"Michael Lawson" ) writes:
Ideally, I'd like a Hammarlund HQ-180AC, which
I've used before for about 3-4 months, but I'm
realistic enough to know that with the demand for
one that I'm not probably going to land one. My
big question, then, is what would be a good
alternative?? I'm not interested in the R390/A
(the demand thing again), or the SP-600 or SX-88
either. I don't really know too much about the
50's-60's Hallicrafters models, and the only other
model I'm familiar with other than the HQ-160 is
the Hallicrafters S-20R Sky Champion.

Wouldn't it make more sense to study up on old receivers,
sio you'd be able to choose among what you can find, rather than
trying to find a specific model?

Once you figure out the sort of receiver you want, then there are
bound to be many that fit that. Obviously some would be better than
others in a given range, but with a good knowledge base you can
better decide whether receiver A at XX dollars is a good tradeoff with
receiver B with YY dollars.

There is a book or two that documents old receivers. It might be
worth getting one of them (if they are still in print), giving you
not only a chance to look at all that was available at one time, but
you can take it with you in case something exotic comes along and
then comes into consideration.

Michael

I've thought about hunting for a Hallicrafters SX-100,
but that's about it. Anyone have some models
that would be worth it to hunt for?? Once I get
a list, I'll go doing some online research and narrow
my choices down (starting with dxing.com, naturally).

--Mike L.