[Hallicrafters] SX-28

[Brian Burns]

Hello Joe,

Thanks for the link! There really is a wealth of information there on the
SX-28. It does turn out that mine is a very early model, dating to the first
six months of production of that model in 1940. 

Doing a restoration is well above my pay grade! I'm just at the stage of
finding out what I've got. I really don't know to what extent it is
restorable, and was hoping that subscribers to the Hallicrafters list would
be willing to comment about that after looking at pictures of it. 

Is there a way to post photos to the list, or should I do up a .pdf of them
to send to whoever is interested?

Cheers,

Brian





Brian:

     Here's the bible for SX-28s. It should have all the information you
need.

http://www.radioblvd.com/SX28Notes.html


                                              Joe Connor



On Sunday, November 24, 2013 6:42 PM, Mike Everette <radiocompass at yahoo.com>
wrote:
 
If you haven't already done so... go to
>
>www.radioblvd.com
>
>and click on the article "Hallicrafters SX-28: A Pre-War Masterpiece."
>
>Lots of info here about identifying your receiver.  From the serial number
it sounds like late 1940 or early 1941 production.
>
>The "Phil's Old Radios" web site has a very fine article on restoring the
SX-28, especially the procedure for recapping the RF section.  May as well
replace all the resistors while you're in that part; it's not somewhere you
want to have to go twice.
>
>Above all:  Submerge the urge to "plug it in and see if it works."  You may
already know how risky, indeed foolhardy, this would be.  There's no telling
how long it's been since the last time it was powered up, and the
electrolytics may be bad.  All too easy to make a Krispy Kritter out of the
power transformer, and they are practically unobtanium now.
>
>Do you have the rack-style full bottom cover?  Those are often missing and
not easy to find.
>
>73
>
>Mike
>W4DSE
>
>
>
>
>________________________________
>From: Brian Burns <brian at lessonsinlutherie.com>
>To: hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net
>Sent: Sunday, November 24, 2013 6:09 PM
>Subject: [Hallicrafters] SX-28
>
>
>Hello All,
>
>
>
>I've gotten an SX-28 from the estate of an SK ham, and I'm needing some 
>help identifying it.
>
>
>
>The serial number is H-119034, if that helps any. It's a rack mount 
>without a cabinet, and the ID plate says things about its being sold 
>only for amateur and experimental use. On the front panel is a decal 
>that says--2175 US  GrS.
>
>
>
>I've got some "Krud Kutter" coming in tomorrow, and will do some clean 
>up on it, and have some photos of it ready in a few days. It's pretty 
>rough, but appears to be all there, including all the knobs and the main
tuning lock.
>
>
>
>Cheers,
>
>
>
>Brian Burns   Ex: W5BRO, K6UCD
>
>
>
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