Category Archives: Hallicrafters SX 28 “Minnie”

Journal 5 “Minnie”

Posted on April 3, 2011 by Frank

Yesterday was alignment day kinda. I couldn’t get my scope working (operator I’m sure), been a long time since I used it. So I aligned with a fluke digital voltmeter. Pretty complicated procedure so its not something for a faint … Continue reading →

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Journal 4 “Minnie”

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Frank

“Minnie sings”. One happy “old man” here. Yesterday, All of the resistance measurements were taken, and a few (4) problems were fixed. All of the tubes were checked and 2 weak ones replaced. At some point in time, whomever worked … Continue reading →

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Journal 3 “Minnie”

Posted on March 20, 2011 by Frank

Hooray. !!!! A sigh of relief. Minnie sings. The capacitor replacement was finished this PM. Needless to say, I could not wait to find out if the power transformer was good. After a bit of “nervous anticipation” I hooked a … Continue reading →

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Journal 2 “Minnie”

Posted on March 12, 2011 by Frank

Back to work on “Minnie” after a few days in the sunshine in Arizona visiting with my daughter and son in law, and spending a day with an old friend N7VF whom I met in Alaska in 1965 and hadn’t … Continue reading →

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Journal 5 “Minnie”

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Frank

Patrice told me today she was having trouble understanding which radio I was working on, since there is 2 projects going on at the same time. One is the SX 28A & the other is SX 28. I think after … Continue reading →

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