[Hallicrafters] 'these uncertain economic times"

[Carl]

Im waiting for the 24 V vehicles to come out so I can go mobile with my 
ART-13 and BC-348 (;

Carl
KM1H


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Roger (K8RI)" <hallicraftersgroup at rogerhalstead.com>
To: "Bob Macklin" <macklinbob at msn.com>
Cc: <kiyoinc at attglobal.net>; <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 7:05 PM
Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] 'these uncertain economic times"


> Bob Macklin wrote:
>
> I take pride in my SX-101-HT-32, and HT-33B even though I do have some 
> more work to do on the 32. However when I normally get on the air I 
> use an Icom 756 Pro with a Tokyo Hy-Power HL-1.5Kfx amp.  The tube 
> compliment  in the old Hallicrafters is getting expensive and 
> sometimes difficult to find.
>> With the modern RICEBOXES you are paying for all the computer 
>> features.
>>
>> Do you need them? Do you know how to use them?
>>
> It depends on the operators type of use.  Many of the features such as 
> split operation, and dual receive at the push of a button are very 
> handy when chasing DX. The IF shift, Noise blanker (noise suppression 
> features) are top notch and it uses far less power when left on while 
> I'm working in the shop. Actually I was feeding the output into the 
> stereo, or using a wireless headset. Of course I could "wire" the 
> wireless headset transmitter into the output of the SX-101 which is 
> really handy when running power equipment and particularly that big 
> shop vac which is almost deafening. I do miss the simplicity of 
> operating the Hallicrafters (one knob, one function), but the "pro" 
> isn't all that bad. Switching bands and having it return to the 
> frequency I normally use can be very handy.
> Do I know how to use all of the available features? Certainly...not. 
> <:-))  I do use and take advantage of most features though.
>
> NOW when you get to the little mobile rigs that try to fit most every 
> capability into a box the size of a 2-meter mobile while covering 
> everything from 1.8 through the 440 band, that's where I draw the 
> line.  They would work great for their intended purpose which is 
> mobile, but when operating from the house or shop, I find I do a lot 
> of band and mode changing.  To do that is like Learning LINUX.  They 
> have menus within menus and you may have to use a number of controls 
> to make the change.  Change power?  Again, you have to go through 
> menus. You can't just reach down and change the gain.  I've used both 
> the Icom 7000 and the Yaesu FT-897D for quite some time and don't care 
> for either one.  That much stuff with those few buttons makes for 
> clumsy operation.
>> My Benton Harbor S-Line works just fine. There are far fewer controls 
>> on the
>> front panel. I don't need a computer to keep the frequencies in 
>> memory.
>>
>> But today's hams don't know how to tune a tube type Tx. They just 
>> turn on
>> their RICEBOX and YAP!
>>
> Which is really nice when it comes to contests, field day, or 
> emergency operations. I'd hate to have to load the whole Hallicrafters 
> station into the county's mobile EOC not just from a weight and size 
> perspective, but power and heat as well.  When running the whole 
> Hallicrafters station in my well insulated shop I don't have to run 
> the heat near as often in the winter, but it gives the air conditioner 
> a real work out in the summer<:-))
>> Bob Macklin
>> K5MYJ
>> Kent (Seattle), Wa,
>> "Real Radios Glow in the Dark"
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: <kiyoinc at attglobal.net>
>> To: <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 2:25 AM
>> Subject: [Hallicrafters] 'these uncertain economic times"
>>
>>
>>
>>> "Weiss" <telegrapher at hotmail.com>  wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>  I even detect a certain amount of snobbish superciliousness when I 
>>>> tell
>>>>
>> guys using their $ KILOBUCK rigs that I am running a humble little 
>> novice
>>
> Now days the price of a Hallicrafters station can easily get you up 
> there as well. Collins may run you more.
> Of course if you already have it that's a different story.
>> rig from the 60s. Beyond the fact that we've just exchanged IDENTICAL 
>> signal
>>
> I still have the Globe Chief Deluxe and S-40B, but the S-40B needs to 
> be recapped.
>> reports, I wonder if there is something I am missing ? And Murphy 
>> prevails,
>> you KNOW the high spectrum display will go black the day after he 
>> gets layed
>> off.
>>
>>> We've been talking about rigs at my jobsite.    Basically, it's the 
>>> QTH,
>>> antenna, and operator that counts.
>>>
> Those are the main points, but running 160, 75 and 40 during the 
> sunspot cycle low sure makes me appreciate the ability of the 756Pro 
> to get rid of noise over my SX-101.
>>> The signal from an old HT-32 or Heathkit SB-100 sounds a lot like 
>>> the
>>> signal from a new $10K radio.    You might be able to measure a 
>>> little
>>> drift or a few spurs from across the country but probably not.
>>>
>>> What good is a 14.271.005 frequency read out when an SSB signal is a
>>> couple kHz wide?   Why are we measuring a wad of Kleenix with a
>>> micrometer?
>>>
> That goes back to my carpenter days...Measure with a micrometer and 
> cut with a chain saw. <:-))
>
>
> 73
>
> Roger (K8RI)
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