[ARC5] Way OT -- SX-28

[MICHAEL BITTNER]

"the Radio Intelligence Division (under George Sterling) was an FCC operation."

At the risk of extending this OT thread any further, thanks for the correction Bart. Mike, W6MAB


> On August 4, 2021 at 3:40 PM Bart Lee <bart.lee.k6vk at gmail.com> wrote:
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>     [ARC5] Way OT -- SX-28
> 
>     Re SX-28: 
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>     FWIW the Radio Intelligence Division (under George Sterling) was an FCC operation. The FCC used the SX-28 almost exclusively as its HF intercept, DF and monitoring radio. There are photos of banks of them in the FBIS operation -- FCC Foreign Broadcast Intelligence Service.
> 
>     See Lee, Radio Spies, 15 AWA Review 7 (2002) available at;
>     https://www.antiquewireless.org/wp-content/uploads/2002-AWA-Review-Vol.-15.pdf
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>     The SX-28 was a top-of-the-line radio, and cost-effective for government use.
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>     73 de Bart, K6VK ##
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>     On Tue, Aug 3, 2021 at 6:06 PM MICHAEL BITTNER <mmab at cox.net mailto:mmab at cox.net > wrote:
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>         > > FBI also liked them.  See attachment. Mike, W6MAB
> > 
> > 
> >         > On August 3, 2021 at 8:29 PM Hubert Miller <Kargo_cult at msn.com mailto:Kargo_cult at msn.com > wrote:
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> >         >
> >         > 4 digits is nuts, even if it was rebuilt by St. John the Baptist. Ebay sold listings shows $200 - 500,
> >         > which I would expect for Ebay. Hamfest, I think $250 - 300.
> >         > I also thought, sorry about this too, SX-28 were "flimsy". I don't feel they had the quality build the
> >         > competing Hammarlund product did. The FCC sure liked them, though.
> >         > -Hue
> >         >
> >         > >Hue, Regarding "I have not seen extraordinary prices for it at all". go to eBay and type in "SX-28 receiver". What is your evaluation of those prices? Extraordinary or not? Of course those are asking prices and we don't what they will sell for if at all. i see one presently has 17 lookers and I'm one of em. Mike W6MAB
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