[Hallicrafters] Continuing SX-117 Alignment and Repair Story.

[Bill Gerhold]

Well, I think I finally got it.  At the suggestion of others, a fresh look
or adjustment of the BFO circuit was needed.
This seems to be the most critical adjustment one can make on an SX-117.
Anyway, adjusting the BFO frequency
only slightly, (not even 1 hz), solved the problem with inverted USB & LSB
problem.  The crystals are in the correct
sockets and all seems.

I replaced the 2 wire line cord with a 3 wire.  This required some chassis
mods but it came out nice.  The mod included
the reaming out of the AC line access hole for a larger cord and strain
relief.  Thank GOD, the chassis is aluminum so
it turned out to be a piece of cake.

At this point, I am waiting for a replacement 500k volume control which is
very bad and not fixable through spraying and
most importantly, the HT-44 transmitter and matching PS-150-120 power supply
I recently acquired.  I also have the
HA-10 LF converter which is an accessory for the SX-117.

This will be a nice setup when done.

K2WH