[Hallicrafters] Opinions on the SX-110

[Oliver J. Dragon]

Glen,

You are  right about those rx's. Yes, my 1960 Novice station SX-99 drifted, 
and care  had to be taken not to jar the operating table when listening on 
the 21Mc Novice band.  But the thrill and enjoyment and frustration of 
using that receiver to try to pull out the JA3 who answered my CQ at 7AM 
local time could not be matched. His signal was at, then just above, then 
faded into the noise several times and then he was gone. Do I wish I had a 
modern day receiver to make that QSO? Sure, but the nostalgia when 
remembering that moment 45 years ago and how he slowly faded into the ether 
makes for a memory that can't be beat.

Ollie

At 12:31 PM 08/19/2005, you wrote:
>The receivers drifted, were "broad as a barn"
>selectivity wise, were mechanically unstable (hit the
>desk with your fist and the receiver would jump at
>least 50 KHz in frequency), were basically deaf above
>14 MHz, and those were the "good" points!
>
>Frankly, whenever I hear someone complain because a CW
>signal is too close (and still over 500 Hz away) or an
>SSB signal is too close (at least 3 KHz away), or when
>they complain about distortion (actually front end
>overload), and so forth, I then think of what we were
>using in the "goode olde dayes".
>
>I really think that newcomers should have to use the
>equipment that most amateur radio operators had to use
>(not Collins or other "high end" stuff that cost
>several weeks salary back when it was new) like the
>low end Hallicrafters or National equipment for at
>least 6 months of regular operating.  Then give them
>the "new" stuff.  I believe that the number of
>complaints would drop to no more than 1% of what are
>now heard.
>
>Glen, K9STH
>
>--- carolew <carolew at bellatlantic.net> wrote:
>
>Glen, you are absolutely right about our "bad"
>receivers. In the mid-60s, I was a young kid and
>thought my S-19 Sky Buddy was a hot receiver.
>However, I wouldn't trade the fun I had with that set
>for anything.
>
>Glen, K9STH
>
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