I've always been a sucker for lost causes and high tube count
boatanchors, so when I came across this SP-600 I had to
have it. This beast had been sitting on the floor of a damp garage
for decades unprotected. I spent 3 hour cleaning out mouse
turds and black widow webs. There's still an elusive black widow
that I haven't been able to kill. The top of the chassis isn't just
dusty, its crusty dust thats been hardened with mouse ****!
Yuck! Is it restorable? Maybe, with a lot of work. I'll check
the IF's and all other coils and transformers today.

The good news is its complete except for the crystal phasing
and main tuning knob as well as the handles. If anyone has
these for sale or swap, let me know.

Oh yeah, its a JX-26. Just like the one I rebuilt last winter. ;-)

Steve

Steve,
FYI... SP-600 do not and never did have rack handles. I know they'd look
nice with them but they just didn't come with them. The only SP-600 knob
I have left is one of the 0-10 knobs. de K3HVG

I'm sure you're right, but the JX-26 I restored last year has handles,
and they appear to be original. The one I just got has holes in
exactly the same place, and sure look like they were there
originally. Is there a chance that some versions had them but
most didn't?

Steve W6SSP

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Steve,
FYI... SP-600 do not and never did have rack handles. I know they'd look
nice with them but they just didn't come with them. The only SP-600 knob I
have left is one of the 0-10 knobs. de K3HVG

"Steve" wrote in message
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I'm sure you're right, but the JX-26 I restored last year has handles,
and they appear to be original.

The one I had (sold it in the early 80's) had handles. RM~

Well.. anything's possible, but I have original original Hammarlund and
MIL books for the entire series, plus the factory brochures. None show
handles nor are they listed in any parts breakdown (IPB)that I have.
Having said that, I'm sure some agencies machine shop could have readily
installed them. One point... I have seen some SP-600's that came out of
NSA that had countersunk holes on the extreme left and right edges,
aligned with the rack screw holes. I'm told they were for a visual
security cover for the front panel. At any rate, if anyone has a mfgr's
picture of one with handles, I'd like to see it. I may want to
retrofit. As I mentioned originally, they would look good.

Rob Mills wrote:
"Steve" wrote in message
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I'm sure you're right, but the JX-26 I restored last year has handles,

and they appear to be original.

The one I had (sold it in the early 80's) had handles. RM~

Steve wrote:
I'm sure you're right, but the JX-26 I restored last year has handles,
and they appear to be original. The one I just got has holes in
exactly the same place, and sure look like they were there
originally. Is there a chance that some versions had them but
most didn't?

I have a JX-26 (R-274C) with handles. It is the only one of the 5 or 6
of these that I have with handles. I don't think they were add-ons, they
appear to have always been there.

-Scott

"Steve" wrote in message
...
I'm sure you're right, but the JX-26 I restored last year
has handles,
and they appear to be original. The one I just got has
holes in
exactly the same place, and sure look like they were there
originally. Is there a chance that some versions had them
but
most didn't?

Steve W6SSP

I have what is probably a JX-21 (the tuning unit cover
was missing when I got it) which is fitted for rack handles.
I have also seen pictures of receivers with the handles but
have never seen an actual receiver with them. There were
handles on some of the VLF versions of the RX, they look
like they get in the way.


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Los Angeles, CA, USA

"Steve" wrote in message
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I've always been a sucker for lost causes and high tube count
boatanchors, so when I came across this SP-600 I had to
have it. This beast had been sitting on the floor of a damp garage
for decades unprotected. I spent 3 hour cleaning out mouse
turds and black widow webs.

Take it outside and hose it off. You wont hurt it. If you need parts email
me.
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B.H.
Southern, MN USA
Radios- R-5000, NRD525,SP-600,SX-28,Eton E1

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Take it outside and hose it off. You wont hurt it. If you need parts email
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B.H.
Southern, MN USA
Radios- R-5000, NRD525,SP-600,SX-28,Eton E1

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Brian -

What generator is that you haev on the left side of your workbench.

I think I have only seen one other of these ..... can't remember it (model)

g. beat

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Brian -

What generator is that you haev on the left side of your workbench.

I think I have only seen one other of these ..... can't remember it
(model)

g. beat



I think your refering to the Simpson Genescope. Very neat peice of gear. I
got it from Chuck Dachis a few years ago. Heres a little info on it:
http://members.cox.net/dalehcook/rad...es/multi.shtml


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