[Hallicrafters] Why I'm a Hallicrafters Guy

[Freeberg, Scott (STP)]

I'm in the process of buying an HT-44/SX-117, and maybe have a lead on a HT-45 amp.  Why am I trying to be a Halli guy?
A friend loaned me his spare HF transceiver, an SR-160, when I got my General in 1970.  My bedroom was in the basement, AND my bedroom was also the ham shack.  Talk about a great situation.  Mom would call down "are you in bed yet" and of course I would reply 'YES', then slip the headphones on and check into the Midwest Country Cousins :->>>>>>  I did quite a bit of operating after bedtime.  That might explain why I was so incredibly tired in high school.  

The SR-160 was a dandy 20,40,80 meter transceiver and I had a ball with it.  Not much Hallicrafters experience since.  Lately I've felt the siren song of the gorgous HT-44/SX-117 combo, and I decided to pursue them. I've always been partial to separate RX, TX.  I plan to put the combo in one of the main operating positions so I can use it on a daily basis for classic SSB and CW.  

73, Scott WA9WFA