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| Reviews Summary for HALLICRAFTERS SX 117 receiver |
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Reviews: 2
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Average rating: 5.0/5
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MSRP: $379.oo
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Description: Triple conversion design, various bands,transceives with HT 44
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W8ZNX
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Rating: 5/5
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Jun 22, 2007 15:23
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top of the line
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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it a great receiver
to me most of what
Hallicrafter made was junk
few Hallicrafters rigs
realy stand out
SX-28, SX-115, HT-32, HT-37,
the Loudenboomer amp
and the SX-117
it good enought to
stand along side other great receivers
like the Drake 2B and Collins 75S3
Mac
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KA8DLL
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Rating: 5/5
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Nov 26, 2006 11:11
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Best receiver under $4 00.oo to transceive with in 1962
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I have to free the Hallicrafters SX117 from living under the shadow of its big brother the SX115. In short, the SX115's top competition was the Collins 75-A4. The Hallicrafter SX117 top competitor was Yhe Collins 75S3. The SX117 receiver is a triple conversion design using a 6mhz, 1650khz,and 50khz path. This is similar to the SX115 design. The Sx117 is the first preselector tuning in the Hallicrafters line. This concept continued with at least the SR400, SR160, and the SR150 transceivers. In 1962 the SX117 could compete with the best, Hallicrafters SX115 and the 75S3, with good results. Selling for some 200.00 dollars less than either radio. Drake had the 2B and Hammarlund had the Hq170 in the 300.oo dollar range. Neither could tranceive. The SX115 at 600.00 can't transceive either. The Hallicrafters SX117 weighs approx. 20 lbs. compared to the 40+ lbs. of the SX115. The SX117 is a lab quality instrument with no cheapness noted. It has a beautiful VFO spinner knob with very smooth spinning action. The top and bottom of the radio come off easily for quick service. It is a very quiet radio with fairly silent background noise. It was well known at the time that the 4 hi-q tuned circuits in the 50khz final if amplifer weren't equal to a mechanical filter. This was reflected in the 200.00 dollar difference between the hallicrafters and the Collins. In those days this could have been 2 house payments or Hallicrafter's own HT45 linear amplifer. How does a stock Sx117 compare with a Icom R75 receiver? It has about the same selectivity and sensitivity. There is very little drift and it is a pleasure to use. The notch filter works very well. The front panel is very attractive. One of Hallicrafters better receivers.
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