On Nov 14, 9:36*pm, "coffelt2" wrote:
"Scott Dorsey" wrote in message

...

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

* * *Hey, just a minute, Scott! My old S-38 and I had a grand old time on
40M CW.
Crystal controlled 6L6 "tritet" and two crystals could work the world. Of
course one had to be able to copy the third or fourth one down in the pile.
S-38 wasn't
exactly a "single signal" set! That was in the early 1950's when 40CW was
just one howling, screaming mess after dark. Only in the early morning hours
was real DX possible....... *the crowd had thinned a little and conditions
got
much better.
* * *When wife and I turned to short-wave AM broadcast listening for a
while, we
found a "cherry" Hallicrafters SX-28A for $75 bucks that could really suck
'em
in! On standard broadcast band it was a marvel. The weaker ones suffered
from
a few "hetrodynes" (remember?) of course, but hey! that was state of the
art.
Today, I doubt if I could lift an SX-28A.

Old Chief Lynn, W7LTQ (since 1948)

So how do the newer or higher model SX models compare with the
SX-28A ?
I am unfamiliar with Hallicraftes Gen Cov receivers so any info is
appreciated,
Cadiscase