[Hallicrafters] HT-37 project

[Peter Bertini]

When you add in the value of your time to restore one of these, the monetary
return gets eaten up pretty quickly.  I'm in the middle of a HT-32 that had
chassis rust, and the unit is almost completely stripped so I can paint the
SSB generator and main chassis. It took two days just to mask the rivet
heads, sockets and other non-removable parts as part of the prep work before
I can paint. I figure this is something that I will keep and use as long as
I can. Otherwise, it would have paid to find one in good comestic condition
and just worry about the electrical rehab work.

Pete
On Sun, Aug 8, 2010 at 5:56 PM, Robert Nickels <ranickel at comcast.net> wrote:

> On 8/7/2010 3:26 PM, Walt Cates wrote:
> > But before I sink any more time and $$ into it, what is a rig that looks
> like a 6 and operates like a 9.5 really worth.
> >
> >
> Guess I'll chime in on this Walt.  I think the HT-37 is one of the
> finest ham transmitters made, it sounds great on sideband and AM and
> with the exception of the fragile power transformer is rugged and easy
> to work on.   I know that Bob Heil K9EID loves his and just heard him on
> the air with it today, and nobody knows more about good-sounding audio!
>
> But Hallicrafters sold lots of them, and supply vs. demand dictates the
> price today.  In the Chicago area, hamfest price is probably about $150
> for one in average cosmetic shape..  I've seen plenty of them sell for
> half that, and the rare one that's really nice might bring twice that
> but it'll take time to find the right seller.   For non-rare radios like
> this, cosmetics are about the only thing that will command a premium
> price.   So, if you bought it to make money on I'm afraid you'll be
> close to break-even, but if you want a solid good-sounding vintage
> transmitter, you've got yourself a classic.
>
> 73, Bob W9RAN
>
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