[Hallicrafters] Best RX?

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I had an SX101A and an SX111 for a while and to tell you the truth, I  
thought the SX111 performed as well in daily use as the 101A, and qualitatively  
sounded a little better, maybe do to variability in individual samples, 
which at  this stage makes a huge difference unless everything has been gone 
over with a  fine tooth comb.  No doubt the SX115 is better than both, and 
like mine,  especially the AGC performance, but like the 88 it is pricey 
because of  scarcity, as much as performance.
 
But sorta back to the original question, I'll just snipe there were several 
 reasons you saw a Drake 2B paired up with an HT37 over the years probably  
more often than an SX111 paired with it  :) In terms of everything but  
weight and styling, I think it smoked 'em both, particularly when price was  
factored in.
 
73 Scott
 
 
In a message dated 11/27/2010 10:38:06 P.M. Central Standard Time,  
w2ec at bmjsports.com writes:






I have an SX-101A alongside an SX-115, HQ-170A  and 75A-4. Much prefer the 
SX-115 over the others. The SX-101A is 2nd, 75A-4  3rd and only keep the 
HQ-170A for 160 meter work, wish the SX-101A had kept  160 as then the HQ-170A 
wouldn't be needed.

Yes, the 75A-4 has  160 meters but I only have it in the shack when I have 
the Gold Dust Twins set  up and in use. I don't have enough room in the 
shack to keep all the gear up  and running, so I switch around once or twice a 
year to get to use different  gear. The Gold Dust Twins are out of the shack 
for this winter, I hope to  pair the SX-115 with my CE-200V as soon as I get 
a USB problem cleared up in  the CE-200V, right now the SX-115 is in use 
ith an HT-37.

To me,  my ultimate (ham-band only) receiver would be an SX-115 with 160 
meters  included. As it is, I need to keep a spare  receiver capable of 160  
meters around.

As for a general coverage band cruiser, I don't  think anything beats the 
SP-600/SX-73 receivers for pure boatanchor class.  R-390/391's are great, but 
the wrist turning necessary to actually cruise the  bands is too rugged.

Here are some views of how I rotate my gear  thru the shack, haven't 
updated the pictures for a few years now so I'm  missing views of a lot of current 
equipment (the SX-115 and CE-200V for  example).

http://www.w2ec.com/W2EC.html

73,
Paul  W2EC
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