[Hammarlund] Hammarlund Reflector Activity - HQ-140-X

[William Shadid]

Dan,

I changed the title here by adding "HQ-140-X."

Thanks for the note. I acquired this HA-140-X a couple of years ago and it sits patiently. It was my error in referring to it as an "XA" or "X-A" model, previously. The former owner - local to me - had done an excellent job of aligning the radio but not sure what method he used. My challenge is to bring it back to its original appearance. That will not be difficult in this radio's status. The brown knobs are a striking part of the appearance of that radio - and I am pleased to have them all still there and in excellent condition. The most previous owner took care of various issues - such as the power supply and interstage capacitors. 

When I get closer to the finish of the cosmetics, I will get back into the alignment to see what is needed, if anything. The radio works quite well as it stands. That is not my usual path - generally the cosmetics are last thing to do. But this radio arrived with the order of restoration reversed.

Thank you for your thoughts.

Happy Thanksgiving.

73,

-Bill, W9MXQ

-----Original Message-----
From: Dan Martin <pitfit at comcast.net> 
Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2023 4:25 PM
To: William Shadid <W9MXQ at wi.rr.com>
Cc: hammarlund at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Hammarlund] Hammarlund Reflector Activity

Bill, on the 140X are you planning to do a sweep alignment of the 455 kHz IF (amplitude, symmetry, and coincidence!) or simply peak all the IF cans on a fixed 455?

I’ve used both approaches and, in my opinion and experience, the sweep alignment is the better approach. That said, in addition to the necessary equipment, of course, you better have a long, rainy weekend and nothing else to do since, at least for me, the sweep method is a long, long, over and over process. No start-at-Z4-and-finish-at-Z1 about it! We’re talking about simultaneous 8 levels of chess here. 🙂

Dan
WB4GRA 

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> On Nov 22, 2023, at 4:54 PM, William Shadid <W9MXQ at wi.rr.com> wrote:
> Nice to see some activity on here. There is a lot of Hammarlund iron 
> out there and we need to talk about it!!
> 
> 
> 
> Did anyone else participate in the Hammarlund Radio Hullabaloo, W4H, 
> 16-18 November? I was on with one station with a successful SSB 
> contact running a Drake TR7 along with a separate Hammarlund HQ-215 
> Receiver on the receive side. The W4H station was at the old Mars 
> Hill, NC, factory location. In fact, the operator I talked to at W4H 
> said, "he was sitting 25 feet from where my HQ-215 came off the assembly line."
> 
> 
> 
> In addition, I was prepared with a Hallicrafters SR-150 using a 
> separate Hammarlund HQ-170AC-VHF on the receive side - but no contact 
> with the event was made. Also gave a try with a Drake TR-4CW-RIT 
> paired with a Hammarlund HQ-180C - but I regret that I made no contact with that station, either.
> Other contacts were made with all three setups that weekend. 
> 
> 
> 
> The Hammarlund Radio Hullabaloo was sponsored by the High Appalachian 
> Mountain Amateur Radio Society, of Marshall, NC.
> 
> 
> 
> In addition to the HQ-215, HQ-170AC-VHF, and HQ-180C that are on the 
> air regularly, I am working to bring a nice HQ-140-X-A back to life.
> 
> 
> 
> Unfortunately, no Hammarlund transmitters here at the present time.
> 
> 
> 
> Let's hear what others are doing with their Hammarlund radios. 
> 
> 
> 
> 73, Bill Shadid, W9MXQ
> 
> W9MXQ at wi.rr.com <mailto:W9MXQ at wi.rr.com>
> 
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