[ARC5] Off Topic, Hallicrafters SX-38

[Geoff]

I left that out due to its poor AM detector, its OK on CW.


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From: "D C *Mac* Macdonald" <k2gkk at hotmail.com>
To: "Geoff" <geoffrey at jeremy.mv.com>
Cc: "Leslie Smith" <vk2bcu at operamail.com>; "ARC-5 List" 
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Sent: Friday, July 06, 2012 10:42 AM
Subject: Re: [ARC5] Off Topic, Hallicrafters SX-38


And don't overlook the Halli S-20R, pre-WW II predecessor of the S-40 
series!

Mac - K2GKK


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On Jul 6, 2012, at 7:51, "Geoff" <geoffrey at jeremy.mv.com> wrote:

> The next step up from basement level radios would be the Hallicrafters 
> S-40
> series and S-85 for the same general era.
>
> Nationals NC-57 is a sleeper as is the NC-125 and even the NC-98 is fairly
> decent. For a bit later dont overlook a NC-109.
>
> I dont know what is available down under but keep looking. Heck even a WW2
> BC-312/342/348 is useable to some degree.
>
>
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> From: "Leslie Smith" <vk2bcu at operamail.com>
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> Sent: Friday, July 06, 2012 1:56 AM
> Subject: [ARC5] Off Topic, Hallicrafters SX-38
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>
>> Thanks to the various folk who wrote "Don't go near the S-38 series."
>> After reading several reviews about this set on eHam, I decided to ask
>> further afield i.e. this list.
>>
>> I got a consistent reply - NO!  I'll take the answer as worth having.
>>
>> Thanks you, everyone, for putting your fingers to kbd to give me the
>> answer I needed.
>> I'll spend my energy on a more worth-while set.
>> I think the topic is closed.
>>
>> 73
>>
>> Leslie Smith
>> vk2bcu at operamail.com
>>
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