[Hallicrafters] Fwd: SX-88 Value

[Todd, KA1KAQ]

On Sat, Feb 7, 2009 at 7:43 PM,  <WA1KBQ at aol.com> wrote:
> Which was  followed by this one from the OP W3JN in post #11:
> "Per the SX-88, I have  one, and it's nice but nothing special IMHO.  The
> 75A-4 is a better  reciever, and a better value if you're paying $5K+ for a
> SX-88.  Course I  didn't pay anywhere NEAR that for mine.  I like the SX-88 and
> prolly  wouldn't get rid of it, mainly because it came from a friend.

> My posts and pictures followed the  unwarranted and unsubstantiated
> criticism. These kinds of comments are typical  from folks who have never rebuilt and
> carefully aligned an SX-88 and thus  probably never had the chance to
> experience a properly performing  speciman.

Knowing John W3JN personally and being very aware of his skill level,
along with having seen and operated his SX-88 receiver, I can assure
you that he has experienced the SX-88 at its best, along with most
other premium receivers. Any criticism from John is based on first
hand experience from what I consider to be an expert electronics
level, not from a historical collector/investment approach. Which
follows on with what the original poster was looking for.

Your remarks Greg seem to follow a similar pattern of the collector
who wants to justify what he spent or somehow protect his investment -
neither of which is necessary in this case. We're all allowed to
believe what we wish to with respect to a particular receiver.

The basic questions can have multiple answers, based on what one
expects out of a receiver. At the end of the day, "in my opinion"
which seems to be shared by many others, the SX-88 is a fine receiver
to own and operate. Its performance just doesn't set it apart from
others by several thousand dollars. Its limited numbers are solely
responsible for that as with the KW-1. Both were top dogs in their
day, when they were state of the art, and nothing comparable was
available for the price. That's not the case today.

If you're happy with what you got for what you paid, that's really all
that matters. Lumping those who disagree into some category of the
uniformed serves no purpose other than to stir up disagreement. If
your assertion is correct, it makes your comments equally unwarranted
and unsubstantiated - beyond personal opinion, that is.

~ Todd,  KA1KAQ/4


BTW - John owns several of the receivers on his 'overrated' list. His
view isn't that they aren't good receivers, merely that for the prices
they bring, you can buy equal or better performance for far less.