[Hallicrafters] ebay SX-88 - Wow!

[Carl]

I agree Nick but that owner has engaged in a rather "unfriendly" p***ing 
contest with those who disagree right on this forum a year or so ago.

Carl
KM1H

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: <hallicraftersx28 at aol.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 3:37 PM
Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] ebay SX-88 - Wow!


>
> I don't think the capacitors had any leakage when they were brand new.I 
> recently recapped an SX-88 (including the 2nd  mixer stage) and ALL of the 
> original BB capacitors had SIGNIFICANT leakage resistance problem.Replaced 
> all of them ,IF passband works as should.
> Nick
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Carl <km1h at jeremy.mv.com>
> To: Hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net; hallicraftersx28 at aol.com
> Sent: Wed, Oct 28, 2009 12:23 pm
> Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] ebay SX-88 - Wow!
>
>
>
> For some reason he believes that the factory selected the BB leakage as 
> part
> f the filter circuit.....
> Any comments on that?
> Carl
> M1H
> ---- Original Message ----- 
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>
> Interestingly the guy didn't replace  the black beauities mounted on the
> wafer switches (that control the IF passband).They are just as bad as the
> other.
> Nick
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Julian Bunn <Julian.Bunn at caltech.edu>
> To: radioart at frontiernet.net
> Cc: w9xf at comcast.net; List Hallicrafters <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Wed, Oct 28, 2009 11:41 am
> Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] ebay SX-88 - Wow!
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>
>
> Yes, superb. Looks pristine. I'm an SX-88 novice: what are the unlabelled
> hrome knobs beneath each tuning dial used for?
> If I had this, plus the Tek 570 tube tester currently on auction, I would
> ie happy.
> Julian
>
> radioart at frontiernet.net wrote:
> Guy did a nice job restoring it....  Looks better than NEW!
>
> Dennis Petrich
> Amateur Radio Station K0EOO
> Lakeville Minnesota USA
> k0eoo at arrl.net
> 952-898-1082
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: w9xf at comcast.net
> To: List Hallicrafters <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:22:13 +0000 (UTC)
> Subject: [Hallicrafters] ebay SX-88 - Wow!
>
> Way too rich for my blood, but it looks like someone did a lot of detailed
> estorative work on it.
>
> 73,
>
> W9XF
>
>
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