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Old January 23rd 05, 07:52 PM
Antonio Vernucci
 
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Why do you consider 97.2% a "terrible" feedback?

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Antonio I0JX


"Carl WA1KPD" ha scritto nel messaggio =
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I have never dealt with them but share you concern. I have restored an =

SX-9=20
and offer the following observations about their claims
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" Okay the story behind this receiver, I purchased it for resale, =

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delivered it but the sender didn't put any packing inside so the tubes =

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smashed. "
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Little hard to believe since one of the claims to fame of the SX-9 was =

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it was the first to use all metal tubes.
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I was surprised how good the receiver is and looking at the =

components, all=20
except a couple of capacitors, everything else looks totally original. =

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Nothing original about that PS transformer, nor the spoke knob on the =

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In addition There also seems to be quite a rats nest around the =

speaker.
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It needs minimal work to return the receiver to its original glory, =

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cabinet is virtually unmarked and the face panel is very good, all =

original.
There is a phone jack added to the upper right hand corner. Just to =

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of the logo.
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Carl
WA1KPD
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http://home.comcast.net/~chnord/wa1kpd.html
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"Jay" wrote in message=20
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I am interested in the Hallicrafters SX-9 On e-bay , but am =

concerned
about the terrible feed back on seller.
Any advise on purchasing from radio-mart ?
Thanks
Jay
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...D5744936655=20

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