[Hallicrafters] Hallicrafters FPM-300 MK II Questions

[Jim Brannigan]

The Yaesu FT-101 had perhaps the worst receiver of any "modern" radio.  I
tried all of the Fox-Tango Mods. to make it work and the results were just
marginal.  The receiver would wilt under in the presence of strong adjacent
channel signals.

That said, it was a fun "portable/mobile" radio that did a basic job and was
not too expensive for the times.
Collins made good solid radios, Ten-Tec makes great radios.....
Jim

> Why wouldn't a radio like that be popular in a facedown with the Yaseu
FT-101? Or should I ask why wasn't it popular?  Was it a money thing, a
quality thing, or a bad timing thing?  At least on the surface, it looks
like Hallicrafters made a transition to a solid state transceiver with tube
driver and final, like Yaseu and Kenwood.  What happened?