[Hallicrafters] EK-07 was: SX-88 Value

[wf2u at ws19ops.com]

I've been lurking here with my delete button working overtime on the  
"dead horse" SX-88 thread. I'll keep my mouth shut and won't voice an  
opinion about that.
  I have around 150 receivers of the tube era in my collection,  
including mainly military, and professional "land" and marine  
qualified receivers, with some ham band only specimens as well.
I have many of the usual suspects by US manufacturers, as well as from  
Germany, (East and West), UK, Canada, Australia, the former  
Czechoslovakia, and the USSR.
However, I have to say that the best tube receiver I have and ever  
used is the Rohde & Schwartz EK07 and, with similar performance  
another, much scarcer receiver, somewhat similar to the EK07 - the  
Telefunken E104KW. Of course I have R-390A's as well which are great  
receivers, but the Ek07 beats them.
The disadvantage is that they're really big and heavy, not as modular  
and readily serviceable as the R-390 family and servicing it is much  
more difficult.
But the performance is absolutely spectacular.

73, Meir WF2U
South Carolina




Quoting Carl <km1h at jeremy.mv.com>:

> Now, that is a radio that is on my "to own" list. My #2 son is tasked
> with picking up one on his next assignment to Germany in about 10
> months. Brian is an USAF Major and speaks German like a native. On his
> last assignment he was having several goodies shipped home either USPS
> or as home goods when he returned to the US.
>
> Carl
> KM1H
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dan Arney" <hankarn at pacbell.net>
> To: "Todd, KA1KAQ" <ka1kaq at gmail.com>
> Cc: "Roy Morgan" <k1lky at earthlink.net>; <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Monday, February 09, 2009 11:20 PM
> Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] Fwd: SX-88 Value
>
>
>> Todd,
>>
>> The EK-07 is in my opinion by far better than any of the R39XX hands
>> down.
>>
>> I have sold 10 of them completely restored with new screened front
>> panels in English and German with cabinets stripped and powder coated,
>> with an English copy of the manual and burned in for a week for
>> $3000.00
>> plus crating and shipping. I have two of these left one in LA and one
>> in TX.
>>
>> I have six that are fully functional with a copy of the manual.
>> $2000.00 plus packing and shipping.
>>
>> Hank
>>
>> KN6DI
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