> that what you will) the fact the HL-2000A appears to match the 380 quite
> nicely could well add a few hundred $'s to its value.
True, the color matching scheme could slightly inflate the value among '380
owners -- for they know not what they own. :-) I owned two HF-380s back
in the early '90s. I held on to Barry Goldwater's S/N 0001 for a couple
years and had much difficulty in keeping it stable. But by then it had
already passed through the hands of several owners, one or more of whom
caused a "re-design" damage.
The '380s were perhaps the worst performing transceivers I've owned. I
honestly would not use one if I had a choice between it and a Heathkit
HW-101. Typical problems include an overly noisy PLL chain, ALC instability
which caused output power instability as the PA deck temperature rises.
The build quality is impressive; performance is not.
If I recall correctly, Paul Hrivnak (of Palstar fame) owned Viewstar and
sold the line to B&W. He may have also designed the amps -- and perhaps the
HL-2000A as well.
Paul, W9AC
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