[Hallicrafters] HT-9

[Carl]

I think a couple of factors contribute to some of my purchases.

Location; its hard to find ham density higher than the Northeast. CA may 
have more people now but it was an empty space when most of the rigs we are 
after were built.

New Englanders are historically hoarders of anything. CA in particular is a 
throw away society; we are still shipping street rod material to the West 
Coast....thats another hobby.

Ive been involved in the repair and restoration end since I joined National 
in 63, I always did work on the side. Ive had people call me out of the blue 
offering something, some got my name 2nd or 3rd hand.

Ive also converted several hundred HF amps to 6M, and repair other HF amps; 
thats another source of eyes and ears that has paid off well.

On the air presence always asking questions about old gear. One Saturday 
morning an old gent showed up on the front porch asking if I wanted some old 
radio parts, thats how I got the SX-32 and several other items. He wouldnt 
take any money, said he was moving to a seniors only town house development.

I dont move around a lot. Except for a Chicago transfer 1970-72 Ive lived in 
NH since 67, in this town since 72, one town in MA 63-67  15 miles from 
here.

Location again. Ive been on this hilltop since 89 and the towers can be seen 
from several towns, it was hard to miss the 180' one with four 4 el 20M 
yagis on 40' booms and KLM 4 over 4  for 40M also on 40' booms. Hams and non 
hams were always stopping by and Im a friendly sort (-: Those antennas are 
gone and smaller is going up.

Getting back to the HT-9, the prices I researched a few years ago were 
$200-400 for those who wanted one for a collection. Many dont even realize 
they exist and others dont have the room; you could put all the S-38 family 
in its footprint. Im lucky I havent found a Meissner 150B yet, I do have the 
matching VFO which is used on 30M with a FB-XA and BC-453 combo. I dont 
think Id want a gaggle of BC-610's either since I dont like coil changing, 
my vintage style amps are all bandswitching pi networks and coax.fed 
antennas.

One item I keep missing is a HT-20, another low production rig.

Carl
KM1H


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> I don't know how Carl manages it but he has found more than a few 
> bargains. Trying to estimate the value of an HT-9 can be a moving target 
> as it depends not only on condition but whether or not all the coils are 
> there. As Carl said they are also hard to ship due to size and weight and 
> there is not a lot of demand for them either. Those two facts tend to hold 
> prices down to lower than you might expect. I also have a pre-war black 
> one and a post-war gray one and I think I paid around $200 each. In my 
> experience anyway, it seems HT-9's rarely have all the coils with them for 
> whatever reason. Most I have seen were found with a 10 meter tank coil 
> plugged in and the others missing. Both of mine when discovered were also 
> on 10 meters but the gray one did have all the other coils which is why I 
> bought it. I think if you need HT-9 coils you will pretty much have to buy 
> another HT-9 that has them, otherwise finding them can be a problem.
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> 73, Greg
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