06-06-2018, 05:46 PM
Hi Folks,
Among my collection of HF receivers is a UK gem, the Lowe HF-225 which I have owned from new - bought from the manufacturer's showroom in 1992.
http://www.mds975.co.uk/Content/lowe3.html
Alas, all is not quite as it should be in the filter department, and I'll need to replace one of the crystal filter units if I can find a replacement. It is a radio I use most in sideband mode and one filter has drifted off center frequency - basically giving a slightly mis-aligned IF, and an imbalance in frequency response between upper and lower sidebands. Useable, but annoying! The effects can also be heard in AM if one tunes carefully
This is a superb little set, built during what was arguably the best era for serious digital general coverage receivers. It can hold it's own against the contemporary Icom, Yaesu and JRC gear, yet at the time it cost significantly less. My aim is to keep it up to spec. No it' not a big recap project, but it is a special radio.
Cheers
Ed
Among my collection of HF receivers is a UK gem, the Lowe HF-225 which I have owned from new - bought from the manufacturer's showroom in 1992.
http://www.mds975.co.uk/Content/lowe3.html
Alas, all is not quite as it should be in the filter department, and I'll need to replace one of the crystal filter units if I can find a replacement. It is a radio I use most in sideband mode and one filter has drifted off center frequency - basically giving a slightly mis-aligned IF, and an imbalance in frequency response between upper and lower sidebands. Useable, but annoying! The effects can also be heard in AM if one tunes carefully
This is a superb little set, built during what was arguably the best era for serious digital general coverage receivers. It can hold it's own against the contemporary Icom, Yaesu and JRC gear, yet at the time it cost significantly less. My aim is to keep it up to spec. No it' not a big recap project, but it is a special radio.
Cheers
Ed
I don't hold with furniture that talks.
