[Hallicrafters] Communications Receivers - why speakers separate?

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Well, some did such as the Hallicrafters SX-9 (1935) and other  
examples that have mentioned.  However, later and more sophisticated  
sets such as the SX-28, AR-88, HRO, HQ-129X  and many others just  
didn't have any room left on their  front panels once S meters and all  
the tuning and other necessary controls and switches had been put in  
place.

Dennis D.  W7QHO
Glendale, CA

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On May 30, 2014, at 6:54 PM, Peter VK6PM wrote:

> I've been chatting with some younger amateurs on a local net, and  
> the question of why communications receivers did not come supplied  
> with built-in loudspeakers emerged.
>
> Some of the younger guys reckon that  it appears to be at the  
> outmost extremity of "stinginess" that you would have to buy the  
> speaker separately.
>
> Historically, broadcast receivers from the crystal set era onwards  
> came with a built in loudspeaker.
>
> I shot down the argument that it was just USA companies (which was  
> the original beef, aimed at the Lafayette HA-600), pointing out that  
> Eddystone (UK) STC and Kingsley (Aust) also followed the practice.
>
> Does anyone have any ideas on this one? I don't have any sensible  
> answers for the young blokes.
>
> Regards
>
> Peter VK6PM
>
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