[Hallicrafters] SX-62 is playin' the oldies!

[Phil Atchley]

Hi. 
This afternoon I tested the tubes in the SX-62 I've been overhaulin' and
then I got brave and fired it up, watching and sniffing for smoke 8^)  There
wasn't any so I briefly ran it through the bands.  I still need to put the
new 'lytic capacitors in it but wanted to see how it plays.

First it seemed like the Shortwave bands were way down but a check with the
Yaesu VR-5000 showed that they were indeed way down.  Then I tuned in my
favorite "Oldies" station, KABX 97.5 FM.  That old radio sounds pretty good,
though the speaker I'm using is a small, funky Aiwa unit scrapped from a
cheap surround sound receiver.  Push-Pull 6V6's sure sound a lot nicer than
the typical Sand-state set <grin>.  

73 de Phil, KO6BB

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*  DXing WITH THE FOLLOWING EQUIPMENT.             *
*  RECEIVERS:                                      *
*    Hammarlund SP-600JX17 Surplus receiver with   *
*               Hammarlund HC-10 Sideband adapter. *
*    Yaesu VR-5000 Wideband, "DC to Daylight".     *
*    Homebrew Longwave "Hybrid" CW receiver.       *
*    Others that pass thru or are waiting repair.  *
*  Homebrewed Ant/Rig switchbox with filters/Amp.  *
*  ANTENNAS:                                       *
*    Coil Loaded 18.5 Meter Long Sloper.           *
*    Roof mounted Hustler 6BTV 6 band Vertical.    *
*    Scantenna Scanner antenna at 7 Meters high.   *
*  LOCATION: Merced, Central California.           *
*  COORDINATES: 37.18N  120.29W  CM97sh.           *
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