[Hallicrafters] SX-88 report, was: Need (h) Button for S-Meter

[Peter Markavage]

"Given that only about 100 SX-88's were made, I feel fortunate to have
seen one."

Where did you get that number from? They had three production runs and I
thought the number was closer to 500.

Pete, WA2CWA

On Tue, 22 Jun 2004 09:58:05 EST <kiyoinc at attglobal.net> writes:
> ** Reply to note from ad6pq Tue, 22 Jun 2004 04:00:04 -0400
> (EDT)
> 
> > I'm about to start restoration of a fairly clean (arrived home 
> playing)  
> > SX-88 (S/N 150, mentioned here before); planning to re-belt the  
> > bandswitch-to-dial-masks (thanks to Andy), re-cap all the Black  
> > Beauty/Bumblebee paper caps (anybody want some NOS BBs?), check 
> the  
> > resistor values, clean the chassis, probably re-paint and 
> re-screen the  
> > front panel while it's off, re-mark the tube placements, etc. 
> etc.
> 
> This Sunday, they auctioned off an SX-88 at the Frederick,
> Maryland hamfest.  This was an unrestored radio. It seemed to
> be all there and unbroken except it was missing the top plate
> of the tuning capacitor box.
> 
> When I left, the bidding was up to $2,501.  I should have
> looked for the serial number but didn't think to do that. 
> 
> Given the relatively small turn out at local hamfest, probably
> under 500. This aucton didn't have the benefit of a wide range
> of bidders. 
> 
> I heard comments, "could that $2,500 be a mistake?"  and "wow,
> that's a lot for that old radio."  The bidding started with 50,
> there were 2 other lowball bids and then the $2,500 followed
> by a $2,501. 
> 
> > 
> I'm guessing that that SX-88 will end up on eBay but perhaps
> not.  Perhaps it will vanish into a private collection. 
> 
> de ah6gi/4 

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