[Hallicrafters] SX-117 vs SX-115

[ah7i at atl.org]

OK, I'll download sx-115 schema when there's time and compare...


On Fri, 7 May 2004, Grant Youngman wrote:

> >
> > IIRC, the SX-115 has mechanical PBT like the 75A4. Have never
> owned
> > one so this is from memory of conversation with radio fanatics.
>
> In their wildest dreams, only  :-)  Unfortunately the SX-115 does not have
> passband tuning.  It's possible of course to shift the BFO frequency and
> retune manually, but there is no passband tuning control as such.
>
> I've never owned an SX-117, so I can't compare the two.  The SX-115 is
> a fine receiver .. arguably (obviously) the best ham band receiver built by
> Hallicrafters.  I do really dislike the approach Halli took in the SX-101A
> and SX-115 regarding sideband selection for AM, but even with that it's
> the one BA in the shack that is almost never turned off.
>
> Grant/NQ5T
>
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