[Hallicrafters] SX-101 mark III Question

[Al Parker]

Hi guys, Paul, Gary, Bob, etc.,
    I agree, this is one of the nicest big receivers ever.  And it looks the 
greatest, too.  I have had several, lost track of just which, present one is 
an -A that I got 4-5 yrs ago.  I use it quite often on the VSB net with the 
Invader 2000.  I've done nothing to it, tho' it does need some help.  Ray 
Osterwald put out a nice 3-4 (or 5) article series on refurbing one in ER, I 
recommend that to anyone that's getting into one.
    Some 10-12 yrs ago when I got my first one (after lusting over them in 
the 50' -'60's ads), I checked most of the Pink Chiefs at the selectivity 
switch and found them all OK.  I think that's the one that lunched it's 
power xfmr 'cuz I didn't dry it out well after I cleaned it (but I don't 
know how long it had set before that). This present one drifts for several 
hours, I've changed a cupla tubes and helped a little, but just try to 
remember to turn it on a few hours early on Sun.  One of these days I"ll get 
a round tuit.
    They don't need any mods.
73,
Al, W8UT
New Bern, NC
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