Is an original Hallicrafters S-20 Sky Champion in rough shape worth more than $25?

[BoilermakerFan]

I bought a lot of Hallicrafters and the included S-20 is in sad shape.
It has a fair amount of dents and dings to the trim and the sheet metal
is rusting and needs refinished. It appeared to be mostly intact with
missing knobs but I have the missing knobs from other radios. The tubes
were pulled for shipping, but I have most of them as spares too.

It's more work than I want to tackle and I'd rather restore the others.
Aside from gutting it for the field coil speaker, iron and toggle
switches; is it worth more than $20-$25 plus shipping? If it is, then
I'll sell it and let somebody else restore it, but if they're not worth
the hassle, then I'll salvage what I can use and send off the
sub-chassis to somebody that can use it.

Sorry if this comes across as trolling or spamming, but I don't want to
scrap it and find out later that somebody else could have restored it
and enjoyed it; however, I need the room for the other radios I plan to
keep and restore.

The keepers are a black Sky Buddy, a S-40B, a mint S-58, a S-76, and a
butchered SX-99 that has a replacement amp meter with more replacement
knobs than originals. There is one other radio, but I forget the model.


The S-58 will be the easiest to get back in working order, then either
the S-40B or S-76. The rest need more work and more parts to restore to
original.

TIA,

- BMF

[nc183d]

On Feb 8, 12:10 am, BoilermakerFan <BoilermakerFan.

Post by BoilermakerFan
I bought a lot of Hallicrafters and the included S-20 is in sad shape.
It has a fair amount of dents and dings to the trim and the sheet metal
is rusting and needs refinished.  It appeared to be mostly intact with
missing knobs but I have the missing knobs from other radios.  The tubes
were pulled for shipping, but I have most of them as spares too.  
It's more work than I want to tackle and I'd rather restore the others.
Aside from gutting it for the field coil speaker, iron and toggle
switches; is it worth more than $20-$25 plus shipping?  If it is, then
I'll sell it and let somebody else restore it, but if they're not worth
the hassle, then I'll salvage what I can use and send off the
sub-chassis to somebody that can use it.  
Sorry if this comes across as trolling or spamming, but I don't want to
scrap it and find out later that somebody else could have restored it
and enjoyed it; however, I need the room for the other radios I plan to
keep and restore.  
The keepers are a black Sky Buddy, a S-40B, a mint S-58, a S-76, and a
butchered SX-99 that has a replacement amp meter with more replacement
knobs than originals.  There is one other radio, but I forget the model.
The S-58 will be the easiest to get back in working order, then either
the S-40B or S-76.  The rest need more work and more parts to restore to
original.
TIA,
- BMF
--
BoilermakerFan

In short, no.
rgds,
Mark S.

[Bill M]

Post by BoilermakerFan
It's more work than I want to tackle and I'd rather restore the others.
Aside from gutting it for the field coil speaker, iron and toggle
switches; is it worth more than $20-$25 plus shipping? If it is, then
I'll sell it and let somebody else restore it, but if they're not worth
the hassle, then I'll salvage what I can use and send off the
sub-chassis to somebody that can use it.

You'd be better off karma-wise selling it intact :) True, it won't
bring a bunch of money but there are plenty of folks looking for an
inexpensive beater to restore themselves.

Putting it in a box and shipping it is less hassle than stripping it to
parts and shipping the pieces individually, right?

GL,
Bill

[BoilermakerFan]

;732092']
You'd be better off karma-wise selling it intact :) True, it won't
bring a bunch of money but there are plenty of folks looking for an
inexpensive beater to restore themselves.
Putting it in a box and shipping it is less hassle than stripping it to
parts and shipping the pieces individually, right?
GL,
Bill

Thanks Bill. That was kind of my point, the karma. I'm well on the
good side right now since I just shipped off drivers, crossovers, and
paperwork from the old Advent Large speakers as they needed to have the
surrounds replaced and the cabinets were trashed. The new owner is
building new cabinets for them and they will be better than new when
he's done.

I'd only strip the PS iron and speaker as I took a good look at the
toggles and they aren't worth the hassle of stripping out. I haven't
stripped it of the iron yet, it's just missing the knobs and tubes. I
have the knobs, but planned to allocate them to other radios.

Heck, I'd take $10 plus the shipping and packaging costs to just cover a
small portion of my time and the materials. So I'll make a new post
later with actual pics so somebody can see what they are in for. I'll
give it a week to find a new home before it gets gutted and recycled.

The Sky Buddy may up in the same boat. It's in far better condition on
the exterior, but my other radios cover the same bands so it's probably
best to pass it on too.

- BMF

[s***@gmail.com]

Post by BoilermakerFan
I bought a lot of Hallicrafters and the included S-20 is in sad shape.
It has a fair amount of dents and dings to the trim and the sheet metal
is rusting and needs refinished. It appeared to be mostly intact with
missing knobs but I have the missing knobs from other radios. The tubes
were pulled for shipping, but I have most of them as spares too.
It's more work than I want to tackle and I'd rather restore the others.
Aside from gutting it for the field coil speaker, iron and toggle
switches; is it worth more than $20-$25 plus shipping? If it is, then
I'll sell it and let somebody else restore it, but if they're not worth
the hassle, then I'll salvage what I can use and send off the
sub-chassis to somebody that can use it.
Sorry if this comes across as trolling or spamming, but I don't want to
scrap it and find out later that somebody else could have restored it
and enjoyed it; however, I need the room for the other radios I plan to
keep and restore.
The keepers are a black Sky Buddy, a S-40B, a mint S-58, a S-76, and a
butchered SX-99 that has a replacement amp meter with more replacement
knobs than originals. There is one other radio, but I forget the model.
The S-58 will be the easiest to get back in working order, then either
the S-40B or S-76. The rest need more work and more parts to restore to
original.
Hello,

Would you have the back and top covers for a Hallicrafter S-20 R Sky Champion?
Thanks and regards

Marronnier

[Michael Black]

Post by s***@gmail.com

Post by BoilermakerFan
I bought a lot of Hallicrafters and the included S-20 is in sad shape.
It has a fair amount of dents and dings to the trim and the sheet metal
is rusting and needs refinished. It appeared to be mostly intact with
missing knobs but I have the missing knobs from other radios. The tubes
were pulled for shipping, but I have most of them as spares too.
It's more work than I want to tackle and I'd rather restore the others.
Aside from gutting it for the field coil speaker, iron and toggle
switches; is it worth more than $20-$25 plus shipping? If it is, then
I'll sell it and let somebody else restore it, but if they're not worth
the hassle, then I'll salvage what I can use and send off the
sub-chassis to somebody that can use it.
Sorry if this comes across as trolling or spamming, but I don't want to
scrap it and find out later that somebody else could have restored it
and enjoyed it; however, I need the room for the other radios I plan to
keep and restore.
The keepers are a black Sky Buddy, a S-40B, a mint S-58, a S-76, and a
butchered SX-99 that has a replacement amp meter with more replacement
knobs than originals. There is one other radio, but I forget the model.
The S-58 will be the easiest to get back in working order, then either
the S-40B or S-76. The rest need more work and more parts to restore to
original.
Hello,

Would you have the back and top covers for a Hallicrafter S-20 R Sky Champion?
Thanks and regards
Marronnier

Would you still have something like that after 2 years and about 10
months?

And since the history of this newsgroup has mostly been hit and run
posters, chances are good that even after 2 years and about 10 months the
poster wouldn't still be here. Even in its prime most posters didn't
stick around, and now without nay real discussion, there's even less
reason for people to stick around.

Michael VE2BVW