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Offline Gino Italy

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Hallicrafters SX 42
« on: September 05, 2017, 1456 UTC »
SX 42
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Re: Hallicrafters SX 42
« Reply #1 on: September 06, 2017, 0227 UTC »
Nice! I just bought an SX-42 from a local estate sale a few weeks ago. Haven't checked it out to see if it works yet.
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Re: Hallicrafters SX 42
« Reply #2 on: September 06, 2017, 0243 UTC »
Didn't you have one of these years ago, Andy?
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Re: Hallicrafters SX 42
« Reply #3 on: September 06, 2017, 1428 UTC »
Aren't there specific caps that should be replaced so a bandswitching wafer doesn't go up in flames in the 42? Not that all the paper and lytic caps don't need replaced but one is particularly evil.
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Re: Hallicrafters SX 42
« Reply #4 on: September 06, 2017, 1501 UTC »
My SX 42 works great!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOELZOcfH8I&t=49s

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« Last Edit: September 06, 2017, 1513 UTC by Gino Italy »
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Re: Hallicrafters SX 42
« Reply #5 on: September 13, 2017, 2321 UTC »
That is an absolutely beautiful radio. Congratulations. They work really well too!
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Re: Hallicrafters SX 42
« Reply #6 on: September 14, 2017, 0205 UTC »
I was thinking about trying to pick up one of these or an SX-38, to refurbish, just for the hell of it... sometime...

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