And the Elmac AF-67 and AF-68 and their receiver twins, PMR6, PMR7 and
PMR8 (these for mobile use) and the Viking Ranger and Valiant and ...

Mike Freeman <[log in to unmask]>
Amateur Radio: < K 7 U I J >

----- Original Message -----
From: "Walt Smith" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, April 19, 2002 6:43 AM
Subject: Re: Old Receivers


> There were many more Hallicrafters models.  The 100 and 101 just
happened to
> be the most popular.  The first radio I owned was a Hallicrafters S-85
> general coverage receiver.  HeathKit was also a really major player at
the
> time--there were probably more HeathKit receivers and transmitters
actually
> in daily use that there were some of the commercially-built rigs.
There
> were also GlobeKing and Gonsett, just to name two that immediately
leap to
> mind.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David R. Basden" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, April 19, 2002 9:36 AM
> Subject: Re: Old Receivers
>
>
> The major manufacturers in the early 60's were Hallicrafters,
National,
> Hammurland, and Collins.  As I recall, the SX100 (general coverage)
and
> SX101A were the Hallicrafters models, the Nc300 and then NC303 were
the
> National models, the Hammurland HQ160 (general coverage) and HQ170
were the
> Hammurland models, and the Collins 75A4 was the Collins model .  A
couple
> of others whose makers I have forgotten were the GPR90 and the
RME4300.
>
>