[Hallicrafters] SR-500 Console Wanted

[George KB2Z]

When are you boys going to leave Duane alone? (No sacrilege intended)

Ross Stenberg wrote:
> Perhaps the Pope can still help locate one :^) (No sacrilege intended) 
> 
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> [mailto:hallicrafters-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of David Thompson
> Sent: Friday, October 20, 2006 5:32 PM
> To: hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] SR-500 Console Wanted
> 
> 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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