[Hallicrafters] SX-73

[Greg Mijal]

How about a picture Jack?
I've had two of them and they are pretty good band cruisers.  The one I have 
now is in lousy mechanical condition but looks good. If you have all the 
original parts then you are way ahead of the game since parts are hard to 
come by.  One thing I did notice is that the big bulb 6Y6 audio is better 
than the SP 600 but the AVC has a problem if you want to rx/tx with it.  A 
local transmitter will hang up the AVC for a very long time rendering it 
difficult to use. Hallicrafters added a relay on the rear internal upright 
to deal with that but I don't know if they cured it or not.  If you have a 
relay there, that's the AVC mod.
Good luck and enjoy!
73's
Greg
WA7LYO
Kinston NC
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jack Schrader" <w1jhs at verizon.net>
To: "hallicrafters" <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2007 8:36 PM
Subject: [Hallicrafters] SX-73



Just got my sx-73 and it is for sure a different breed of cat compared to 
the other Hallicrafter rigs I own. Built like a battleship with every 
component really held in place.

It works on all bands and tuning is smooth as silk. Front panel is clean 
with no scars.

I suspect it needs to be tuned up but will only attempt that when I have 
read the manual more closely. Any suggestions are appreciated.

73   Jack
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