Nice station, Todd!! Ken K8TFD
On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 1:00 PM, Todd, KA1KAQ <ka1...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 6:01 PM, <kc0...@cox.net> wrote: > > > > Okay maybe I should have been a little more specific up to 300/350 > dollars for a receiver that would be my range I guess. I have looked at a > few Hammurlunds and Hallicrafters that look interesting like the HQ > 110,150,170 and I bought a SX-99 real cheap from a local Ham I hope to check > it out soon. > > It really depends what you want out of it for performance. Nice audio, > excellent selectivity, bullet-proof front end? Probably the best > overall radio would be the R-390A which can be had for the top end of > your price range if you shop outside ebay and don't mind doing some > work to bring it up to spec. Some of the earlier Hallicrafters rigs > offer nice push-pull audio output if you're seeking nice, full audio. > Early Hammarlund Super Pros and some Nationals fall into the category > too and can be found in the $200-$300 range. And as Ed said, the Drake > gear is still some of the best gear value for performance out there. > > But really, pretty much any receiver with AM will work since the > signal tends to be broad enough that drift isn't a big issue. It > depends more on what you want for features and performance, size, > weight, etc. The cheaper/low end sets just tend to be a bit > more....challenging (annoying?) to use. > > ~ Todd, KA1KAQ/4 > ______________________________________________________________ > Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net > AMRadio mailing list > Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/amradio@mailman.qth.net/ > List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html > List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > Post: AMRadio@mailman.qth.net > To unsubscribe, send an email to amradio-requ...@mailman.qth.net with > the word unsubscribe in the message body. > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/amradio@mailman.qth.net/ List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Post: AMRadio@mailman.qth.net To unsubscribe, send an email to amradio-requ...@mailman.qth.net with the word unsubscribe in the message body. This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
