[Milsurplus] NEAR-Fest XXII Photos

[George Babits]

I've never had an SX-88, but have never been overly impressed with 
Hallicrafter receivers.  The SX-28 is/was probably the best of Halligans 
products and I used one back in the late 1950s as a novice.  Not much fun to 
work on though.

Another (in my opinion) overrated and over priced receiver is the TMC 
GPR-90.  Extremely well built, but lacking in performance.  I ran one beside 
my NC-183D and convinced myself that the NC-183D was much better performer.

Everyone has their preferences though.  I much prefer the R-388 to the R-390 
and 390A; but will admid that the R-390 out performs the R-388.

73,
George
W7HDL


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Todd, KA1KAQ" <ka1kaq at gmail.com>
To: "Kenneth G. Gordon" <kgordon2006 at frontier.com>
Cc: "Milsurplus" <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2017 10:34 AM
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] NEAR-Fest XXII Photos


> The collector mentality affects people differently, Ken. Some enjoy the
> hunt, others enjoy the repair/use, and some others just absolutely MUST
> have one at any cost - regardless - to impress buddies or otherwise be
> somebody I guess? Dunno. I'm sure I've picked up items over the years that
> would leave others scratching their noggins and saying "he paid money for
> THAT??".
>
> My buddy Joe has owned three SX-88s. The first he paid a lot of money for
> back during the big feeding frenzy. He wasn't impressed with performance,
> sold it (at a loss) and bought another for half as much(still too much
> IMO), and got the same results. He's hoping the $350 version will be 
> better
> since he's torn it down completely and discovered a lot of bad components
> that were otherwise-hidden in the other examples. To me, it's an
> interesting receiver but I can't see spending more than $500 for a nice
> example. Or a 75A-4, for that matter, and I love the one I have now.
>
> I respect and sometimes envy those who have the apparently bottomless bank
> account and can buy whatever piece of gear they want, whenever they want.
> Who among us wouldn't do exactly the same if we could? OTOH, growing up
> poor not only gave me a deep appreciation for a dollar, it also made me
> very resourceful. That resourcefulness has not just paid off in finds many
> times over, it's been a source of enjoyment and entertainment through the
> years. Like digging around for old 20s-30s tubes by an old shack and
> bringing home several Atlantic Richfield glass domes from old gas pumps. 
> Or
> the early Onan flathead 2 cylinder 3KW generator with cast iron radiator
> for $25 from a guy who sold me old wooden sets. Didn't need 'em and sure
> wasn't looking for them, but boy, are they neat!
>
> BTW, SX-28 - Best Halli receiver ever, in my view. Decent quality, sounds
> great, and looks like a radio should. SX-73 might be second.
>
> ~ Todd/KAQ
>
> On Thu, Oct 26, 2017 at 12:48 AM, Kenneth G. Gordon <
> kgordon2006 at frontier.com> wrote:
>
>> On 24 Oct 2017 at 20:58, Todd, KA1KAQ wrote:
>>
>> > continue to drop like a brick. The fellow who picked up the HT-20 for
>> $200 also bought a decent
>> > SX-88 this past spring or summer for $350. The seller had paid $1K some
>> years back.
>>
>> $1K? That cheap? I remember seeing an SX-88 go for over $10K on eBay. My
>> first thought
>> was what fool would pay that kind of money for ANY Happicrappers?
>>
>> Ken W7EKB
>>
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