[Hallicrafters] The Favorite RX Of Presidents And Queens?

[RICHARD SOLOMON]

There is one "Air Force One" at the Pima Air & Space Museum in Tucson.
The radio and very plush leather easy chair are still in it.

If you ever get to Tucson and have a few hours to kill, this museum is
something not to be missed !!

73, Dick, W1KSZ

> From: dfischer at usol.com
> To: hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:49:05 -0500
> Subject: [Hallicrafters] The Favorite RX Of Presidents And Queens?
> 
> 
> 
> Hi All,
> 
> Former President JFK loved his Hallicrafters SX-62. So much that he had one 
> installed aboard Air Force #1.
> 
> I wonder what became of it, and its twin? In case some of you slept through 
> that decade, Air Force #1 has an almost identical twin. Which raises another 
> question - how it be called an identical twin when it is not identical?
> 
> The former Queen Elizabeth also had a love affair going on with a 
> Hallicrafters! It too was the awesome sounding SX-62 with the R-42 bass 
> reflex enclosure. She had it aboard the HMS Queen Elizabeth. I do not know 
> the number for this particular QE, but I preclude it was the one born before 
> QE#2! She had a rack mount version, whereas JFK had one with a case.
> 
> I had a chance to purchase the HMS unit through an attorney in Canada. He 
> purchased it somewhere after it was removed from the QE#1. Unfortunately, 
> some other Ham in the Midland, Michigan area got his cash to Canada faster 
> then I could, and he now owns it.
> 
> I have no idea what else of Hallicrafters might have once graced the cars, 
> planes, trains, pleasure cabin cruisers etc. of our former Presidents, or 
> leaders of other countries, but perhaps some of you do know of other "real" 
> glow in the dark tales you can tell us?
> 
> 
> Duane Fischer, W8DBF - WPE8CXO
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