[Hallicrafters] SX-16

[Tom Elmore]

I recently acquired an SX-16 given to me by the wife of a late ham. This is my first Hallicrafters receiver and was quite surprised after some moderate cleaning that it started working again. This unit had been stored by the late ham in his garage attic so it was very dirty and dusty. Unfortunately I am lacking the cabinet but everything else seems intact except for 2 tube shields although this unit seems to work without them. The only thing that seems to lack some what is sensitivity. I can hear WWV and WWVH and even the local 80 meter SSB net here in Alaska. My question is were these radio's all that sensitive in the first place and would it be worth it to start replacing caps in the RF section to try and improve the sensitivity. I have tried several different tubes in the RF Amp, Mixer and Local Oscillator all with about the same results.

Thank You 
Tom Elmore KA1NVZ
Anchorage  Alaska