Good luck with the S-20R, they are actually good receivers. I bought
one, supposedly restored, several years ago and found that while it
worked the restorer had done a pretty crude job, so it did it properly.
I did change the detector and noise limiter to the circuit used in the
S-40, which had less distortion (detector). Would not have made the
change if the original restorer had not made a lot of changes previously.
My first short wave receiver was a new S-38B. Had I not been a dumb
little kid or had some help we (my parents of course payed for it) could
probably have gotten a used S-20R for the same money. Its a couple of
steps up from the S-38B. I had that S-38B until it was accidently sold
with a bunch of stuff I had in storage and needed to get rid of.
Anyway, the S-20R is worth the effort. I have another to be restored
on the back burner. Beware that the stuff inside may not be exactly what
the handbook shows. I think Hallicrafters used whatever was on hand to
get stuff out the back door. Modern film capacitors will do wonders for
it. You can get exact duplicate can elecrolytics from Hayseed Hamfest.
I encourage you to get a ham license if you are interested in radio
or electronics. Lots of free learning material on the web.
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On 1/10/2025 9:34 AM, Allthumbs via groups.io wrote:
I have just been approved as a member of this list and have been busy
reading many of the posts to familiarize myself with it.
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Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles
WB6KBL
SKCC 19998
