[Hallicrafters] A SX-28 followed me home today

[Julian Bunn]

Excellent purchase!

The extra pages of calculations and schematics sound especially
interesting ... perhaps you'll be able to scan them and make them
available if they are of general interest?

One serious problem I have with the SX-28 is its weight. The thing
is incredibly heavy. Just moving it around on the bench is a struggle,
let alone carrying it any distance. The risks of bending or crushing
parts, when you have the chassis out of the cabinet, is considerable.

I'm seriously considering picking up an old Tek scope cart just for the
SX28 :-)

Julian

jeremy-ca wrote:
> I guess that my comment yesterday that I hadnt found a SX-28 brought me 
> good luck.
> 
> Just before going to bed I did a quick Ebay scan of Hallicrafters and 
> there it was. A BIN of $280 and about 8 miles from me. An email, and 
> subsequent phone call got it for $180 along with original 28 and 28A 
> manuals plus original update notes for the 28. He also thru in the S-27 
> parts radio and some other non ham manuals.
> 
> SN is H151347 which appears to put it around mid 1942. Panel, cabinet, 
> and original knobs are all excellent. Interior is somewhat rusty (mainly 
> the condensor cover)which is typical for this area. Mods noticed are a 
> SS plug in for the rectifier and a 6DJ8 plug in for the 6SC7 audio 
> driver. The manual schematic has several notes as well as loose leaf 
> pages with calculations, schematics, etc. I havent taken the bottom off 
> nor checked tube designations except for the front end which appears 
> correct.
> 
> The seller only had it for a few days and told me that he was told it 
> was in use until 3-4 years ago. It does have a generic 3 wire cord and 
> molded plug. No other external mods, holes, etc which is a big surprise.
> 
> Ive already bookmarked several web pages including Julians. Any 
> additional advice, comments, etc will be appreciated. For now its going 
> on the shelf until I finish a few other projects.
> 
> This makes a SX-28 and SX-62 in one week and Im going to look at a $100 
> SX-115 tommorow. The deals are still out there and even on Ebay.
> 
> Carl
> KM1H
> 
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