Hi, Max - I'd go for the mods that improve on the solid-state circuits. Because of the period when these radios were made, many of the early solid-state circuits that were used in the C's have had significant improvements - particularly the audio chain.
I owned a couple of C-Line sets (one early and one late) and both had the Sherwood audio amps - which I consider to be worthwhile. There was another mod that may not have been Sherwood that involved the third mixer and placing an RF choke there (IIRC, it was in the cathode circuit, but we're dealing with a 25-year-old memory here...) - it applied only to the late-production and got rid of much of the hiss in the audio. Bear in mind that a lot of those mods turned the C-Line into contest-ready radios, which - if you're only operating casually - will not return as much value. I used my C-Lines in several CQWW contests and they definitely held their own. 73, Steve Wedge, W1ES/4 Live free or die: Death is not the worst of evils. John Stark. All my computers have my signature with various pearls of wisdom appended thereto. From: AirRadio Sent: Friday, December 30, 2011 4:28 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Drakelist] R4C Sherwood mods I am thinking about doing the full works Sherwood mods on my R4-C. Which are the best to do? I don't mind how far I go with this, I just want the best receiver for my money, I would like it for Top band use but I know it will be good for all frequencies however 160M is where I want to go. 73 Max M0GHQ/W8BX -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Drakelist mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
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