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

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

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

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

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

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

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.