Honus wrote:
"-=jd=-" wrote in message
8...


Twenty bucks for a functional tube set, how can you go wrong? As long as

your

expectations are realistic on what it should be able to do, it could be
something fun to experiment with. Or, just use it for local BCB. If it

blows

up or quits, you're only out $20.


That's what I was getting at. I don't have any expectations, since I don't
know anything about them.




S-120 is a decent, but not exemplary, entry level set. Functionally
indentical to SW-500, it's a nice looking radio, with adequate
sensitivity for the super power stations and local MW, and adequate
selectivity to receive a television channel. It will pass a square wave.

On the crowded bands at night, S-120 will give let you hear all the
stations that are out there. Many of them at once. The good news is, if
you get a station on one of the high bands all alone, the audio fidelity
through a 4 inch speaker can actually be quite good. Things do tend to
rattle, though, so you're going to want to keep the screws tight.

IIRC, it's an AC/DC set, so make sure you're polarized correctly. Or
your morning coffee won't be the only thing waking your happy ass up.

There's always a low level hum on these sets. You'll learn to ignore
it. It's not dominant. And after awhile hardly noticeable.

All the caps will need to be replaced, if they haven't been. And this
can actually make a quantum improvement in performance over the
architect's specifications.

If you're looking for a serious radio, this ain't it.

If you're looking for a decent radio to decorate a shelf and
occasionally listen to a ball game (before it all moves to subscription
services) this is a nice place to start.

I've had two of them. And have enjoyed them both.

David wrote:
On Sun, 14 Aug 2005 14:25:10 -0500, Count wrote:



I think Hallicrafters wants you to park the Bandspread on 100 to get
the Main calibrated correctly.



True of nearly all the Hallicrafters products.