[Hallicrafters] ebay SX-88 - Wow!

[Carl]

Ive never found a reason why the military rejected the 88. The SX-73 didnt 
fare much better except as a fill for SP-600 slow deliveries.

I like my 73 and now Im sorry I sold the 88 in 98 which was given to me in 
69 (interesting story there) and I gave it to my parents. Id love to be able 
to do a real lab shakedown test on all the high rollers.

As far as leakage Ive found no difficulty aligning or meeting spec on other 
50kc filter Hallis and doubt if the slight Q improvement of the 88 has any 
bearing.

Carl
KM1H


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Todd, KA1KAQ" <ka1kaq at gmail.com>
To: "Carl" <km1h at jeremy.mv.com>
Cc: <Hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>; <hallicraftersx28 at aol.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 3:32 PM
Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] ebay SX-88 - Wow!


> On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 3:23 PM, Carl <km1h at jeremy.mv.com> wrote:
>> For some reason he believes that the factory selected the BB leakage as 
>> part
>> of the filter circuit.....
>>
>> Any comments on that?
>
> Yes - even though it was Hallicrafters making the call, I strongly
> doubt they'd base anything on leakage since it can vary greatly at the
> time of assembly as well as a year or so down the road.
>
> I'm with you, Carl: for that price, any self-respecting 'restorer'
> expecting big bucks would restuff the original caps for that look of
> authenticity with the performance of improved technology. Then again,
> many collectors base their requirements on things other than
> originality. In the case of the SX-88, it's more a case of 'gotta have
> one'.
>
> For those looking for actual performance while still enjoying a
> classic tube rig, it's tough to beat the trusty R-390 or -390A. Leaves
> the SX-88 in the dust, and sounds as good or better when the audio is
> plucked off the diode load connection and run through a decent HiFi
> amp circuit to a good speaker. Even at a 'collector' price, you could
> do it and pocket several grand of the current bid. It's just not as
> purty. (o:
>
> ~ Todd,  KA1KAQ/4