[Hallicrafters] re SX-88 pricing

[Ross Stenberg]

Performance has little bearing on the price of vintage receivers. I have a 
$10 softrock SDR receiver http://www.wb5rvz.com/sdr/RX_V9_0/index.htm that 
performs better than any boatanchor receiver that I own. It is only single 
band however and a full HF coverage model would cost about $44. This assumes 
of course that one already owns a computer.

    73 Ross K9COX


>I might add, is it really worth the price? What I mean by that is, aside
> from being rare, does it's performance justify a reasonable portion of the
> cost ?  I.e. I would hate to pay over 1K for a
> receiver with mediocre performance.