[Hammarlund] Hammarlund Digest, Vol 172, Issue 4

Mon Mar 23 13:07:55 EDT 2020

    I don't think the 15 meter band was established during the 
manufacturing lifetime of the HQ-129-X. Red lettering makes it an 
early model. Cycles was not changed to Hertz until pretty late, 
way past the time these receivers were built.
    I have been told but can't say personally, that the dials for 
the HQ-140 will fit the HQ-129 and HQ-120. So one could up grade 
and get band spread dial with   15 meters on it.
    Actually, I have an HQ-120-X where both dials have 
delaminated. If the dials for the later models would fit I could 
fix it. I have not done a serious search for any. Perhaps someone 
here knows if this works.

On 3/23/2020 9:35 AM, Frank Barnes wrote:
> Mine has the red lettering  and no 15 meter scale, which make me think it's
> an elder-radio.  Also because it works only on megacycles, and not on
> megahertz.
>
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>>     1. Re: Age list of HQ-129-X? (Grover Zinn)
>>     2. Re: Age list of HQ-129-X? (Don Cunningham)
>>     3. Re: Age list of HQ-129-X? (JThorusen)
>>     4. HHI email reflector search tool broken (Larry H)
>>     5. FW: [Hallicrafters] Achieve Help (Gary H. Harmon, Jr.)
>>     6. Re: Age list of HQ-129-X? (Richard Knoppow)
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>> Message: 1
>> Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2020 23:35:43 -0400
>> From: Grover Zinn <grover.zinn at oberlin.edu>
>> To: "Kenneth G. Gordon" <kgordon2006 at frontier.com>,
>>          Hammarlund at mailman.qth.net
>> Subject: Re: [Hammarlund] Age list of HQ-129-X?
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>> On Fri, Mar 20, 2020 at 10:01 PM Kenneth G. Gordon <
>> kgordon2006 at frontier.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> As far as I'm concerned the HQ-129X is a really good receiver. I have
>> one,
>>> given to me in
>>> lieu of a bill owed to me, which I need to dig into asap.
>>>
>>> Ken W7EKB
>>>
>> My first "real" receiver was an HQ-129X (had one of the war surplus
>> aircraft radios for 80m first). Loved it. Reworked the RF stage with a
>> circuit that plugged into the tube socket. Sold it when I downsize, but now
>> have a HQ-140X that I need to use! Boatanchor is an understatement when it
>> comes to the weight of these receivers---on the other hand all that metal
>> makes them what they are!
>> Grover  ex-W5VYU
>>
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>> Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2020 23:04:28 -0500
>> From: Don Cunningham <donc at martineer.net>
>> To: hammarlund at mailman.qth.net
>> Subject: Re: [Hammarlund] Age list of HQ-129-X?
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>> I also have two of the HQ-129X in the repair queue.? Both have the white
>> lettering, but are not stored where I can see the serial numbers.? I am
>> currently working on reviving a Super Pro SP-400-X and an SP-600, so the
>> 129's and an HQ-180 will have to wait.
>>
>> Hayseed filter caps have always worked fine for me, and are the first
>> things I do before even firing the rig up initially.? I am more of a
>> "user" than doing restorations, I just like the old receivers.
>> 73,
>> Don, WB5HAK (formerly WPE5CTN MANY years ago, HI)
>>
>> On 3/20/2020 4:17 PM, Ray LaRue wrote:
>>> I have acquired a rather nice HQ-129-X in good physical condition.? I
>>> have not yet recapped it but will get to it shortly.? I am pairing it
>>> up with a nice rebuilt Johnson Ranger for an operating "classic"
>>> station, to go along with my rice boxes.
>>>
>>> Is there a list of serial numbers online where I could estimate it's
>>> age??? The serial number on this one is #14574, stamped into the back
>>> of the chassis.
>>>
>>> Your attention is appreciated.
>>> Ray, W4BYG
>>>
>>
>>
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>> Message: 3
>> Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2020 21:23:45 -0700
>> From: "JThorusen" <jthorusen at centcoast.com>
>> To: <Hammarlund at mailman.qth.net>
>> Subject: Re: [Hammarlund] Age list of HQ-129-X?
>> Message-ID: <006901d5ff38$83266280$0201a8c0 at HamShackWin7>
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>> Greetings to the list:
>>
>>     On the subject of  HQ-129-X receivers, I have one that I acquired in
>> later years to re-create my novice station of 1963 (HQ-129 and Johnson
>> Ranger).   The 129 I have now works well, but I would really like to find
>> my
>> original one if it exists.   It can be identified by a 4-pin Cinch-Jones
>> connector that is mounted on the chassis behind the rear-most IF can on
>> the
>> left side of the receiver, next to the 0C3.   This was power for a
>> Heathkit
>> QF-1 Q-Multiplier.   When I had it, it had already been re-capped; the new
>> caps were white plastic caps similar to the yellow ones we find common
>> today.   It also had Dakaware knobs for the main tuning and band spread.
>>
>>     I would be happy to trade my current 129 plus cash for my original or
>> buy
>> it out right, assuming it is in equivalent condition to the one I have
>> now.
>> If it is totally trashed, we can negotiate.   Last seen in Santa Barbara,
>> California, probably in late 1960's or early 1970's.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> James K. Thorusen
>> KB6GM
>> jthorusen at centcoast.com
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Grover Zinn" <grover.zinn at oberlin.edu>
>> To: "Kenneth G. Gordon" <kgordon2006 at frontier.com>;
>> <Hammarlund at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Friday, March 20, 2020 20:35
>> Subject: Re: [Hammarlund] Age list of HQ-129-X?
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Mar 20, 2020 at 10:01 PM Kenneth G. Gordon
>> <kgordon2006 at frontier.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> As far as I'm concerned the HQ-129X is a really good receiver. I have
>> one,
>>> given to me in
>>> lieu of a bill owed to me, which I need to dig into asap.
>>>
>>> Ken W7EKB
>>>
>> My first "real" receiver was an HQ-129X (had one of the war surplus
>> aircraft radios for 80m first). Loved it. Reworked the RF stage with a
>> circuit that plugged into the tube socket. Sold it when I downsize, but now
>> have a HQ-140X that I need to use! Boatanchor is an understatement when it
>> comes to the weight of these receivers---on the other hand all that metal
>> makes them what they are!
>> Grover  ex-W5VYU
>>
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>> Message: 4
>> Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2020 22:15:43 -0700
>> From: Larry H <larry41gm at gmail.com>
>> To: R-390 Forum <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>,        Hammarlund Forum
>>          <Hammarlund at mailman.qth.net>,   "Hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net"
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>> Subject: [Hammarlund] HHI email reflector search tool broken
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>> Hi,  I just tried to use the 'HHI email reflector search tool' for the 4th
>> time today and it is broken.  Here's the link:
>>
>> http://www.w9wze.net/cgi-sys/suspendedpage.cgi
>>
>> Any help would be appreciated.
>>
>> Perhaps a different search tool.
>>
>> Regards, Larry
>>
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>> Message: 5
>> Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2020 08:00:48 -0500
>> From: "Gary H. Harmon, Jr." <gharmon at idworld.net>
>> To: "Hammarlund" <hammarlund at mailman.qth.net>,
>>          <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
>> Subject: [Hammarlund] FW: [Hallicrafters] Achieve Help
>> Message-ID: <[email protected]>
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>> Here is the link for using the search option.
>>
>> 73,
>>
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>> 6003 Archwood
>> San Antonio, TX 78239-1504
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: hallicrafters-bounces at mailman.qth.net
>> [mailto:hallicrafters-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of
>> manualman at juno.com
>> Sent: Friday, March 20, 2020 2:32 PM
>> To: gharmon at idworld.net
>> Cc: hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net
>> Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] Achieve Help
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>> Copy and paste this link to your browser.
>>
>> https://w9wze.net/ReflectorSearch/SearchReflectorForm.php
>>
>> Watch for possible wrap around to the second line.
>> Follow the simple instructions. Since this searches the archives I
>> believe, from current, to way back into the 90's, the seach time could be
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>>
>> Pete, wa2cwa
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>>
>>
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>> Message: 6
>> Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2020 09:06:54 -0700
>> From: Richard Knoppow <1oldlens1 at ix.netcom.com>
>> To: hammarlund at mailman.qth.net
>> Subject: Re: [Hammarlund] Age list of HQ-129-X?
>> Message-ID: <8ede4876-981f-7434-98ba-3bbf0081c4e1 at ix.netcom.com>
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>>
>>   ?? The SP-400 is a very fine receiver. My first station receiver
>> was a surplus BC-779, a version of the SP-200. The 40Mhz version
>> used a different arrangement for the RF stages with parallel fed
>> plates, series fed in the standard and MF models. I am not sure
>> what is in the 400. I think the 400 may not have the Faraday
>> screens in the antenna coils.
>>   ?? One thing all of the series need is a regulator for the LO. A
>> VR-150 under the chassis works fine but the plate resistor for
>> the LO should be changed from 12K to about 8K. Without the
>> regulator the LO tends to pull with the AVC voltage. The late 400
>> also had a TC cap in the LO across the tuning capacitor. I don't
>> know the value, maybe about 5pF, N-750. Will reduce the warm up
>> drift. I let mine run all the time and it was very stable that
>> way. Since mine had been modified when I got it I tried all sorts
>> of things in the RF, converter, and LO. The original circuit
>> works about as well as anything. Mine had the cathode coupled
>> triode mod shown in an old CQ magazine. It worked but the
>> original circuit works better. The modified circuit may have been
>> quieter but it loaded the RF coils so reduced RF selectivity.
>>   ?? Anyway, its worth putting some work into. I still have this
>> receiver.
>>   ?? I have two SP-600-JX receivers on the back burner. My problem
>> is that I can't lift them any more. Hayseed Hamfest makes a
>> correct power supply cap for them. If yours have the original
>> paper caps they need a complete recaping. You may find a few mica
>> caps bad too. Check the 51pF cap in the BFO since it seems to
>> develop a jump.
>>   ?? Do NOT bend the tuning capacitor plates. They should be
>> straight. However, the stators and fixed with screw clamps and
>> fiber washers and can drift off. They are not difficult to
>> re-center. Some people seem to have done plate bending to get
>> calibration. Of course they make it impossible and its usually
>> impossible to straighten out the plates again. I think they were
>> trying to compensate for mis centered stators.
>>
>> On 3/20/2020 9:04 PM, Don Cunningham wrote:
>>> I also have two of the HQ-129X in the repair queue.? Both have
>>> the white lettering, but are not stored where I can see the
>>> serial numbers.? I am currently working on reviving a Super Pro
>>> SP-400-X and an SP-600, so the 129's and an HQ-180 will have to
>>> wait.
>>>
>>> Hayseed filter caps have always worked fine for me, and are the
>>> first things I do before even firing the rig up initially.? I
>>> am more of a "user" than doing restorations, I just like the
>>> old receivers.
>>> 73,
>>> Don, WB5HAK (formerly WPE5CTN MANY years ago, HI)
>>>
>>> On 3/20/2020 4:17 PM, Ray LaRue wrote:
>>>> I have acquired a rather nice HQ-129-X in good physical
>>>> condition.? I have not yet recapped it but will get to it
>>>> shortly.? I am pairing it up with a nice rebuilt Johnson
>>>> Ranger for an operating "classic" station, to go along with my
>>>> rice boxes.
>>>>
>>>> Is there a list of serial numbers online where I could
>>>> estimate it's age??? The serial number on this one is #14574,
>>>> stamped into the back of the chassis.
>>>>
>>>> Your attention is appreciated.
>>>> Ray, W4BYG
>>>>
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