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"Bruce in Alaska" wrote in message ... In article , (BOEING377) wrote: Lets hear nominees for the VHF rcvr hall of fame. Two votes I'd make are early Motorola Modar, their 12 ch xtal controlled and the first full channel synth (can't remmeber model no. something like 55/75) . These were hot rcvrs and had GREAT intermod rejection, would work just fine in urban harbor environments where pager xmtrs would clobber all other marine VHFs. One other vote is an unsual combo, the Kenwood R 5000 rcvr with the factory VHF converter. Red hot sensitivity and low noise. Could actually hear comms that were unintelligable on other sets using the same antenna. I'll second that vote for the Modar's. We still have a pile of those rigs kicking around the North Pacific fishing fleet, and they are coveted as if they were Gold. Unfortunatly there are VERY few techs that still work on those, and the spare parts are getting fewer all the time. I have a 55/75 with dual receivers in my house as a Limited Coast Base Station, and it has the .0002 tolerance mod for Coast Station use. They are one of the best VHF's, ever made. The SEA156 comes in a close Second, in my opinion, I have one of those as well. Bruce in alaska -- add a 2 before @ The Modars are getting difficult to find parts for and even the SEA 156s have some parts shortages now such as replacement keypads. The new replacement microphones are not holding up in commercial very well either. Any of these units considered non-repairable do not end up in the discard pile. They are reverently placed on the parts to be cannibalized shelf. eBay searches have found a few SEA156 replacements and we are selling the SEA157 as a replacement, but teaching old skippers to use the 157 remains a problem. They love those old 156s. 73 Doug K7ABX |
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