Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Chris Peters, who shares the above photo for Boat Anchor Tuesday and writes:
I was lucky enough to recently pick up both these familiar faces for $150.
Hallicrafters S-40B and SX-100
Both are in decent shape but are due for a recap and alignment.
Wow–both of these are classic sets, Chris! After a recap and alignment, I think you’ll especially be impressed with the performance that SX-100 delivers! Thank you for sharing!
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wondering if anyone restores SX-100 for customers and roughly what it would cost? I’ve got one that hasn’t been turned on in over 20 yrs. Last time it was on, it was very susceptible to warbling, shifting frequency slightly when it was on a decent table and you were trying to copy Morse. As you wrote the tone would warble.
John WA4OHZ
The SX-100 was a nice set, built to Halli’s reputation for mechanical quality, & well deserving of the Hallicrafters name.
The S-40 was a cut-price economy receiver – a cynic would suggest that it was built to cash in on the post-war interest in the goings-on in Europe & the burgeoning Cold War – that never even came close to the quality of Halli’s more mediocre offerings, let alone their best. Looks cool and glows nicely, though…
While both are fairly rare here, unfortunately S-40’s are much more frequently found than SX-100’s. Restore both, keep the 100, & sell the 40 to pay for it all is my advice 😉
I like the user interface of these vintage radios. Easy intuitive don’t need the help file or the manual to use.
If you are into vintage radio look here for some good info:
http://antiqueradios.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=5&sid=d8388bce433ba147ff40c1f00777b678
Their other forums cover transistor radios,general discussion,about everything else.