[Hallicrafters] My Hallicrafters SX-28 is 70 years old today |
KB9GKC at aol.com
KB9GKC at aol.com
Fri Feb 24 18:14:30 EST 2012
Hello Larry,
I used to live in Oxnard CA near Ventura!
My serial number on the SX-28 told the tale. I found known serial numbers
and manufacturing dates that were very close to my serial number (within a
week or two) and looked at manufacturing number totals and how many days a
week they were building SX-28's, looked at the calendar for 1942 so I would
not count Sundays and did some math and came out with a solid date by
going from higher serial numbered radios and lower serial numbered radios and
came up with the same date.
I am a Corvette guy and we like to know build dates of our cars so the
build date of my favorite radio seemed like something I should know.
Hope this motivates others to find build dates of their favorite radios,
Douglas aka KB9GKC
In a message dated 2/24/2012 4:51:23 P.M. Central Standard Time,
larry112249 at mindspring.com writes:
How did you determine the exact day? I have a 1940 - 41 gray front... not
my
dad's. I do have my dad's SX-16 and I had it restored. I am restoring an
R12-T now, just did the flocking of the screen....
Larry in Ventura.
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Subject: [Hallicrafters] My Hallicrafters SX-28 is 70 years old today
_http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgslmoAYOoc&feature=plcp&context=C3e14242UDO
EgsToPDskLPXuDc609pbTwt8ALb0ewV_
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgslmoAYOoc&feature=plcp&context=C3e14242UDO
EgsToPDskLPXuDc609pbTwt8ALb0ewV)
I wanted to share the birthday of my Hallicrafters SX-28 receiver. It was
built Feb 24, 1942, just 79 days after Pearl Harbor was bombed.
It's my favorite receiver that has been all recapped and aligned and plays
outstanding.
It took a few hours of research on the internet to pin down the day she was
built, but it was worth the effort.
Have a look and enjoy the video.
Douglas aka KB9GKC
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