[Hallicrafters] SX-88 Thread

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Link to a copy of the 1954 QST Product Review  and engineering description. 
Advertising hype as Carl claims or credible  information? You  decide...

http://www.antiqueradio.org/sx88qst.htm    


In a message dated 2/9/2009 9:31:00 P.M. US Eastern Standard Time,  
km1h at jeremy.mv.com writes:
>A BIG YAWN.

>Truth in Advertising  regulations werent in effect in 1954 and QST would 
>print anything if  paid enough. Reviews were written by manufacturers ad 
>companies. Look at  antenna gain claims in QST of that era.

>Without an independent lab  evaluation all the hype, blather, and drivel 
means as much as a politicians  promise.

>Im going to bed, maybe some others on here can convince you  to just stop 
>and drop  this.

>Carl
>KM1H



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> Read the 1954  QST SX-88 engineering description  unless you want to 
> call  that
> bull too.
>
> Regards, Greg
>
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