[Hallicrafters] SX 17 Rebuild

[Douglas]

Pat,

Mikes right. It sounds silly, but it's true. 

Making money on it? Bad investment. (Didn't we go
there last month?) Do it for the fun and learning
experience (which you will) or sell it as is.

D.

--- Mike Everette <radiocompass at yahoo.com> wrote:

> 
> --- Pat Barthelow <aa6eg at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> > Any idea of the value of such a diamond in
> > the rough is, in 
> > functional, but unrestored condition,  and then
> > after a top notch cosmetic 
> > and electrical restoration?
> 
> Pat, this almost sounds as if you may be going into
> this project like you'd indulge in "flipping" real
> estate.
> 
> Caution:  No matter whether this radio is a diamond
> in
> the rough or fully restored, it's only worth as much
> as someone's willing to pay for it.
> 
> Not too long ago, I was approached by a
> non-collector,
> non-radio person who'd acquired an unrestored, but
> (so
> he said) nice SX-62 from a relative's estate.  He
> wondered how much it might be worth; he was shocked
> --
> and thought I couldn't possibly be serious -- when I
> gave him an honest answer; "maybe $150 if it is
> extremely clean and all original."  Before he voiced
> his reply, his face told me that he clearly didn't
> want to hear that.  "But I thought it should be
> worth
> THOUSANDS....!"
> 
> Yeah.  Right.
> 
> We generally don't go into this radio-resto game for
> the money.  Yes, if you're real good at it and are
> willing to take in other people's radios to refurb,
> AND IF (this can be a mighty big IF, too) THEY ARE
> ACTUALLY WILLING TO PAY YOU WHAT THE JOB IS WORTH,
> you
> might make some money.  But if you are buying to
> refurb and resell, your profit margin is not likely
> to
> be large at all.
> 
> So why do we do it?
> 
> Because we love it.  Plain and simple.
> 
> By the way, an SX-17 is a really nice radio.  I
> don't
> have one myself -- do have an SX-16, however, on its
> way to restored status; and the 17 is an improved
> 16.
> 
> A word to the wise.  If you haven't got much
> experience doing this, try something simpler to
> start
> with.  Go find an S-20R or S-40, or even an SX-99 or
> SX-110, and do that one first.  The SX-17 is pretty
> complex, neither simple to work on nor the easiest
> radio to align properly ("tracking" a front end with
> two tuned RF stages can be challenging).  And the
> alignment is every bit as important as replacing
> parts; likely even more so.  You will learn a lot
> from
> a starter project and the knowledge will stand you
> in
> good stead.  And, with any of the above named
> potential starters, you'll have a very capable radio
> when you're finished.
> 
> 73
> 
> Mike
> WA4DLF
> 
> 
> 
> 
>      
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