[Hallicrafters] Another SX-88 surfaced

[Warren Elly]

I have a friend asking $30K
Warren W1GUD

On Nov 2, 2011, at 12:40 PM, Carl wrote:

> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Todd, KA1KAQ" <ka1kaq at gmail.com>
> To: "Carl" <km1h at jeremy.mv.com>
> Cc: "rbethman" <rbethman at comcast.net>; <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2011 6:16 PM
> Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] Another SX-88 surfaced
> 
> 
> On Sat, Oct 29, 2011 at 3:06 PM, Carl <km1h at jeremy.mv.com> wrote:
> 
>>> Yep! No more $5500 for the Gold Dust twins!
>> 
>> Or $20K KW-1's. So much for so little in mostly wasted space.
> 
> I dunno, Carl. Of the last 3 that sold, 2 were in the $25K+ range and
> one was just under that. Not a lot of room or wasted space inside that
> I'm aware of, though there certainly are a few compromises. Not a
> perfect transmitter by today's standards, but tough to top in its era.
> 
> ** Some folks have more money than brains when it comes to ego trips. There 
> are several contemporary rigs out there that work fine at a fraction of the 
> $ starting with a Ranger and Desk KW.
> 
> 
> 
> At the end of the day, if you had $25K to spend and wanted a bullet
> proof 10-160m KW AM tube transmitter today, you could easily build one
> better than the KW-1 and still pocket at least $20K. A lot of things
> like quality iron are available much cheaper today than in 1953.
> 
> 
> ** These days a big tube as a linear is the way to go.
> A YC-156 will run 375 or 2000W carrier (-;
> 
> 
>>> However, AM has TWO sidebands.
>>> 
>>> Bob - N0DGN
>> 
>> But most receivers only recover one of them.
> 
> Most or some? Outside of the SX-115, Mohawk, and a couple other
> contemporaries (maybe the Drake R-4?), I can't think of any that don't
> receive both sidebands. The older Super Pros are especially nice with
> their variable IF. Even the 75A-4 does, limited only by its 6mc
> mechanical filter. Stuff in a wider filter and it becomes a much more
> pleasing receiver to listen to.
> 
> 
> ** The half wave detector only functions on one.
> 
> 
> 
> But then again - the SX-115 doesn't have 160 either. Too bad, as it's
> a pretty decent receiver performance-wise, and looks great.
> 
> ~ Todd,  KA1KAQ/4
> 
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