[Hallicrafters] re: SX-42 Hum(bug)

[Dave Moorman]

Good work, Mike.  Keep us posted on how things are working out.  I had an
SX-42 for many years but foolishly sold it.  It's a fun receiver and a very
rewarding project.

Dave



on 7/29/02 3:32 PM, Mike Smout at mikesmout at sympatico.ca wrote:

> Hey, how did you guys sense my lack of radio knowledge *grin*. True, I don't
> have the level of knowledge that you posess, but I do have a teeny ween bit. I
> took electrical shop in high school and fumbled around with radios while
> there. Built a few projects and managed,  with some degree of luck to actually
> repair some broken radios, but again, it was mostly luck. Since I started to
> collect Hallicrafters (three months ago) I started to read every article that
> I could lay my hands on regarding this or that, either from a magazine or the
> internet or the Hallicrafters site. I actually re-capped my first Halli two
> months ago, an S-40 to be exact. I ordered all of the capacitors, mylar and
> electrolytic, and a schematic to boot, in order to do the job. It took me
> about two or three hours to complete, but I had a ball doing it and the radio
> sounds great. I just picked up a signal generator at a Hamfest a month ago and
> plan on doing an alignment in the very near future. At the Lansing Show I
> picked up a tube tester and have detected a few bad tubes on the 42. Whether
> this is a result of the bad caps, I don't know. I am now looking for a good
> multi-meter and an instrument to check out capacitors. With these items, I
> should be able to do most of my work. Again, I'm learning, but that is
> something that we all have to go through and there is never a point where we
> can say we've learned enough. I really appreciate all of your opinions and
> sharing your wisdom with a "newbie". It is nice to know that I can come to you
> guys with a direct question and get a direct answer! As always, thanks a
> bazillion. Mike in Sarnia.