Cadiscase wrote:
It has a lot of good usefull information.
BEFORE I buy I wanted to check and see what was the thoughts on the
Hallicrafters receivers.
Always best to compare and get info on all considerations before you
make a decision.
The last post was specifically about the Hammarlund. This most is
mostly about the Hallicrafters.
All information and opinions are appreciated.
Hope that clarifies my second post.

Well, just to let you know... the requirements for general listening to
loud shortwave stations are kind of different than the requirements for picking
flea-powered CW signals out of the mud. So you might want to have made that
point before you asked anything in the first place.

Hallicrafters made a whole line of receivers that were basically consumer
shortwave receivers. They weren't as well-constructed as top of the
line radios, but the audio quality was very good and they were reasonably
sensitive. In fact, the audio quality was better than that of the higher
end communications receivers because they were designed for that.

You can find a Hallicrafters S-38 for $50 at a hamfest still, and they are
fun and easy to rebuild. You would go absolutely insane trying to use it
on 40M CW, but it's a good pick for shortwave listening.
--scott
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"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."