Over the years the SX-28 is still an impressive receiver but it was just developed in 1940,- over 80 years ago! There is no denying that its performance is outdated when compared to the performance of modern receivers. Even compared to some receivers built less than a decade later. In its day, the SX-28 Skyrider was Hallicrafters' "top of the line" model, and its performance was always competitive with other manufacturers' "top of the line" models from the era. Granted, modern signals like SSB were never among its strengths, but the SX-28 is quite capable of receiving SSB signals without modification. That's part of the nostalgia that owners of vintage equipment want to experience. Modifying a classic receiver in an effort to "modernize" its design goes against the idea of preserving and operating old equipment. The unit presented here is listed in Henry Rogers' WA7YBS-Radio Boulevard magazine (Western Historic Radio Museum) under "SX-28 WWII - 2/42 to 1/44." The SX-28 presented here is thus only about 500 examples away from the highest known serial number for this series, so the year of manufacture is almost certainly between December 1943 and January 1944. Production of the SX-28A series began in February 1944...