[Hallicrafters] Best RX?

[WA1KBQ at aol.com]

OK Bob,
 
There was actually two questions. The first was addressed a few times  and 
did not see the space and $$ limitations. SX-111 came in two  versions if I 
remember correctly, first had 13 tubes and did not have a product  detector. 
Later SX-111 MK- II had 14 tubes which included a 6BY6 product  detector. 
Reportedly it was a cost reduced version of the SX-101 series and  works 
about the same. SX-101 was certainly more robust in the mechanical  construction 
department. There are some pretty good product reviews for the  SX-111 at 
eham.net where owners rated them including these two:
 
_WB9GKZ_ (http://www.eham.net/user/profile/WB9GKZ) : I bought an  SX-111 in 
late 2001 at a Hamfest for the sum of $80. I thought I paid way too  much 
for it...after all, it's a drifty old Hallicrafters that the SSB community  
rejected decades ago...right? Brought it home, wiped the chassis clean, gave 
it  an IF and RF alignment. Gotta say that it works very well and it really  
surprised me how stable it is. I find no explaination for the stability on 
SSB,  it rivals any rice-rig after a one-hour warm-up. Guess I was lucky? 
Sensitivity  is great. The antenna trimmer really peaks up the radio nicely. 
Mine is the  older version with no product detector, but it copies SSB just 
fine with the RF  gain turned down a bit. AM signals sound great and the 
selectable-sideband mode  switch can be rocked between LSB/USB to quiet an 
offending adjacent channel  signal. The IF selectivity in 5KHz is acceptable for 
AM. SSB sounds great with  the IF in the 5KHz position.

Bottom line: If you are lucky enough to find  one complete and 
drift-resistant as mine...hang on to it! It's a great,  affordable boatanchor!"


_KA8DLL_ (http://www.eham.net/user/profile/KA8DLL) : Very nice  radio. 
About the same performance as an SX-101 with a lot less weight. Stable as  a 
rock after a thirty minute warm up. Very attractive front. Hallicrafters cut a  
hundred dollars off the price of SX-101 and still came up with pretty much 
the  same radio. Good job Hallicrafters. 
 
73,
Greg; WA1KBQ
 
 
>What was Hallicrafters best overall receiver?

>I am familiar  with the SX-28 and SX-100. I have a SX-110 which leaves a 
lot to be desired. A  SX-110 is just >a SX-99 with a sliderule dial.

>I'm interested in  knowing about the SX-101 and SX-111.
>What was Hallicrafters best overall  receiver?

>I am familiar with the SX-28 and SX-100. I have a SX-110  which leaves a 
lot to be desired. A SX-110 is just >a SX-99 with a sliderule  dial.

>I'm interested in knowing about the SX-101 and  SX-111.




In a message dated 11/27/2010 3:55:01 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
rbethman at comcast.net writes:


What  ever happened to the ORIGINAL question/post?

Somehow it got painted  over and/or buried.

Bob Macklin has size, space, and $  limitations.  He "presented" the 
choices and was asking about the  SX-101 and the SX-111.

Bob - N0DGN
> ----- Original Message  -----
> From: "Bob Macklin"<macklinbob at msn.com>
> To:  "Halicrafters"<Hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Saturday,  November 27, 2010  11:23 AM
> Subject: [Hallicrafters] Best  RX?
>
>
>> What was  Hallicrafters best overall  receiver?
>>
>> I am familiar with the  SX-28 and  SX-100. I have a SX-110 which leaves a
>> lot to be desired. A   SX-110 is just a SX-99 with a sliderule dial.
>>
>> I'm  interested  in knowing about the SX-101 and  SX-111.
>>
>> Bob Macklin
>>    K5MYJ
>> Seattle, Wa.
>> "Real Radios Glow In The  Dark"

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