The SX-88 is the holy grail of Hallicrafters communications receivers. It
is the rarest, and most desirable to collectors, and there are a great many
enthusiastic collectors of Hallicrafters radios. While it is absolutely not
in the same class, performance-wise, as an R-390a, it is a very fine 20 tube
double conversion receiver. And, there were what...30,000+ R-390a's made?
As was mentioned in a previous reply, it is extremely scarce. I have read
that only 60 were (if memory serves) sold. $595 was a boatload of money in
1954, and this radio was only available for two years. There were
approximately 1,000 Hammarlund Pro-310's sold, and one of those in good
condition will fetch near $2,000. I have seen a junk 88 parts radio bring
over $1,000. I will be very, very surprised indeed if this one doesn't go
well north of $5,000.

Clay


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just how rare is this?
Pete
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