[Hallicrafters] What's in a name? An SX-71 by any other name wouldSound as Sweet..

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Hmmm...Duno Roy.......When was the first HRO JR? 1935-36? If I remember correctly, the Government was spending a few dollars for the Military, but not much.  Spending did pick up as we approached 1941.  Wonder if they new something we didn't?  Of course, the conservative* budget went to H*** after the "sneak" attack. Had to keep buying "War Stamps and Bonds" to augment what they borrowed from the Fed. Sorry to digress. Back to studio A.

Carry on
Bill Harris w7kxb

*Is there such a thing as a conservative budget?


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From: Roy Morgan <roy.morgan at nist.gov>
> At 07:56 AM 2/28/2006, amfone at sbcglobal.net wrote:
> >How about "S" for SILLY. Maybe they just picked straws and that is how the 
> >S and SX were 'born".. God good thing it wasn't an "F"..
> 
> The story is that at Hammarlund the project to meet the military order for 
> a new receiver was dubbed Hellova Rush Order. Thus the HRO series of receivers.
> 
> Roy
> 
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