[Hallicrafters] SX-24 restoration and other matters

[Kenneth G. Gordon]

Hmmm...from the sound of things, I better block out at least 
a couple of days (weeks?) to do this job.

Looks like the first order of business is to order a full 
complement of caps and resistors.

It also appears that I shouldn't bother attempting to sell this 
thing on the Bay. I just watched one go for $46.00, and if I 
am going to spend all the time and effort to restore this 
thing, I would at least like to break even. :-)

If I am going to restore this receiver, I'll buy it from the 
estate for myself.

There are also a pair (!) of SX-28s in the SK estate, which I 
have not yet had a chance to even look at, let alone 
evaluate.

And an early (160 meters) SX-101.

I am supposed to be selling this stuff for the "significant -
other" of the SK, and so far, the items I have sold for her 
have done reasonably well.

I sold a very nice SX-100 mark 2A recently. I thought it went 
a little low, $212.00, and would kind of liked to have bought 
it for myself, but didn't.

I had an old Elmer who had one many years ago. His name 
was Don R. Anderson, and he was a really lovely old fellow. 
Very kind, and a second father to me. I can't remember his 
call...K7...something.

I also brought an SX-130 to the shack to evaluate. I don't 
like it very much. First of all, it has WAAAAY too much gain, 
and its noisy, and a bit unstable...like all Hallicrafters'.

And why on earth Halli used ONE diode in a half-wave 
rectifier for the power supply...

Ken Gordon W7EKB