Rare radio arrives D-Lab electronics Box opening Hallicrafters SX-25 1940 Shortwave receiver

[@utube3805]

that is super cool thanks for sharing I love tubes !

[@rciancia]

I am so so glad it made it safely. I told those knuckleheads 5 times how to pack it... but alas , they never listen. Enjoy it Terry and it was nice to meet Paul - a really nice guy. Enjoy

[@Mike--WA7QZR]

I gad one of those back in 1969. Great receiver then, and I kinda wish I still had it today.

[@ScottGrammer]

I was recently given a Hallicrafters from that era that is in amazing condition, as well as a speaker that is similar to the one at the top of your stack. If I ever get time, I will go through them and bring them back to life. I haven't done any DXing since I was a teenager. I'd like to try it again before I leave this world.

[@dietrikstein1871]

Sixty years ago, when I was a child, I remember we hat a German tube radio. The vacuum tubes were kind of a precursor to transistors. If you turned on the tube radio, you had to wait 15 or 30 seconds for the radio to work, the tubes had to warm up first. That old tube radio had excellent reception in LW, MW and SW. I love this kind of radio. Thank you for the interesting video.

[@mikefinn2101]

I am happy you got it it will be well cared for.

[@jonteske4267]

The first decent radio I ever used. When I was in Jr. High and and my mentor, the shop teacher, who I knew to be a ham from his car licence plate brought his SX-25 and his homebrew CW/AM transmitter. I learned Morse (again) with a new ham friend at Scout Camp. This shop teacher and I set up the station, erected a Zepp antenna and I used far more than my Heath AT-1 and S 38D at home. I operated every noon hour, study hall time and after school until he went home. He gave me my Novice test and mentored me for General Class five months later.

[@timsmith428]

I have 2 of them! Love the name..Super Defiant...Tons of audio out these things..

[@RollinRobCo]

I had one as a kid in the 70s. Bought it at a school fundraiser for $3.50. Loved the heck out of it. Great radio. Thanks for the video!

[@mackfisher4487]

Hallicrafters made some great equipment for WW-II and that surplus gear did a lot for us.

[@Tom-W7TMD]

Cool Beans Terry! Looks in super good shape . thanks for sharing!

[@hestheMaster]

Just saw an old Superman episode ( c.1953) yesterday that had it and another Halli receiver (S-38) used as background in a scientist's lab. Not too far on the same long shelf was an RCA 155 oscilloscope. Probably war surplus shopped by studio gophers ( paid to shop for certain prop items) needed in television and movies even back then. Awesome receiver and nice you finally got one again Terry.

[@richardbrobeck2384]

Nice Find Terry and I am glad it made it in one piece !

[@joernone]

Terry, You lucky dog. I saw my first SX-25 when I initially began doing antique radio repairs and decided it was the receiver for me, but soon realized I hadn't the required technical knowledge to repair and restore one. Later on, I decided to someday get a Hallicrafters SX-43, but that also didn't happen until years later when Ron C, out of the blue, sent me one. It's now been fully restored and sits in one of the empty bedrooms. Ron C is a terrific, altruistic gentleman, always willing to help another, but be forewarned...he does bear watching.😂 Regards, John

[@SWIZZRADIOS]

Oh, solche alten Kisten hatte ich früher auch in meiner Sammlung. Nun sind die Geräte etwas kleiner geworden. Der Transistor hat Einzug genommen...

[@GJP1169]

Boy, that is beautifully crafted.

[@barrym.5846]

Terry, congratulations on the receiver! She's a beauty. Can't wait till you go through it and post a video. Would love you to video it on the broadcast band after the tune up.

[@kimmer6]

I had that SX 25 unit in my room when I was 14 years old during the 1960's. I listened to it every day with headphones. Bill Cosby had a program called The Old Man on the Mountain. Yes, he really did sound far away. When I went off to college, my mom put it in an outside store room. We had terrible winds in the Los Angeles area and a tree branch broke the fiberglass roof and water leaked on the radio for months. It was unceremoniously tossed out at the big garbage pickup.

[@MichaelWizard-dt9ve]

I like the sound of the old tube radio's. They seem much more powerful and sensitive than the solid state types. Maybe it's my imagination.

[@Thomasp671]

Wow..... Love it !

[@tomwoehle3519]

Still a miracle for us. No wires between A&B points

[@kabuti2839]

Guy sent me a Viking Messenger 'white-face' cb radio with about 3 wadded up sheets of newspaper, luckily, I had insured it & post office paid. Several other vintage radios have miraculously arrived un-damaged despite having virtually no padding, one the power transformer was knocked loose. Luckily it was basically junk-spare parts anyway. Always a gamble. That radio is gorgeous, love it!

[@mikerdaniels1]

I had my grandfather’s in the 50’s

[@rwl0323]

While the SX-28 will always be my holy-grail of radios, I would be certainly be happy with this model and am looking forward to more videos about this SX-25. A recap perhaps? Please share :)

[@itsonlyme9938]

My first SW set was the SX24 about 40 years ago, fond memories looks the same as the SX25 but it had a single 6F6 output tube.

[@d-labelectronics]

I have a SX-24 here. Will post a video soon, bring back memories for you

[@stirlingschmidt6325]

Super NICE!

[@md10591]

such a nice receiver , Terry , I enjoy mine also in mint condition very much ;

[@marretsnoek204]

Great radio Terry, I hope there will be a follow-up because I'm restoring a SX-25 on the moment. Very interesting and educational for me! Rein, PA4URK

[@roberthickey1465]

I was just listening to my S-22R :)

[@glenbirbeck4098]

The SX-28 was one of my first radios. Great intro to shortwave back in the 1950's. KC1CCG

[@royeubanks639]

I made the same mistake of having the UPS Store pack a 1938 Philco radio for shipment to an ebay customer. I told them do NOT pack the power cord inside the radio. Well you guessed it, they packed the power cord inside and it destroyed half the tubes inside. The customer was very kind and did not request a refund. I will never trust UPS to pack anything again.

[@goodtimejohnny8972]

That is so cool.

[@ChrisEbbrsen]

My dad used to have an old S38-C halicrafters. There great radios! Hope you enjoy!

[@300poundbassman]

Beautiful, Dang ups store workers🤬 nice. Set. !❤️

[@animalcorvair]

i have the same radio...was my motherinlaws my wifes mom a dad were both hams needs some tlc but it all there with the speaker

[@Blutnase]

Gorgeous. Do you think we'll ever have a shipping service where they don't allow a box to drop off a second story conveyor belt?

[@jobogaert8514]

a tip for unboxing heavy stuff without the turning and tossing: put it on the table, cut along the bottom edge of the box and lift the "lid" . your back will thank you ;-)

[@Realroyrogers]

Man!

[@brianbabey]

I will watch completely later, i hope the old wax capacitors were replaced since they are now resistors? I got i believe is a S-30 i need to Service of my fathers.

[@ku4uv]

Yeah, that sounds about how like the UPS Store.

[@davidsheedy5793]

A great video, I unfortunately know the kind of shipping job that UPS and the USPS offer, I've had a couple of radios shipped to me that were damaged and the costs $$ they charge .

[@MrElectrowhiz]

I had a SX25 when I was a teenager. I plugged it in and soon after the radio started playing, flames came out of the underside of the power transformer and was visible through the slots cut in the chassis. I did not know at the time about faulty capacitors.

[@kabuti2839]

only happens to the ones we really want!

[@miguelcaroalarcon7824]

Me parece que es un receptor de comunicaciones 😊😊😊😊

[@RandomRetr0]

Had a few 24's pass through over the years but don't see many25's

[@ArthurJS123]

And here comes the KZbin capacitor shotgunning crowd. “I hope you are replacing all of the capacitors!” Guys, Terry knows what he’s doing.

[@vtradio]

Reminds me of how I got my Hallicrafters SX-28 Super Skyrider. Receiver. Somebody in the club just gave it to me. He got it from a family that did not know what to do with it. It was not something that he wanted to necessarily keep, but wanted to make sure it went to a good home. It's a little off frequency, but it appears to have been recapped in the past, maybe long past. The caps are Pyramid and General Instrument. Don't know when they were popular. Do you? 73 Paul AA1SU

[@davidkerl1431]

NEVER LET UPS/FED EX, ETC PACK ANYTHING FOR YOU!!!!

[@danerickson1632]

Am shocked you do not have a Ham Radio Antenna on your property 😊

[@d-labelectronics]

I have 3 antennas

[@ne2i]

Hey Terry I have one in the next room! What CE Can cap is in There?

[@stevegrishaber]

Re your UPS Store experience: UPS Stores are not a part of UPS - they are franchise operations, individually owned, and I have no idea if UPS monitors their performance.

[@d-labelectronics]

Roger that, understood

[@624radicalham]

Please hook it up to your real antenna and give us a demo of great DX!! The radio and your subscribers are worth that ;)

[@d-labelectronics]

Will do after control cleaning

[@624radicalham]

@@d-labelectronics Thanks!