[Hallicrafters] On the question of Solid State vs Tubes

[jeremy-ca]

I said OFTEN unsafe. That left me wiggle room for the pseudo BA's of the 
70's as well as many well cared for 50-60's examples that escaped the 
Sprague Black Beauty and Sangamo Pink plague.

I drive vehicles that are older than a HQ-170.

Hammarlund never had a decent looking speaker, I use various Hallicrafters, 
National, Collins, Jensen on my stuff. My favorites are the large magnet 
Hallicrafters PM-23 and National NC-2TS of which I have several of each.

Carl
KM1H




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From: "rbethman" <rbethman at comcast.net>
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Cc: "jeremy-ca" <km1h at jeremy.mv.com>; <HallicrafterSX28 at aol.com>
Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2007 3:57 PM
Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] On the question of Solid State vs Tubes


>I agree - for the "most" part.
>
> There are "some" original boatanchors that CAN be "safely" operated.
>
> I've got an all original HQ-170AC, (Yep - even the original clock!), that 
> runs very well and very safely.  It has been watched and mothered over 
> with TLC.  I only "wish" I had the original matching speaker, although it 
> sounds wonderful through an R-42.
>
> Bob - N0DGN
>> You should differentiate between ORIGINAL, RESTORED,  REFURBISHED and 
>> MODIFIED.
>>
>> Using the AACA (Antique Automoible Club of America) as a guideline as 
>> they have been around way longer than boatanchors:
>>
>> ORIGINAL:  Means just that. As it left the factory. Often these are 
>> strictly museum pieces as they are no longer safe to drive (or use in the 
>> case of radios)
>>
>> RESTORED: Brought back to original condition by using NOS parts or 
>> marquee club accepted replacement parts.
>> A Cadillac has stricter rules than a Nash for example and pre WW2 Fords 
>> are among the strictest.  Safety changes are often acceptable such as 
>> hydraulic brakes which could equate to new power cords and wiring changes 
>> to AC/DC sets. With BA's just look at the Collins fanatics.
>>
>> REFURBISHED: Loose as a goose interpetation. For BA's it could mean 
>> rattle can spray over chipped paint; anything goes under the chassis for 
>> style of replacement components; different appearing IF cans, xfmr, etc. 
>> Similar to what you might find on a low end used car lot.
>>
>> MODIFIED:  Different engine, 12V electrical system with alternator, 
>> souped up flathead, etc. For BA's this could mean redesigned front ends, 
>> product detectors, AVC, xtal/mechanical filters, or anything else to 
>> "improve" performance.
>>
>> I grew up watching my rich aunts 7" Emerson TV with a magnifier screen in 
>> front of it. My parents first TV was a Hallicrafters, what a piece of 
>> garbage. They returned it after 6 months of constant service calls and 
>> bought a DuMont.
>> My first radio was a 4 tube AC regeerative built from a 1954 Popular 
>> Mechanics article with parts scrounged at the local dump.
>>
>> Carl
>> KM1H
>
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