[Hallicrafters] Real radio men don't need no silly instructions

Todd, KA1KAQ ka1kaq at gmail.com
Wed Nov 9 17:57:15 EST 2011


On Wed, Nov 9, 2011 at 11:38 AM, Carl <km1h at jeremy.mv.com> wrote:

> The first dealer listing is in the October 1945 QST at $166 which also
> included the Big 3. I suspect the OPA had restricted the release. The
> HQ-129X certainly was a better deal at $129 then.

You can say that again. In the early post-war days, Hammarlund really
had their act together with their updated HQ-129X and SP-400X versions
of the prewar '120X and '200X. I think they win the award for best
entry level receiver, too.

~ Todd,  KA1KAQ/4


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