[Boatanchors] manuals for Midland generators(audio/signal)

[Salvatore Sclafani]

> From: km1h at jeremy.mv.com
> To: drewrailleur807 at yahoo.com; boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2010 11:45:38 -0400
> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Cost of radio
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> > On the SX-25 being a poor man's SX-28, Carl wrote:
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> > [snipped]
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> > "Very poor mans radio. Drifts, mechanically unstable, poor on 20M and up.
> > Looks nice and sounds good on the BCB."
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> > Just like the SX-28 whose prices we impoverished radio mavens are trying 
> > to get away from.
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> > Drew
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> At least the SX-28 can be substantially improved with a little work. I 
> havent dug into why the SX-25 performs nowhere near what its tube count 
> would lead you to believe. It was the first commercial radio I bought as a 
> Novice in 1955 as an upgrade from modified 80/40M Command sets and wanting 
> to get on 15M. It was dead up there and a dissapointment even on 40, poor 
> mechanical stability. My dad made the seller take it back and on my own I 
> got a HQ-129X which I kept into the mid 60's.
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> The recapped and out of tolerance resistor changed, tube swapped and aligned 
> SX-25 I have now hasnt done much to change my opinion. It and a SX-24 are 
> strictly good looking shelf queens. OTOH, a SX-17 that is used often is much 
> better and a similar design (1946) NC-183 runs circles around both. Maybe Im 
> missing something basic such as a production component error.
> 
> Carl
> KM1H
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