[Hallicrafters] s-76

[David Thompson]

The S-76 moved Hallicrafters away from the SX-42/43 models to a 60 kcs IF 
that continued with trhe SX-96 and SX-100.  I was looking at old QST's and 
the S-76 was first announced as the SX-76 but quickly changed to the S-76. 
Hallicrafters had a big contest in 1951-2 and one of the winners of the S-76 
was my neighbor Alex W4TED.  He told me two years ago that he still has the 
receiver.

I do remember when I was first licensed back in 1957-8 that one of the rarer 
stations I worked in the ARRL Sweepstakes (North Dakota) was using a S-76. 
He made 450 to 500 AM QSOs as I recall.  He told me the next year that he 
really liked it and was still using it although he bought a SX-101 for SSB.

One fellow told me it looked too much like a S-40 extension and that may 
have caused it to never become popular.  The SX-96 which followed was never 
real popular but the SX-100 was very popular.

73 Dave K4JRB
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brian Quinn" <brians1944 at comcast.net>
To: <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 10:05 PM
Subject: [Hallicrafters] s-76


>I am restoring a Hallicrafters S-76. I've checked all the Archives and can 
>find only 1 posting. Is this receiver so bad that nobody bothers with them. 
>I know the big feature is it's s meter. Would like to hear from s-76 owners 
>please. Former ham 40 years ago (kn1khs)
> Thank You   Brian
>