[Hallicrafters] How to Destroy a Nice Hallicrafters Receiver

[Roger K8RI]

> Its obviously been built for receiving WWV on a six inch wire.
> If only there were more "WWV receivers on a six inch wire" about these 
> days.

Think of the antenna space I could save<:-))
It might be worth $50 as a hangar queen, but the good parts are gone or 
modified.  Some one may slip up and pay the minimum but it won't be me<:-))

Roger Halstead (K8RI and ARRL 40 year Life Member)
N833R - World's oldest Debonair CD-2
www.rogerhalstead.com

>
> I hate sets like this, they are the bane of my life.
> It's hard to believe, but there was a time when an old tube radio was 
> worth
> nothing, anything not solid state was valueless.
> So people modded and experimented these sets with no concern to the
> cosmetic/aesthetic appearance value, or the interest of future 
> generations.
> If they messed up, they stripped it for parts or binned it with no 
> regrets.
> If it was missing knobs they pinched them from another radio.
>
>
>
> Regards
>
> Peter
> VK6FPMY
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sandy W5TVW" <ebjr at i-55.com>
> To: <n7rk at cox.net>; "Hallicrafters" <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 5:30 AM
> Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] How to Destroy a Nice Hallicrafters Receiver
>
>
>> Jeesh!  $500 starting bid?  Why did the guy butcher it up like that?  Why
> did he
>> put all the crappy knobs on it?  Why the second "S" meter?
>> Wonder what has been done inside??!!
>> 73,
>> Sandy W5TVW
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "David Hollander" <n7rk at cox.net>
>> To: "Hallicrafters" <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Monday, July 17, 2006 10:24 PM
>> Subject: [Hallicrafters] How to Destroy a Nice Hallicrafters Receiver
>>
>>
>> | Sad!
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