rpbc wrote:

Carter.. My uncle was in the signal corps during WWII. I acquired
his Hallicrafters which had 13 tubes, I believe, and did have two
6V6s in the push/pull audio output....

SX-28 and its variants had 15 tubes I believe but I don't know the
Hallicrafters line well enough to know if there was a 13 tube set or
not. Do a web search on SX-28s and it will bring up some hits that have
pictures so you can see if the 28 was your uncle's set.

and the 12inch speaker in the separater metal cabinet with a big H
across the grill.

Yup, the PM-23 speaker---some had the "h", some did not; presumably the
one "with" is more valuable.

Had crystal phasing, bfo, great bandspread tuning, an 'S' meter...
all kinds of stuff to increase selectivity. It received weak signals
and more importantly, could select them from strong adjacent
stations.

Definitely a nice set, the top dog in its day. However, only a single
conversion radio--images get to be a bit of a problem above 14 Mc/s.

I've aften wanted to compare it side by side with a modern digital
set. Maybe my memory of it is better than it actually was, but I
don't know.

Well, my credo is "I've used old and I've used new, and believe me, new
is better". grin Technology *has* improved in the last 50 or 60
years. However, for styling, romance, nostalgia and just plain fun, you
can't beat some of the old timers.

It was really versatile at receiving and selecting a station from a
crowded location on a band. It sure was heavy.

75 pounds (!) *plus* maybe another 20 or so for the speaker.


Wish I still had it, great looking piece of hardware from time gone
by. I'd rebuild now that I appreciate it, and have the know how.

Good luck...the 28 can be a pretty tough rebuild to do it right. Again,
look on the web for the trials and tribulations of a guy that documented
his 28 rebuild.