[Boatanchors] Drake 2B General Coverage (Addition)

[D C *Mac* Macdonald]

I would add the Hammarlund HQ-145 series (145, 145X, 145A, 145AX)
to the list of very good SW and AM BCB receivers.

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> From: nq5t at tx.rr.com
> Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2011 07:33:18 -0500
> To: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Drake 2B General Coverage (Addition)
> 
> The 2b is a fine radio, but is poor for general coverage SWBC or BCB listening tasks because of the restricted AM bandwidth too. There are many better economical (or not) options including the 390, SP-600 (my all time favorite radio) and a host of others. The HQ-180 (for reasons I've never fully understood) seems to be a favorite among BCB DXers, although prices on good examples tend to the ridiculous these days ...
> 
> Grant/NQ5T
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Jul 7, 2011, at 7:05 AM, "David C. Hallam" <dhallam at knology.net> wrote:
> 
> > Joe,
> > 
> > You are finding the shorting comings of the 2B as a general coverage 
> > receiver.