[Hallicrafters] Best RX?

[Grant Youngman]

On Nov 27, 2010, at 6:13 PM, wa1kbq at aol.com wrote:

> 
> My favorite of this lot is the  SX-115, followed by the SX-101, for ham band
> only.  The SX-100  certainly has its warts, but for a general coverage
> receiver it is very  nicely balanced, giving good overall performance in a
> compact package at a  good price.

I've had or have all of these, and have to agree.  The SX-115 is really top notch.  Although I wish I had never parted with my very late SX-101A -- as a thing of sheer beauty on the table, it is hard to beat that radio.  It's hard to beat as a back-buster, too.  But sometimes you don't get the priorities straight until it's too late :-)  I had an SX100 "back in the day", so I still have a soft spot for that radio.

I think if push came to shove, I'd set the SX-115 aside for that SX-101A -- even if it isn't technically as good a radio.  I currently use the SX-115 with a CE-100V, although it's been a while since I've had that station on the air -- need to do some work on the 100V.

Grant/NQ5T