[Heathkit] RX-1 Mohawk Receiver Opinions Wanted

[john]

I like my Mohawks too.  I've read the ER mods and heard all the complaints, 
but to me it's as good as, or better stock than many of the receivers of 
the day.  I'd not trade a 75A4 for it, but it's certainly quite usable as 
is. Beautiful too...it and the Apache make an impressive pair.

John K5MO



At 12:14 PM 5/15/2006, David Thompson wrote:
>Many of the AGC mods were also written up in old CQ Ham clinic column circa
>1960 to 65.
>
>A local had the RX-1 as his receiver with a Globe Chief.  It was light years
>ahead of the S-20R he had as a novice.  I got to operate it and found it to
>be fairly good say compared to the RME 6900.  It was not quite as sensitive
>as a HQ-170 but even with the AGC (faster than fast) problem there was not
>as much pumping on SSB.  Very good on AM (we worked some 15 meters stuff).
>Even loud stations such as W2ENM (some of you may remember sam Yatter and
>his heavy duty KW) were quite good.  He also had a SX-117 which is one
>generation later that ran very smooth on SSB.
>
>I don't think he ever made any mods to his RX-1.
>
>Dave K4JRB
>
>
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