[Hallicrafters] A NEAR MINT SX-28!

[Lloyd KK7IZ]

Case color etc:
Some years ago I was given an SX-28 that someone had decided to put min 
tubes in. They had drilled out the octal sockets and floated 7 pin min 
sockets in the holes. #&!! of a mess. Bottom line I parted it out.
The side angle supports had never been off the radio since it was assembled. 
The outside portions that had been exposed to air were dirty dark wrinkle 
gray with a slight hint of blue. The portions that had been protected by the 
chassis and not been exposed to air etc for many years was a beautiful fine 
wrinkle blue gray. Just like the cabinet on e(###).
I got them out this afternoon, they have been stored in UV proof bags in the 
dark, and checked them again. Now that I have powder coat capabilities, I 
may try to match the color.
As to a paint stripe on the chrome trim, I have 5 cabinets that I can see 
immediately, and only 1 shows any sign of having been painted.
Thanx
Lloyd  KK7IZ
kk7iz at cox.net

Lloyd Godsey  KK7IZ
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: <kiyoinc at attglobal.net>
To: <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2006 7:17 PM
Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] A NEAR MINT SX-28!


> "Charlie" <pincon at erols.com>  wrote:
>
>> I asked the seller who repainted the front panel?  Haven't gotten an
>> answer yet.  Unless his digital camera color balance is WAY off, it's
>> obviously too light.  The original SX-28's were almost black.  Also,
>> the double silver stripes around the dials were not repainted (filled
>> in).
>>
>> The cabinet color may be original though.  I've seen everything from
>> black to blue in production radios.  There is however, quite a color
>> difference between the top shot and the side, but I still say the
>> front panel has been re-done.
>>
>> Charlie k3ICH
>
> From: www.radioblvd.com/SX28Notes.html
>
>> SX-28 SN H-119051 left the Hallicrafters' plant on October 29, 1940 -
>> about two months into the SX-28 production. It has most of the
>> characteristics of the first SX-28 receivers, e.g., the front panel
>> is painted blue-gray, no upper-center panel screws flanking the main
>> dial bezel are used, it has the early style ANL circuit.
>
>
> Maybe this one is the real deal.  It sure looks good to me.
>
> As I said a while ago, I believe that boat anchors have yet to appreciate. 
> The eBay ad says that there were 55,000 of these things made.  I don't 
> think there were more than a few thousand 75S-1's made, if that many.
>
> Then there are the Signal/One's, the HRO-500's, the FPM-200's, Invader 
> 2000s, and so on.
>
> de ah6gi/4
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