[Hallicrafters] What was the summit of Hallicrafters , performancewise?

[Jim Brannigan]

I don't think that any American made receiver of the 50's , 60's 70's came
close to Collins receivers.
The stability, mixing scheme and mechanical filters, just blew the
competition away.......
Of course, Art Collins had Curtis Lemay and the US Treasury to support his
R&D.  Hams were a secondary market for Collins products.

Jim

> My question really is: Among general coverage tube receivers what was the
> pinnacle of performance reached by Hallicrafters? Collins had the R-390A
> and the 51J-4. National had HRO-60, Hammarlund had SP-600,  Racal had the
> RA-17, Siemens the EK-07, Eddystone the 880/2, and so on . If it was the
> SX-88 why was it not produced in greater numbers? Too expensive, too
> difficult to maintain? Is the SX-73 in the running? Did Hallicrafters not
> really go for government contracts? Which receiver would the Hallicrafters
> list decide to put in the field against the above?
>
> Best,
>
>
> Clemens S.Ostergaard
> Denmark