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

[Mike Everette]

I don't think Hammarlund was able to sustain the $129 for the HQ-129-X for very long; but it may have lasted 12-18 months... that was before my time; I'll have to study the ads.

Back in the beginning of the Age of Enlightenment, W4ATC, the club station at NC State University, had a 129X and an NC-300.  I operated the station quite often and used both receivers; but always preferred the 129X especially on CW.  They also had an SW-3 stuffed into a junque pile in the closet; it had been the first station receiver back in the early 30s according to photographic evidence.  The club had an auction to raise funds for purchase of a set of Heath Twins (eccch)... the SW-3 brought a grand total of five dollars.  Wish I'd bought it!

73

Mike
W4DSE

--- On Wed, 11/9/11, Todd, KA1KAQ <ka1kaq at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Todd, KA1KAQ <ka1kaq at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] Real radio men don't need no silly instructions
> To: "Carl" <km1h at jeremy.mv.com>
> Cc: "Mike Everette" <radiocompass at yahoo.com>, hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net, "TC Dailey" <daileyservices at qwest.net>
> Date: Wednesday, November 9, 2011, 5:57 PM
> 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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