I finally have my new shortwave radio up and running
 

"Nathan" wrote in message
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I finally have my Hallicraters SX-28 ( circa 1944 ) up and running.


Congrats, I hope to have my S38 running someday.

Rich S.

"Nathan" wrote in message
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I finally have my Hallicraters SX-28 ( circa 1944 ) up and running. It
took me quite a while to find a PM-43 speaker for it. It receives very
well on a short ( 25 foot ) long wire. Can't wait to get a better
antenna hooked up. It pulls in many stations I would have thought
impossible for an old tube warhorse. It;s actually fun to hunt and
tune in stations using the two tuning dials. The sound is great
comming from the 8 inch jensen speaker. If you have not tried these
old tube shortwave radios from the 30's and 40's, you don't know what
you are missing. You also get to teep a bit of radio history in the
house as well. The SX-28 weighs about 70 pounds. I will post some
radio logs after I get a better antenna.

Phil Nelson has restored many radios, including a SX-28. Check out:

http://antiqueradio.org/halli12.htm

Frank Dresser

"Digital Rich" wrote in message
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"Nathan" wrote in message
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I finally have my Hallicraters SX-28 ( circa 1944 ) up and running.


Congrats, I hope to have my S38 running someday.

Rich S.





Phil Nelson has also restored his S-38:

http://antiqueradio.org/halli12.htm

So have I, but I don't have a webpage to show for it. It's about as
easy a restoration as a tube SW radio will get. If you want any tips,
feel free to send me an e-mail.

Frank Dresser

Ah yes... Real tuned RF stages in the front ends of those. That's where the
real selectivity begins.

Congrats!

Now, does the BFO in that SX-28 have enough oomph to copy SSB well?

Bill, K5BY

Nathan wrote:

I finally have my Hallicraters SX-28 ( circa 1944 ) up and running. It
took me quite a while to find a PM-43 speaker for it. It receives very
well on a short ( 25 foot ) long wire. Can't wait to get a better
antenna hooked up. It pulls in many stations I would have thought
impossible for an old tube warhorse. It;s actually fun to hunt and
tune in stations using the two tuning dials. The sound is great
comming from the 8 inch jensen speaker. If you have not tried these
old tube shortwave radios from the 30's and 40's, you don't know what
you are missing. You also get to teep a bit of radio history in the
house as well. The SX-28 weighs about 70 pounds. I will post some
radio logs after I get a better antenna.

I have a few Halli's and I really enjoy them. The SX-122 is my favorite.
I'd be interested to know how well your SX-28 works on the higher bands,
above 15-Mhz. The early Halli's weren't known for being particularly
sensitive on the higher frequencies. Try listening on the 16-m
(17500-17900) and 13-m (21450-21850) international bands. The best time
for these bands is early morning to early afternoon if you're on the
east coast. Also try to hear CB'ers on/about 27.195 Mhz which is
channel-19. Have fun.


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I finally have my Hallicraters SX-28 ( circa 1944 ) up and running. It
took me quite a while to find a PM-43 speaker for it. It receives very
well on a short ( 25 foot ) long wire. Can't wait to get a better
antenna hooked up. It pulls in many stations I would have thought
impossible for an old tube
************rest of great post snipped********

Yep Rich,
I'm the proud owner of two Hammarlund HQ's and a RCA Victor and a Zenith 'Wave
Magnet.'

I have plenty of digitals, but there is not one of them that can pick up what
my 129X with the Q Multiplier or for that fact, the 140X either can.

They love LOTS and LOTS of wire. Literally almost no chance of overloading
these boatanchors. Case in point, I can flip a switch and the 129X is hooked
to over 600ft. of wire. They are treasures for sure, and you have a piece of
it. :-)

The sound from a tube radio CANNOT be reproduced from anything else. The
closest I've heard is my GE P-780 I got from Brenda Ann, that audio is close,
but that's it, just close.

Enjoy it, if you get the chance, hook a digital freq counter to it unless you
have a digital radio nearby so you 'truly' know for sure what freq you're on.

If you don't want to run lots of wire, run you a nice sloper from Alpha Delta
(that's one of them I have.) You can't go wrong.

Enjoy your massive toy!!!!.

In article ,
says...
I finally have my Hallicraters SX-28 ( circa 1944 ) up and running. It
took me quite a while

"snip" congratulations. I used to have an SX-28...a great
receiver whioch I'm really sorry to have sold.
Inspired by Brian Hills awesome website I recently pulled my NC-
183D out of the basement and have started reconditioning it. I wont go
for the "concours" cosmetics that Brian does, but I hope to get the old
beast working up to its original potential.
Real radios glow in the dark...they are more fun too. You have to
actually understand them.


73 KC2LVQ

In article ,
says...
I finally have my Hallicraters SX-28 ( circa 1944 ) up and running. It
took me quite a while to find a PM-43 speaker for it. It receives very
well on a short ( 25 foot ) long wire. Can't wait to get a better
antenna hooked up. It pulls in many stations I would have thought
impossible for an old tube warhorse. It;s actually fun to hunt and
tune in stations using the two tuning dials. The sound is great
comming from the 8 inch jensen speaker. If you have not tried these
old tube shortwave radios from the 30's and 40's, you don't know what
you are missing. You also get to teep a bit of radio history in the
house as well. The SX-28 weighs about 70 pounds. I will post some
radio logs after I get a better antenna.



Glad it is working for you.

The sound from a tube radio CANNOT be reproduced from anything else.

That's why serious audiophiles use tube amps.

Real radios glow in the dark.

G I always enjoyed the smell of warm dust on hot tubes.

...they are more fun too.

My late wife, N5GIN, always preferred real radios instead of the appliances.
She always thought a real ham station should have at least one six-foot rack of
gear, even if it was in the living room. G

Ahh... I still miss Ruby (it's been nearly three years now). She was a jewel.

Bill, K5BY

Ahh... I still miss Ruby (it's been nearly three years now). She was a jewel.

That was a very nice and telling post of Ruby and your love for her. Thanks
for sharing, made me smile.