[Hallicrafters] SX-88 Testing Results from Jay, W1VD

[Carl]

An excellent review.

Jay and I discussed this on the telephone a few weeks ago and as he 
mentioned I had asked for 10M tests since many of us are now going to higher 
bands with our boatanchors as the sunspot cycle "improves".

Im up there fairly often on AM and currently with a NC-300 and HT-9 since it 
came with that coil set and the VFO is a HT-18. Ive also made several NBFM 
contacts with it and either slope detecting with the NC-300 or a HRO-60 with 
the adapter.

Carl
KM1H



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Todd, KA1KAQ" <ka1kaq at gmail.com>
To: "Hallicrafters Reflector" <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 2:26 PM
Subject: [Hallicrafters] SX-88 Testing Results from Jay, W1VD


> There has been more than a little talk over the years of what an 
> incredibly
> amazing receiver the Hallicrafters SX-88 is, perhaps to justify the high
> collector pricing more than anything. Any user I ever spoke with said 
> sure,
> it's a nice receiver, well made, nice fidelity, etc. - just not a
> multi-kilobuck receiver.
>
> Now you can judge for yourself. Jay Musgrove/W1VD has taken the time in
> recent years to review, restore, and test a number of receivers from the
> boatanchor end of the spectrum. A few months back he picked up a nice 
> SX-88
> and gave it a complete going through including a proper alignment, before
> putting it through its paces.
>
> His results can be found here:
>
> http://www.w1vd.com/HallicraftersSX-88.html
>
> For comparisons to other receivers of the time as well as an explanation 
> of
> the measurements, procedures, and test set up used, look here:
>
> http://www.w1vd.com/BAreceivertest.html
>
> Very informative, it should be very enlightening to those interested in 
> the
> 'go' in addition to or instead of the 'show' aspect of numerous receivers
> from days of yore.
>
> TNX to Jay for the effort he puts into his work and for sharing it with 
> us.
> Truly a labor of love.
>
> ~ Todd,  KA1KAQ/4
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