[Ron Ramirez]

Alignment was not an easy job. And without a sweep generator, I know I did not align the IF chain properly but I did the best that I could do with my limited alignment gear (Clough-Brengle signal gen, Hantek scope, and some hand tools). It did make a difference. The 5.7 - 10 mc band was way off track and it took several repeated attempts before I finally had it more or less correct.

While the set is more sensitive now, I still have to crank the volume control to get a good listening level. At least now, I do have to turn it down a bit on very strong stations such as local WITZ (990) and WHAS in Louisville (840). This is with the outdoor longwire.

I tried some tube rolling with a few 6H6, 6SN7 and 6V6 tubes but there was no improvement in loudness. Maybe this is the best that the HQ-129-X can do?

In any event, it appears to be ready for reinstallation into its cabinet. I may wait and touch up the RF alignment once more before I do that, however.

One of these days I will need to pull the chassis from the cabinet again and repaint the cabinet the proper color of dark gray. Not this year, though.