[Hallicrafters] SX-96 production

[Roger D Johnson]

Langston, Mike wrote:
> I bought one last year from a friend in Alaska. He told me he bought it
> new in 1954 along with an R-46A speaker. I agree with you that there
> don't seem to have been many made, but there were enough made that they
> also made the SX-96A which must be even rarer. Other than dial skirts on
> the 96A, they may be identical. Anybody know?
> 
> It's a decent receiver and probably very similar circuitry to the SX-100
> except for the calibrator, notch, ant. trim features. The ease of tuning
> ssb signals surprised me considering the lack of a product detector. I'm
> going to add an outboard calibrator. Without one, you really have no
> idea where you are frequency-wise when using the band spread. My biggest
> gripe aesthetically is the size and cheesiness of the main tuning knobs.
> The paint on the dial glasses tends to be flaking off of most units I
> have seen and nobody is doing these yet (probably due to the lack of
> demand). 
> 
> Mike KL7CD
> Dallas-Ft. Worth   
> 
The SX-96A looks very much like the SX-100 without the notch filter.
There is a photo here:

http://www.w9wze.org/Equipment/ListPhotos.php?Dir=S

73, Roger

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