[Hallicrafters] SR-500 Console Wanted

Fri Oct 20 21:05:18 EDT 2006

Hi David,

It is not known if Hallifcrafters even built the SR-500 console.  Chuck 
Dachis says "source unknown"

I have heard from several who worked for Hallicrafters, one an engineer and 
the other a production worker, that only three consoles existed. A lot of 
gray clouds the truth about the SR-500.

I am in regular contact with Dr. Max De Henseler, HB9RS and he does read 
this list. Perhaps Max will send me an e-mail on the SR-500, what he thought 
of the one he operated and what became of it.

I wonder now, David, with the Vatican not wanting any Amateur Radio station 
there, what has, or shall, become of the equipment? Personally, leaving 
religion out of it, it seems almost sinful to destroy this piece of for real 
history. It is simply wrong, at least to me, to deny the many who used the 
equipment to save lives and relay critical information from one country, 
agency, group or individual to the destination point their just dues for 
risking their lives to help bring peace to a troubled world. After all, 
Amateur Radio is for 'all' mankind, not just those who wear velvet robes and 
sit on thrones not made of porcelin. Amateur Radio is not about expounding 
ones faith or anything else religious or political, it is a hobby for fun 
and when the need arises, to provide needed communications to all peoples of 
all creeds, beliefs and countries of origin.

I am saddened by the stand the Vatican has taken when it comes to Amateur 
Radio. Who can say, but just maybe the Hams who operated when night was the 
most dark, perhaps saved the Catholic religions most holy place.

So David, what is the rest of the story about why the Vatican received the 
SR-1000 and what became of it? The HHRP CD that comes with the rare original 
video of Bill Halligan, Sr. taken in NYC in November of 1983, contains 118 
rarely seen photos, original text transcripts, original articles, speeches 
with hand written margin notes, personal letters etc. It has an entire 
section devoted to the equipment that was donated by Bill Halligan, Sr. of 
Hallicrafters to the Vatican for the Vatican City station, HV1CN. Remember 
HV1SJ who always signed as Strawberry Jam?

Duane Fischer, W8DBF

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Thompson" <thompson at mindspring.com>
To: <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, October 20, 2006 6:32 PM
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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