[Hallicrafters] Communications Receivers - why speakers separate?

[rbethman]

Based on my experience, it had nothing to do with headphones.

An external speaker such as an R-46 or an R-42 simply was too large for 
the enclosures.

I picked up an HT-37/SX-101A that had a 12" or larger National external 
speaker.

Bob - N0DGN

On 5/31/2014 3:28 PM, Julian Bunn wrote:
> I always assumed the lack of enclosed speaker on communications receivers
> was because most hams used headphones instead?
>
> Julian
>
>
> On Sat, May 31, 2014 at 11:35 AM, John via Hallicrafters <
> hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
>
>> 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
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>> -----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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