[Boatanchors] Missing hallicrafters SX 88

[John King]

Today, I bought a pretty good looking SX 28 and
matching speaker from a very Old ham.  The speaker
still has a red tag from Hallicrafters hanging on the
voice coil.

The old ham is 90 years old and has the remnants of
several Radio and TV businesses he had. He has many
new tubes and much test gear. I bought a military 
TV2 tube tester along with the SX 28 set-up. I gave
him exactly what he asked for them and DID NOT try to
get them for less than he was asking. I paid a fair
price.

The sad thing is that he isn't ambulatory due to very
crippling Rheumatoid Arthritis and the complications
of other illnesses and old age. He keeps most of his
gear in a basement and he told me he has a
Hallicrafters SX 88 as well as other pieces of gear. I
went to the basement with his caretaker to get the SX
28 and there was no SX 88!!!

I told him upon returning to his bedroom/shack/shop
that I saw NO SX88!!!!! He was very disturbed and then
told me the story of a Ham who came down from Missouri
and bought specific pieces of radio gear from him. He
later discovered that a large box of NEW 6L6 tubes was
missing and believed that the ham from Mo. had stolen
them. He was not physically able to go with him to the
basement and had no personal attendant at the time so
the visiting Ham was able to take things that were not
part of the deal. He and I are now convinced that the
MISSING SX 88 went to Mo. with the "Thieving Ham" from
Missouri. This is a sad commentary on the state ham
Radio, if this is in fact the situation. I felt very
sorry for this 90 year old ham because someone really
ripped him off.

If you have seen a Hallicrafters SX 88 hit ebay or the
classifieds from Missouri, I would like to know any
particulars about the advertiser. Please help me keep
a lookout for SX 88s coming on the market, especially
from Missouri or surrounding states. I doubt we will
ever catch the guy, but it doesn't hurt to keep
looking. Your vigilant attention will be greatly
appreciated. Thanks and 73, John, K5PGW


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