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Radio-Mart SX-100 Tops $1,000
Not bad for just replacing a couple of tubes....
http://cgi.ebay.com/HALLICRAFTERS-SX...cmdZ ViewItem |
Radio-Mart SX-100 Tops $1,000
IonSpot wrote:
Not bad for just replacing a couple of tubes.... http://cgi.ebay.com/HALLICRAFTERS-SX...cmdZ ViewItem From an outfit with 101 negative feedbacks? No way! |
Radio-Mart SX-100 Tops $1,000
I'd love to know how many times "gottahaveit" bid on this, unfortunately,
with the Private Sales, we'll never know about how much Martyn has been shill bidding on his own sales. "W2AGN" wrote in message ... IonSpot wrote: Not bad for just replacing a couple of tubes.... http://cgi.ebay.com/HALLICRAFTERS-SX...cmdZ ViewItem From an outfit with 101 negative feedbacks? No way! |
Radio-Mart SX-100 Tops $1,000
I'd love to know how many times "gottahaveit" bid on this, unfortunately,
with the Private Sales, we'll never know about how much Martyn has been shill bidding on his own sales. Is the SX-100 a particularly valuable piece of equipment? For instance is it more valuable than an SX101? Thanks Tony I0JX |
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Radio-Mart SX-100 Tops $1,000
Antonio Vernucci wrote:
Is the SX-100 a particularly valuable piece of equipment? For instance is it more valuable than an SX101? Thanks Tony I0JX Nope. -Bill |
Radio-Mart SX-100 Tops $1,000
On Sun, 15 Jan 2006 21:08:28 +0100, "Antonio Vernucci"
wrote: I'd love to know how many times "gottahaveit" bid on this, unfortunately, with the Private Sales, we'll never know about how much Martyn has been shill bidding on his own sales. Is the SX-100 a particularly valuable piece of equipment? For instance is it more valuable than an SX101? Thanks Tony I0JX Not really. The sx100 was a general coverage receiver, sold for $295. The sx101 was ham bands only and sold for $395 in the late 1950s. By comparison, the hallowed sx88, in production in the mid-1950s, sold for $595. bob k5qwg |
Radio-Mart SX-100 Tops $1,000
"IonSpot" wrote in message ... Not bad for just replacing a couple of tubes.... http://cgi.ebay.com/HALLICRAFTERS-SX...cmdZ ViewItem $1,475.00 now |
Radio-Mart SX-100 Tops $1,000
On Sun, 15 Jan 2006 17:41:55 -0600, ":\)" wrote:
"IonSpot" wrote in message ... Not bad for just replacing a couple of tubes.... http://cgi.ebay.com/HALLICRAFTERS-SX...cmdZ ViewItem $1,475.00 now and the unbuilt heathkit is stil under $500... bob k5qwg |
Radio-Mart SX-100 Tops $1,000
":)" wrote in message ... "IonSpot" wrote in message ... Not bad for just replacing a couple of tubes.... http://cgi.ebay.com/HALLICRAFTERS-SX..._W0QQitemZ5851 707644QQcategoryZ4673QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem $1,475.00 now The price doesn't bother me as much as not being to see who'd I be bidding against. Pete |
Radio-Mart SX-100 Tops $1,000
The SX-100 is a classic radio. Same basic design as the SX-88 - and much
slimmer. It actually fits nicely on a shelf that is not too deep. It uses the 50 kHz if strip and has great selectivity. If there were only a few receivers around, it might be a very valuable receiver. But, it is fairly common. The demand is higher than on the SX-101, so the price will normally be a slight bit higher that for the SX-101. In terms of performance, the SX-101 is a ham band only SX-100, with more mechanical stability. Mechanical stability on the SX-100 is terrible, thanks to the otherwise wonderful gear drive system. On 15 meter cw, with full selectivity, you can drop a pencil on the desk and lose the station. Nevertheless, it is a classic radio. I bought one in excellent condition, with a nice Hallicrafters speaker for $100. Also bought a basket case SX-100 for $35. How someone else spends their money is their business. Colin K7FM |
Radio-Mart SX-100 Tops $1,000
Back in the mid Fifties or so I visited a fellow ham across town. He
was a Novice at the time and had a Heath AR-3 receiver and WRL Globe Chief transmitter. And I thought he was a rich kid then, as he had all new commercial equipment. Most everything I had was homebrew. The next time I visited, he had his General ticket and had an SX-100 receiver and B&W 5100 transmitter. Do you know how much that stuff cost in the mid-late Fifties? He WAS a rich kid. John |
Radio-Mart SX-100 Tops $1,000
Part of the demand for the SX-100 is that every young ham in the late 50's
saw the gorgeous SX-100 on the back of every ham magazine and in the back of the ARRL Handbook. Other kids had pictures of Marilyn Monroe tacked on their wall, but it was the SX-100 that drew the attention of the young ham. Decades later, when these same hams now have enough money for the essentials, they at last can purchase their SX-100 and let it sit on the shelf of their shop. In terms of performance, the Drake 2B will beat it hands down - but the 2B does not have the aesthetic appeal and was not the object of affection for young male hams. 73, Colin K7FM |
Radio-Mart SX-100 Tops $1,000
COLIN LAMB wrote:
Part of the demand for the SX-100 is that every young ham in the late 50's saw the gorgeous SX-100 on the back of every ham magazine and in the back of the ARRL Handbook. Other kids had pictures of Marilyn Monroe tacked on their wall, but it was the SX-100 that drew the attention of the young ham. Decades later, when these same hams now have enough money for the essentials, they at last can purchase their SX-100 and let it sit on the shelf of their shop. In terms of performance, the Drake 2B will beat it hands down - but the 2B does not have the aesthetic appeal and was not the object of affection for young male hams. 73, Colin K7FM With all of it's chrome, the SX-100 is the 1958 Buick of ham radio. Chrome gone berserk. You antique car guys know what I am talking about. The SX-100 is a neat looking radio and a classic boatanchor! Dave N7RK |
Radio-Mart SX-100 Tops $1,000
On 1/15/06 10:23 PM, in article
et, "COLIN LAMB" wrote: The SX-100 is a classic radio. Same basic design as the SX-88 - and much slimmer. It actually fits nicely on a shelf that is not too deep. It uses the 50 kHz if strip and has great selectivity. If there were only a few receivers around, it might be a very valuable receiver. But, it is fairly common. The demand is higher than on the SX-101, so the price will normally be a slight bit higher that for the SX-101. In terms of performance, the SX-101 is a ham band only SX-100, with more mechanical stability. Mechanical stability on the SX-100 is terrible, thanks to the otherwise wonderful gear drive system. On 15 meter cw, with full selectivity, you can drop a pencil on the desk and lose the station. Nevertheless, it is a classic radio. I bought one in excellent condition, with a nice Hallicrafters speaker for $100. Also bought a basket case SX-100 for $35. How someone else spends their money is their business. Colin K7FM Yes it is their business, but we are entitled to comment if we wish. I was dumb enough to buy an SX-100 new, and it was so mechanically unstable I couldn't use a key or bug on the same table as the receiver. I sold it as soon as I could afford a different receiver; an RME if I recall correctly. The SX-100 was junk in the 60s and it's junk now. Don |
Radio-Mart SX-100 Tops $1,000
On Mon, 16 Jan 2006 08:41:33 -0800, Don Bowey
wrote: On 1/15/06 10:23 PM, in article . net, "COLIN LAMB" wrote: The SX-100 is a classic radio. Same basic design as the SX-88 - and much slimmer. It actually fits nicely on a shelf that is not too deep. It uses the 50 kHz if strip and has great selectivity. If there were only a few receivers around, it might be a very valuable receiver. But, it is fairly common. The demand is higher than on the SX-101, so the price will normally be a slight bit higher that for the SX-101. In terms of performance, the SX-101 is a ham band only SX-100, with more mechanical stability. Mechanical stability on the SX-100 is terrible, thanks to the otherwise wonderful gear drive system. On 15 meter cw, with full selectivity, you can drop a pencil on the desk and lose the station. Nevertheless, it is a classic radio. I bought one in excellent condition, with a nice Hallicrafters speaker for $100. Also bought a basket case SX-100 for $35. How someone else spends their money is their business. Colin K7FM Yes it is their business, but we are entitled to comment if we wish. I was dumb enough to buy an SX-100 new, and it was so mechanically unstable I couldn't use a key or bug on the same table as the receiver. I sold it as soon as I could afford a different receiver; an RME if I recall correctly. The SX-100 was junk in the 60s and it's junk now. Don I had a low-end National SW-54 as my first receiver. You could breath on it and lose a CW station. I ended up getting one of the little ARC-5 surplus receivers; bought it for $5, made it work on 100-v.AC for another $20; you could bang on it with your fist, and the CW stayed rock steady. I lost that little receiver sometime in the 70s, much to my dismay... The SX-100 went for $1700 and change on eBay... An unbuilt Heathkit 2060 tuner went for $545; I was beat out by ten bucks. Damn. bob k5qwg |
Radio-Mart SX-100 Tops $1,000
On Sun, 15 Jan 2006, :) wrote: "IonSpot" wrote in message ... Not bad for just replacing a couple of tubes.... http://cgi.ebay.com/HALLICRAFTERS-SX...cmdZ ViewItem $1,475.00 now People are crazy. |
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