[Hallicrafters] Communications Receivers - why speakersseparate?

[Paul Kraemer]

That and sound quality
Look at size of some of the vintage speakers
No way to put that in the same box as the receiver
Paul K0UYA

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From: "Steve Sutfin" <stephoto at mind.net>
Sent: Friday, May 30, 2014 9:08 PM
To: "Peter VK6PM" <peter_may at optusnet.com.au>
Cc: <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] Communications Receivers - why 
speakersseparate?

> It was always my thought that the issue was 'stability'; not  cheapness. 
> Even though the cabinets were metal the vibration from a  speaker could 
> affect stability in the older tube rigs. And of course  that was before 
> hollow -state and PLL.
> YMMV,
> Steve k7dna
>
> 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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