{"id":18685,"date":"2016-05-05T14:53:53","date_gmt":"2016-05-05T18:53:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=18685"},"modified":"2016-05-05T14:53:53","modified_gmt":"2016-05-05T18:53:53","slug":"dan-notes-a-unique-modification-on-this-hammarlund-hq-180a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/05\/dan-notes-a-unique-modification-on-this-hammarlund-hq-180a\/","title":{"rendered":"Dan notes a unique modification on this Hammarlund HQ-180A"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Hammarlund-HQ-180A\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, Dan Robinson, who shares a link to this eBay listing of a Hammarlund HQ-180A<\/a> and notes:<\/p>\n

Whoever owned this Hammarlund HQ-180A installed a DC meter where the clock or crystal unit\u00a0usually is.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Hammarlund-HQ-180A-Mod\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"s-l1600<\/a><\/p>\n

And the screws on the top of the hatch seem to indicate\u00a0installation of a DC supply perhaps?<\/em><\/p>\n

Click here to view on eBay<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Like you, I’ve never seen this particular mod to the HQ-180A, Dan.<\/p>\n

I’m curious if the owner installed the DC meter to replace a broken or missing clock? \u00a0Though I’ve never searched for one, I suspect those Hammarlund clocks are getting more difficult to find on the used market.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Robinson, who shares a link to this eBay listing of a Hammarlund HQ-180A and notes: Whoever owned this Hammarlund HQ-180A installed a DC meter where the clock or crystal unit\u00a0usually is. And the screws on the top of the hatch seem to indicate\u00a0installation of a DC supply perhaps? 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