"Scott W. Harvey" wrote in message The SX-28 may
not be rare in actuality, but it is rare in the sense
that not too many radios with its level of performance were built in
that era, and fewer still survive completely intact.

-Scott

No that's not true there were a lot of radios as good if not better in
performance than the 28. One for instance is the Hammarlund Super Pros that
were mass produced and served the same purpose and the great HROs. The looks
of the SX-28 is what makes it desirable along with its great audio. That's
what made them popular with Military and FCC monitors was they were less
fatiguing to listen to. Its arguably the best looking boatanchor of all time
too. But its not rare and its the one radio if asked to be found can be.
I've restored several SX-28s and SX-28As and they always seem to find their
way into my shack.

If they're that plentiful send one to my address : )
"Brian Hill" brianehill@charterDOTnet wrote in message
...

"Scott W. Harvey" wrote in message The SX-28 may
not be rare in actuality, but it is rare in the sense
that not too many radios with its level of performance were built in
that era, and fewer still survive completely intact.

-Scott

No that's not true there were a lot of radios as good if not better in
performance than the 28. One for instance is the Hammarlund Super Pros
that
were mass produced and served the same purpose and the great HROs. The
looks
of the SX-28 is what makes it desirable along with its great audio. That's
what made them popular with Military and FCC monitors was they were less
fatiguing to listen to. Its arguably the best looking boatanchor of all
time
too. But its not rare and its the one radio if asked to be found can be.
I've restored several SX-28s and SX-28As and they always seem to find
their
way into my shack.

I mean it. My S-118 Mk II is lonely.

"Steven Dinius" wrote in message
...
If they're that plentiful send one to my address : )
"Brian Hill" brianehill@charterDOTnet wrote in message
...

"Scott W. Harvey" wrote in message The SX-28
may
not be rare in actuality, but it is rare in the sense
that not too many radios with its level of performance were built in
that era, and fewer still survive completely intact.

-Scott

No that's not true there were a lot of radios as good if not better in
performance than the 28. One for instance is the Hammarlund Super Pros
that
were mass produced and served the same purpose and the great HROs. The
looks
of the SX-28 is what makes it desirable along with its great audio.
That's
what made them popular with Military and FCC monitors was they were less
fatiguing to listen to. Its arguably the best looking boatanchor of all
time
too. But its not rare and its the one radio if asked to be found can be.
I've restored several SX-28s and SX-28As and they always seem to find
their
way into my shack.

"Steven Dinius" wrote in message
...
I mean it. My S-118 Mk II is lonely.

Ok Steve. How much work do you wan't to do and how much do you wan't to
spend? Be careful what you wish for. The 28 is one radio that will make you
feel like you've done some work. Just ask Phil Nelson. Right Phil? The A
versions a little easier. I like alining the 28s better than the 28A because
those iron core trans/coils in the RF deck of the 28As can get stuck or be
loose. You can chip em easy too if your not careful. I just like the brass
screw on the older ones better. They may be the reason the 28 is a little
better performer than the 28A too? One thing nice about the 28/28A is its a
radio you will listen too. Its fun to use so the work is worth it.

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73 and good DXing
RX:
R-5000, SP-600 JX-6, SX-28
Ant:
100' longwire, Evesdropper Dipole

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http://webpages.charter.net/brianehill/

Yeah. Everything else around here is in some state of broken, what's 1 more?
Bring it on!

"Brian Hill" brianehill@charterDOTnet wrote in message
...

"Steven Dinius" wrote in message
...
I mean it. My S-118 Mk II is lonely.

Ok Steve. How much work do you wan't to do and how much do you wan't to
spend? Be careful what you wish for. The 28 is one radio that will make
you
feel like you've done some work. Just ask Phil Nelson. Right Phil? The A
versions a little easier. I like alining the 28s better than the 28A
because
those iron core trans/coils in the RF deck of the 28As can get stuck or be
loose. You can chip em easy too if your not careful. I just like the brass
screw on the older ones better. They may be the reason the 28 is a little
better performer than the 28A too? One thing nice about the 28/28A is its
a
radio you will listen too. Its fun to use so the work is worth it.

--
73 and good DXing
RX:
R-5000, SP-600 JX-6, SX-28
Ant:
100' longwire, Evesdropper Dipole

Brian's Radio Universe
http://webpages.charter.net/brianehill/

To me, the SX-28 is somewhat like the Zenith TransOceanic -- a fine set of
its type, yet still readily available. As a collector, it's hard to look
down my nose at any combination of good performance and current
affordability. I spent considerable time restoring my first SX-28. The
second one, cherry by anyone's definition, is still waiting in the workshop
for some winter when I can do the job right :-)

Sure, comparable or better radios were manufactured during those years, and
a very few of those fall into the genuinely "rare" category (I even own one
or two). IMHO, the big attraction of radios such as the SX-28 and TO is
their rich history. Who listened to this set, and what was playing then? The
mind wanders . . . .

Regards,

Phil N.

If the SX28 is rare/scarce, then is the SX23 in the "hen's teeth" category?

"Nc183d" wrote in message
...
If the SX28 is rare/scarce, then is the SX23 in the "hen's teeth"
category?

I've owned three SX-23s and just got another on Ebay. I have the ability to
sniff these out because I'm part Indian

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...d=10738801 81

--
73 and good DXing
RX:
R-5000, SP-600 JX-6, SX-28
Ant:
100' longwire, Evesdropper Dipole

Brian's Radio Universe
http://webpages.charter.net/brianehill/

From: "Brian Hill" brianehill@charterDOTnet
Date: 1/11/04 10:05 PM Eastern Standard Time

The looks
of the SX-28 is what makes it desirable along with its great audio. That's
what made them popular with Military and FCC monitors was they were less
fatiguing to listen to. Its arguably the best looking boatanchor of all time
too.

Best-looking of all time? Nobody insults my National NC-2-40D without a fight!
It's even on the cover of Osterman's book on communications receivers. The
SP-600 series has to be a close contender. But unless you've got a thing for
little steering wheels as tuning knobs, the National has the Deco look down
much better than the SX-28. Even the speaker has those cool squatty Deco feet.

But it does raise the interesting question: what in your opinion was the
best-looking communications receiver ever produced? Brian's not eligible to
vote, because he's wrong.

Avery W3AVE
Potomac, Md.

AComarow wrote:

But it does raise the interesting question: what in your opinion was the
best-looking communications receiver ever produced? Brian's not eligible to
vote, because he's wrong.

The R-390, of course. Not the R-390A. The original R-390. But I'm
biased.

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