[Hallicrafters] SR-500 Console Wanted

[David Thompson]

Nope the Vatican got the SR-1000 console with the SX-115 update rather than
the SX-101.

The only two SR-500's I know of were the one on the back cover of Harrison
radio 1959 Catalog in their used gear and the one at ET3RS that Max HB9RS
operated.  Several years ago a W9 was also said to have the SR-500 console
but the understanding is that the gear was in bad shape.  The only piece of
gear that is common today from the console is the SX-100.  I have seen the
HT-30 transmitter
for sale a couple of times and the linear maybe once.  If you can get all
the pieces maybe a console could be fabricated.  I think the SR-1000 is more
doable.  The SX-101, HT-32, and HT-33 are available and much more user
friendly than the older SR-500 gear.

I had someone say Hallicrafters sold less than 10 of the SR-500 with most
going overseas.  The SR-1000 was sold to one K2 as a special deal and one
outfitted with the SX-115 was delivered to the Vatican by Bill Halligan and
Maxwell Myers W2BIB.  Funny but CW Contesters W9IOP and W4KFC operated CW
from HV1CN.  I understand W9IOP took along a 75A4 but the SX-115
was so much better that the boys used that as is.  The Vatican (according to
W2BIB) was to get a SR-2000.  No one has ever said if they got one.  Stu
Meyer later gave them Hammarlund gear as he did with 4U1ITU which also
originally ad the SX-115/HT-32/HT33 station.

Dave K4JRB
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ross Stenberg" <k9cox at charter.net>
To: <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, October 20, 2006 8:26 AM
Subject: RE: [Hallicrafters] SR-500 Console Wanted


> You may need to go to the Pope for that one. Could be one in the basement
of
> the Vatican :^)
>
> 73 Ross K9COX
>
>
> >>>Subject: [Hallicrafters] SR-500 Console Wanted
>
> I'm asking here also because there could be some that do not belong to the
> Boatanchors List. I'm looking for the 1955 console (not the tornado) with
or
> without electronics. I know this is a Looooong shot, but any leads would
be
> appreciated.
> 73,
> Ed-KV5I
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