[Hallicrafters] SX-23 History?

[GBrown]

My guess would be the styling of the front panel which mite of curtailed any
fan of Hallicrafters in that era. This is a unique radio, not only on the
outside but the inside. She's a keeper.
Regards,
Gary...WZ1M
----- Original Message -----
From: "Art Lebermann" <artleb at earthlink.net>
To: <Hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, May 06, 2005 8:11 PM
Subject: [Hallicrafters] SX-23 History?


>
> I recently acquired a SX-23 ("Skyrider 23") receiver, and have been
> researching the history of this model.  A search of my "QST" library shows
> that Hallicrafters introduced the SX-23 in March of 1939, with several
> pages of advertising.  By the May 1940 issue of QST, the SX-23 was no
> longer listed in the Henry Radio ad.  This seems like a short life for the
> SX-23.
>
> Can anyone provide more background info on the SX-23?  What was the
> intended market for this receiver?  The list price (with speaker) was
> $127.50.  Did buyers consider it over-priced, compared to the competition?
> Was the set too expensive to manufacture?  It seems that Hallicrafters put
> a lot of effort in a design that faded rather quickly.
>
> Any comments would be much appreciated!
>
> 73,
> Art Lebermann
> W6REQ
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