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

[Bill Feldmann]

Hi All,

I would select the SX-28 and the GRR-2 military version were the best.  Both 
of mine have excellent audio, the variable selectivity is an excellent 
feature and their noise limiter is a very modern and effective noise 
blanker.  Also they are general coverage.

They don't have the frequency stability and frequency accuracy of the much 
later R390's but remember they were still very advanced for a early 1940's 
production receiver available to the general public.

For AM and broadcast use I'd vote for the SX-28's as the best Hallicrafters 
made based on my work refurbishing  two of them.

Bill N6PY

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Clemens S.Ostergaard" <clemens at it.dk>
To: <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, November 22, 2004 1:18 AM
Subject: [Hallicrafters] What was the summit of Hallicrafters 
,performancewise?


> This discussion may have run earlier, or many times, I am fairly new to 
> the list. If there is a consensus already, please just refer me to that.
>
> 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
>
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