[Drake] Has Halli Been Reborn? Hope For Drake?

[Bob]

April 1st ...   Thanks !!




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Duane Fischer, W8DBF" <dfischer at usol.com>
To: <drake at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 4:09 PM
Subject: [Drake] Has Halli Been Reborn? Hope For Drake?


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>      21st Century Hallicrafters Reproduction Announced!
>
>
>     I was more than a little startled this morning when I
> received a fax from a representative of the Halligan family.
> Apparently my acquisition of the call sign of William
> Halligan Sr., W9WZE, caught their attention.
>
>     The phenomenal resurgence of interest in Hallicrafters
> products sparked an idea in one of the grandson's mind.  He
> set to work over a year ago on a project to recreate an exact
> reproduction of the most rare and sought after Hallicrafters
> item. The Hallicrafters SX-88 receiver.
>
>     This is an exact component for component copy of the
> original receiver introduced in 1954. This 20 tube, six
> band, dual conversion masterpiece is called the SX-88K. The
> 'K' representing the year 2000.
>
>     It covers 535 Khz - 33 Mhz with that smooth as silk
> mechanical flywheel tuning.  The selectivity of 250 Hz to 10
> Khz in six steps is incredible. It hears what other receivers
> only have ghost images of! Where else can you find a 10 watt
> audio amplifier, delayed AGC, locking tuning dial and
> exalted BFO in the 1950's?
>
>     Because the reproduction of this most classic
> Hallicrafters receiver will generate hitherto unimagined
> demand, many who wish to own this reproduction will be left
> with cash in hand and heartbroken. Wrong!
>
>     Because the grandson is determined to make it available
> to the common Hallicrafters devotee, not just the ones with
> Gold lined wallets, production will continue until the demand
> ceases.  To insure that those who want one can afford it, the
> price will be actual production cost plus 7%! The actual
> price to be announced on October 31, 2000.  The first units
> should ship on, or about, February 2, 2001.
>
>     Because the grandson has a passionate love for
> Hallicrafters, rivaled only by his hate for EBAY, all
> purchasers of the SX-88K will be required to sign a
> declaration stating that the receiver can never be sold on
> any electronic auction ever for any reason whatsoever. If
> this agreement is breached, the seller is subject to repay
> the manufacturer, or the manufacturers agent, a sum equal to
> fifty times the original purchase price of the receiver.
>
>     If you are interested in owning one of these
> classic reproductions, please contact Amiel Spoofenstat in
> Hilversum, Holland at: 001-31-35-672-4422. Be sure to ask for
> his personal Secretary, Sloof Lirpa.
>
>
> By, Duane Fischer W8DBF
> April 1, 2008
>
> Duane Fischer, W8DBF - WPE8CXO
> E-Mail: dfischer at usol.com
> Hallicrafters web site: www.w9wze.net
> HHRP web site: hhrp.w9wze.net
>
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