[Hallicrafters] Communications Receivers - why speakers separate?

[John via Hallicrafters]

Price was probably was probably the first issue with cabinet size required for a larger speaker as a second one.  Also, many hams already had a speaker or two laying around and were quite willing to buy a receiver that did not have an internal speaker.
 

 73, 

 John,  W4AWM





 

-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Sutfin <stephoto at mind.net>
To: Peter VK6PM <peter_may at optusnet.com.au>
Cc: hallicrafters <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sat, May 31, 2014 2:31 pm
Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] Communications Receivers - why speakers separate?


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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