[Hallicrafters] HT-37 matching receiver question

[k6xyz]

I guess I'll have to come out of the woodwork on this one....hehehe
My first SSB rig in 62' was a new HT-37 and a New SX-101A.
I allowed myself to talk myself into trading in the 101A for a new Drake
2-B.
That was a bad, BAD mistake.
Not long after that stupid move, I traded BOTH of them for a Swine 240.
I didn't get another good rig again until 1970.
Oh....I still have the Swine sitting right here.
And it still works.

Regards

Dave Harmon
K6XYZ[at]sbcglobal[dot]net

-----Original Message-----
From: hallicrafters-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:hallicrafters-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Robert Nickels
Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2008 8:30 PM
To: Jim Zellmer
Cc: Hallicrafters
Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] HT-37 matching receiver question

Jim Zellmer wrote:
> The is one other receiver that makes a Dynamite match for the HT-37.  If
> you can lay your hands on a Drake 2-B Receiver with matching 2-BQ
> Speaker/Q-multiplier grab it.    The 2-B / 2-BQ is about the best bang
> for the buck in Boat Anchor receivers.  The HT-37 has a similar good
> bang for the buck on transmitter perfomance. 

I was wondering if someone else would mention this ;-)   When I was 
first licensed back in the mid-60s this combination seemed to be 
everywher.  I can't remember hearing an HT-37 being used with an SX-111 
or even and SX-101, but dozens of stations ran the HT-37-Drake 2B 
combo.  One reason may have been that it could work well on AM and CW as 
well as SSB, while most of the transceivers that were coming onto the 
market were really optimized for sideband.

I've got mine paired up already, and hopefully will be bringing a Gonset 
201 amp into the fold this weekend.   Since the 2B and SX-111 both sold 
for $279, my guess is that once a prospective buyer evaluated the two 
receivers side-by-side at his local ham store (remember those?) - it was 
an easy choice.

73, Bob W9RAN

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