[Hallicrafters] [Hammarlund] HX-500

[manualman at juno.com]

Original HX-500 manuals and ancillary information evidently weren't that
hard for me to find over the years. According to my inventory, I have
three of them although I didn't go to the file cabinets to check
condition.

Pete, wa2cwa
www.manualman.com

On Sat, 31 May 2014 14:31:57 -0400 (EDT) John via Hallicrafters
<hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net> writes:
> I learned a long time ago NEVER to send an original anything to 
> anyone if you ever expect to see it again. Make the copies yourself 
> and keeop the original in your possession.
> 
> 73, 
> 
>  John,  W4AWM
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Thompson <thompson at mindspring.com>
> To: Hammarlund <hammarlund at mailman.qth.net>; Hallicrafters 
> <Hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Sat, May 31, 2014 2:23 pm
> Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] [Hammarlund] HX-500
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> 
> The HX-500 was designed to compete with the HT-32 whereas the HX-50 
> was 
> designed to compete with the HT-37.  Normal production of the HX-500 
> ended 
> in 1962 but on a visit to Mars Hill in 1964 I saw a whole line of 
> HX-500's 
> on a table.  Bob Belknap, Hammarlund Marketing Manager, explained 
> they were 
> sold under contract to a South American Country.  I did not get to 
> look at 
> them close up to see what modifications (if any) had been done for 
> the 
> contract.  I assume they were several times the amateur price per 
> unit.
> 
> I got a complete Manual for the HX-500 from W4AMJ in 1994 and made a 
> copy of 
> it but the original was shipped to a VE1 who promised to copy and 
> send back 
> to me.  I never did get the original back although I tried several 
> times.  I 
> have several more original Hammarlund manuals that I am holding on 
> to and 
> won't make that mistake again.
> 
> There is a HX-500 on the bay with a price tag of $1750.
> 
> 73 Dave K4JRB 
> 
> 
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