[Hallicrafters] SX-28 help please

[Carl]

All good points John, thanks for mentioning them.

Many my age had the benefit of at least 3-4 years of training and experience 
in the military working on tube gear and its hard to think of an older adult 
starting out cold today, especially on a SX-28.

Plus I next had the benefit of working in the Service Dept of National Radio 
for almost 7 years and moonlighting for two retail ham stores refurbishing 
trade ins and doing general repair work on the side for all brands.

Its hard to realize that this all started in 1955 when I got a Novice 
ticket....I dont feel that old!!

Carl
KM1H


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "john" <johnmb at nc.rr.com>
To: <Hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2010 8:03 PM
Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] SX-28 help please


> Another suggestion:
>
> No matter how much you read, and *what* you read, there's no substitute 
> for
> doing (and it's also a lot more fun).  It might be a good idea to start
> earning restoration stripes by first working on a S-38 Halli, HR-10 Heath
> or other more entry-level equipment.  Maybe there's other guys who read a
> lot and then were patient careful and skilled enough not to subsequently
> break stuff, but that's certainly not me.  No matter how much you prepare,
> you'll learn far more by doing , and sadly but inevitably, screwing up.
>
> It's far less angst-producing to pork a S-38 or low end Heath than a SX-28
> ,  Collins rig, or other mid to upper end piece of old gear.
>
> Don't let the fear of making a mistake steer you away from working on old
> gear. I doubt there's too many of us who haven't learned lessons though 
> our
> own person versions of the  "oh S*** ! " moment. Those moments are just 
> not
> quite so painful on a low priced piece of widely available gear.
>
> Best
> John K5MO
>
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