[Hallicrafters] How many FPM-200 manufactured ???

[Gleason Sackmann]

Hope this is of help:

I found this on the Hallicrafters FPM-200 Owners List
http://www.miami.muohio.edu/president/personal/w8zr/vintage/tcvrs/FPM200_list.htm

Since 1994, I have maintained an owners directory of FPM-200 transceivers. As of January 2002, 
about 20 of the radios are known to exist.

The FPM-200 was introduced in 1959 as the premier rig in the Hallicrafters lineup. The cost was $2660, 
and the radio was a technological masterpiece for the era. The FPM-200 featured solid state circuitry (except 
for the 6146 finals and driver), built in DC-AC inverter, twin PTOs, bandswitching 80 - 10 meters with linear 
1 kHz readout, and fiberglass printed circuit boards. About 25 radios were believed to be produced, Several 
were assembled from spare modules. The supplied accessories included a matching AC supply, mobile mount, 
chrome mobile lock in leather pouch, an abbreviated manual and a full manual. It is probably the rarest of all 
Hallicrafters amateur radios.

Do a Hallicrafters FPM-200 search on Google, to find lots of other Hallicrafters FPM-200 resources.

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<Gleason>





On Sat, 06 Jul 2002 18:42:19 -0400, Bob Johnson wrote:
Hi:
About a year ago I inquired via this list as to the rarity and worth
of an Hallicrafters FPM-200 that I had acquired.

I got a number of replies as to the number manufactured:
The low number was 70 as listed in one of the reference books.
About 200 from someone else.
Less than 1000 from a third reply.

As to price:
First the usual bunch of "Not rare at all, but I'll give you $100 to
$200 as is".
Highest offer was $800 as is sight unseen !!!
One reply stated that new they sold for about $2000.
Another reply stated "The one (the only one) I saw on ebay went for
over $1,400 and it wasn't particularly beautiful".
Many thought that I should be able to get $2000 plus for it.

I still have the rig and will be watching EBAY to see what the current
one goes for.  I don't really want to go the EBAY route, but would like
to get the max $$$ for the rig.

Can anyone expand and/or update the numbers ???

TNX es 73
Bob, K1VU


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