"Phil Nelson" wrote in message
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Make that a $4,550 SX-28.

I gave up long ago trying to psychoanalyze eBay bidders.

Sure, it's a loony price. On the other hand, it's a tedious and
occasionally fiendish receiver to restore from the bottom up. Don't ask
how many hours I spent restoring my first and second SX-28s. (Hint:
everything's easier the second time around, and Number Two is definitely
the keeper.) I guess there are plenty of collectors out there who don't
have the expertise or patience to do that work on their own.

I'm not of the school that likes to machine-buff every inch of the
chassis. Clean it up, even use Naval Jelly and/or metal polish to make it
presentable, but sheesh!

And for the record, if you can't find a very nice and easily restorable
SX-28 for a few hundred bucks, you're just not trying!

Regards,

Phil Nelson
Phil's Old Radios
http://antiqueradio.org/index.html



You said a mouthful there Phil. I've done five of the darn things and
working on the sixth. Heres some of them:
http://webpages.charter.net/brianhill/150.htm

P.S. The two I have are for sale for $4550 each

BH

Both you guys are amazing! I have read Phil's resoration pages about a
hundred times (I think I have most of it memorized). I have a very nice
SX-28. While I am still trying to fix the AVC, the receiver is sensitive on
all bands and sounds wonderful through that PM-23. I keep reading Phil's
description on changing the caps in the RF area, trying to get the nerve to
go in there. I have checked or replaced everything else. Great photos,
Brian. If you ever get bored and miss working on one, let me know! hehe

--
Brian Denley
http://home.comcast.net/~b.denley/index.html

"Brian Hill" wrote in message
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"Phil Nelson" wrote in message
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Make that a $4,550 SX-28.

I gave up long ago trying to psychoanalyze eBay bidders.

Sure, it's a loony price. On the other hand, it's a tedious and
occasionally fiendish receiver to restore from the bottom up. Don't ask
how many hours I spent restoring my first and second SX-28s. (Hint:
everything's easier the second time around, and Number Two is definitely
the keeper.) I guess there are plenty of collectors out there who don't
have the expertise or patience to do that work on their own.

I'm not of the school that likes to machine-buff every inch of the
chassis. Clean it up, even use Naval Jelly and/or metal polish to make it
presentable, but sheesh!

And for the record, if you can't find a very nice and easily restorable
SX-28 for a few hundred bucks, you're just not trying!

Regards,

Phil Nelson
Phil's Old Radios
http://antiqueradio.org/index.html



You said a mouthful there Phil. I've done five of the darn things and
working on the sixth. Heres some of them:
http://webpages.charter.net/brianhill/150.htm

P.S. The two I have are for sale for $4550 each

BH

"Brian Denley" wrote in message
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Both you guys are amazing! I have read Phil's resoration pages about a
hundred times (I think I have most of it memorized). I have a very nice
SX-28. While I am still trying to fix the AVC, the receiver is sensitive
on all bands and sounds wonderful through that PM-23. I keep reading
Phil's description on changing the caps in the RF area, trying to get the
nerve to go in there. I have checked or replaced everything else. Great
photos, Brian. If you ever get bored and miss working on one, let me
know! hehe

--
Brian Denley
http://home.comcast.net/~b.denley/index.html

Just take it slow and methodical, make notes. Mark any leads you cut to make
it easier etc. Be careful of the wafer switches when you ease out the band
switch shaft etc....
If we can do it ,you can.

BH

"Brian Hill" wrote in message
...

"Brian Denley" wrote in message
. ..
Both you guys are amazing! I have read Phil's resoration pages about a
hundred times (I think I have most of it memorized). I have a very nice
SX-28. While I am still trying to fix the AVC, the receiver is sensitive
on all bands and sounds wonderful through that PM-23. I keep reading
Phil's description on changing the caps in the RF area, trying to get the
nerve to go in there. I have checked or replaced everything else. Great
photos, Brian. If you ever get bored and miss working on one, let me
know! hehe

--
Brian Denley
http://home.comcast.net/~b.denley/index.html

Just take it slow and methodical, make notes. Mark any leads you cut to
make it easier etc. Be careful of the wafer switches when you ease out the
band switch shaft etc....
If we can do it ,you can.

BH


I can definately agree with BH on the notes........It is a pain in the ass
to be taken away from a project and if it is to be a day or so, trying to
recall where you left off or maybe any voltages you had, results, parts you
swapped out, were hunting for, etc. Maybe it be family issues or other - can
"really" make you lose track. Hopefully too - you have a spot where you can
leave the radio and no one will disturb it. The electronics part - for me,
is fun. The "cabinet" part - BH, Phil, etc........ WOW - they've done such
good work! Fortunately any sets I've had to date didn't have to be redone
cabinet wise. I would have a time at it, trying to match their neatness -
there. But if I had to choose, I'd rather do the metal cabinets - over the
wooden ones. Some of these guys - those doing the wooden ones - have done
MARVELOUS work.......

I paid $25 for my SX28A in 1962, later I traded it and $10 boot for a very
cherry S40B.


73
H.
NQ5H