[Hallicrafters] Need Hallicrafters SX28A part

[Mike Everette]

--- On Fri, 10/2/09, J ALLEN CALL <w7ksg at q.com> wrote:


>  
> Looking for the bottom metal plate that covers the coil
> assembly for a 
> 
> SX28A.  I know that I can fabricate one from Home
> Depot parts but I would like to have an original if
> possible.  Any help out there?  Thanks

Please be advised -- unless you are talking about the cover that goes on the bottom of a cabinet version or table model SX-28/28A, there is not a cover that just goes over the RF section.  

The rack version has a cover, but it covers the entire chassis.

Someone was making "repro" bottom covers for the rack models that just covered the coil area; but these are not correct.  As far as I know, Hallicrafters never made a cover like that.

The same person, I think, was making reproduction cabinet bottoms for the SX-28 and SX-28A... I've not seen one but they are reportedly very nice.  If there is a difference between the versions, I'm not aware of the details.

GOOD LUCK finding an actual rack mount bottom!  

I was very, very fortunate (I think...?) about 3 or 4 years ago to see a rack-mount bottom cover surface on eVilBay... the seller was restoring his radio to put into a cabinet.  (I like the rack version -- for one thing, it's a lot lighter!) I got the cover, but paid too, too, too much for it.  However, this is the only "loose" cover I have ever seen in captivity.

I've spotted only ONE rack mount SX-28 on eVilBay, of the hundreds that have popped up there, that still had its bottom cover.  That was several years ago.  In fact I bid on it, but the final selling price was a king's ransom; I dropped out long before it closed.

By the way, none of the SX-28 manuals, including the military manuals, lost a part number for that rack mount bottom cover.

73

Mike
WA4DLF