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May not be everyones cup of tea but for me, This is really my favorite station! I have more fun on it then I do on the other noisy and heat producing rigs.

Finally got the SX28A, globe king 500c, d104, PM23 speaker and of course my hallicrafters book all setup and on the air.

The SX28a has every cap and resistor changed including the IFs.  It was repainted, restrung and works fantastic.
The king 500c of course was rebuilt by the help of alot of you guys and my elmer qbg.
The PM23 came today, My brother dropped it off just hours ago.  I cleaned it up and sit it up there with felt feet

Running 1885 AM now through the vertical...  Runs a cool 300 watts carrier and the 28A sounds wonderfull!



C

Wow that is a sweet setup! I'd like to operate it! How is your SX-28 on drifting? Mine drifts around a bit, back and forth, even after being warm all day.

Patrick,
          My 28 doesnt drift much, maybe a couple of Kc from cold to warm, once warm it pretty much stays put. It is my favorite "pre war" receiver.

Hey Clark... you running 160m through the GAP vertical?  Sweet station btw.

Bruce,

Your restored 1930's station is truly a thing of beauty!

Nice, but too new for me!

W1FPZ/W1UJR Restored Station

(http://www.w1ujr.net/W1FPZ%20Photo%20Essay/DSC01814.jpg)


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Clark, Very nice!!! I hope to be on soon with my SX28A and my Globe King 400B. ;)

Mike

Yep. 160 works great on this Gap voyager.  I cant run more power then the King through it. At least thats what I am told.  Enjoying 1885.  The band is clear and there are NO SSbers to annoy me.  Its really nice.

My 28 is 2 to 3 kc off cold but once warm stays rock solid.  I can talk for 2 hours and its still sitting there zero beated.  All the caps and resistors where replaced though.

C

Yes, that is indeed a beautiful station, Bruce. Well done, my friend! It really does evoke a feeling of what amateur radio must have been like back in the 1930s.

73,

Bruce

But that's a johnny-come-lately HRO.  Where's the german silver dial and round S meter with 1-5 scale?

Ah, now there is a man who knows his early HROs!
Good catch Don, that RX is a somewhat newer vintage than the TX design.
Two points!

Newbies.

About 12 years to be precise, Don. The original HROs came out in 1935 whereas the HRO 5C (HRO 5RA and SPC Unit racked) is from 1947. Zero points in the 'pre-war' category, though IIRC, many of the first post-war HRO-5s utilized surplus HRO-Ms or their components from the war.

Clark, that's a nice looking station and I bet it's a blast to operate! I've always loved the Kings just for their size and layout. A real 'chunk-o-transmitter' in table-top form. And the 28A is perhaps my favorite looking radio, looks like a receiver should. The push-pull audio is sweet to listen to, especially with the bass boost engaged. The only thing I wish it has is the gear drive of he earlier -28. The -A uses dial cords in some places like the pointers. But that's a pretty small issue on such an incredible receiver. I swapped out the webbed tuning and band spread knobs on mine for the earlier open spoke version just for the aesthetics. Love that flywheel tuning!

Silver dials rule. Someone was strapping on my SX-17.

Surprised the carrier from my exciter is that strong in your location OM.
Good thing I didn't turn on the final stage, that meter would have spun twice around on it's axis.  ;)

(http://hawkins.pair.com/wlw/brochure/wlwbr13.jpg)

Only if you were wearing a double-breasted suit!  ;D

Knowing Bruce, that's not far from being possible!

"That's not a knife switch.  THIS is a knife switch!"   Mick, Croco-Dial, Dundee

(http://hawkins.pair.com/wlw/brochure/wlwbr13.jpg)

Actually, with the suit, I thought it was "make them an offer they can't refuse".  Of course, he would need a good Fedora with the suit to fill that role.

Fedora? Hmmm, reminds me of a certain British AM gangsta.