Thanks-Bob-W0YBS
>
>
> On 12/16/2014 8:51 PM, jdteske at verizon.net wrote:
>> After I did a Hayseed replacement on my quite similar HQ-170  I had 
>> to replace the pot on
>> the rf gain.  Worked fine after that.  That will address the gain 
>> issue, but not the audio distortion
>> issue.
>>
>> Jon W3JT
>>
>> On 12/16/14, Robert Sauvan<rsauvan at beyondbb.com> wrote:
>> Hi all,
>> Finally have the HQ-180 up and running again. Started by replacing the
>> can electrolytics with new electrolytics mounted under chassis only to
>> find it worked for a few moments and then pooped out. Thinking it was
>> the used cap I acquired from a local guy, it actually turned out to be
>> one of my new ones that failed within moments of turning on the radio. I
>> ordered a replacement can from Hayseed and put it in tonight and the
>> radio is back up and running. What started all of this was my quest to
>> find why it has what I feel is lousy audio. Still sounds like crap. So,
>> must start looking elsewhere for that issue I guess.
>>
>> One thing I have noticed for quite some time is that my RF Gain seems to
>> be anything but sensitive. It only really seems to do anything at all
>> for about the first 1/4 of a turn after you turn on the radio. Beyond
>> that it has no affect on the gain other than sounding wide open from
>> about the 10 o'clock position to wide open with the knob. Any ideas what
>> might be up with that? Maybe I need a new pot?
>>
>> Probably give this radio a bit of a break for a while until I can figure
>> out whats going on with this thing.
>>
>>
>> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>> Thanks-Bob-W0YBS
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