[Hallicrafters] SX88 $$$$$$

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The 1937 Hallicrafters SX-10....Reportedly less than 200 sold. Hallicrafters 
FPM-200 Solid State transceiver...only a few released before the project was 
canceled. I would also guess the SR-2000 rig (does anyone know production 
figures on this one?). Price was around $1800 for all three units (SR-2000, P-2000 
& HA-20) This was big $$$ for a Halli in 1965. Another was the RME-9...First 
of the RME line and really the first modern complete communications receiver 
(first to have all the best features everyone eventually settled on). Planned 
production was for 100 units, built in the basement at W9CI; E. G. Shalkhouser. 
Production changed to RME-9D (electrical BS- "dual" tuners) in the middle of 
the run and moved to larger facilities at around this time. All were 
essentially the same as RME-69 but with single airplane type dial and earlier 57-58 type 
tubes. RME-9D production was certainly below 500 also but actual figures are 
unknown. RME-69 quickly became very popular (new 6C6-6D6 tubes) and production 
was about 6500. It is interesting to note that practically every 
communications receiver made since the RME-9 (up to 1946) copied that basic design and was 
essentially the same receiver packaged a little differently. The Collins 75A 
of course changed everything.

Regards, Greg; WA1KBQ