Greetings Ttalkers:
I believe that the bright Hallicrafters receiver displayed at W9AC's
ops position
is the SX-110. The 110 was a shined-up version, with little
electronic advancement, of the SX-96. The 96 was a substantially
improved version of the SX-99. All had the mechanically "shaky" bfo
characteristic.
The SX-96 was my very first factory built receiver purchased in 1955
for $249. I used it for listening to short wave broadcasts and heard
something called ham operators. That is where I learned that hams
could talk to others around the world. That was for me. The dollars
to purchase were derived from 180 lawn mowing jobs at one or two
dollars each. The next receiver I had was a triple conversion home
built and, by far, it was superior to any factory built receiver I had
access to at that time. Then I got a Drake 2B which equalled my high
performance home built receiver, was smaller, prettier, better dial
calibration, and the cat's meow.
73 Pete K4LDR Citrus County, FL on the Gulf of Mex
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CW
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