Re: SX-110 Dial Lamp Mystery
Attached are pictures of my SX110.? The radio is on in both.? The foam is there I believe to force the light to go through the edge of the dial by design.? The cheap digital camera didn't like
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Bill Green
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Re: SX-110 Dial Lamp Mystery
I used a SX-110 for my Novice station receiver back in ¡®67, and it was in mint condition, only a few years old at the time.,As I recall the slide rule dial is illuminated from the lower aspect of
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Robert Needleman
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Re: SX-110 Dial Lamp Mystery
Well, the plot thickens. I pulled the front panel and the spacer is almost certainly factory -- it's quite brittle and was attached to the front panel using very old glue (it started falling apart
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KW4H
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Re: SX-110 Dial Lamp Mystery
Well, this particular SX-110 appears to have been untouched since being built, and it was even stored in the original box and came with an original service manual. The factory seal was still on the
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KW4H
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Re: SX-110 Dial Lamp Mystery
I can only guess that there was a design update but they forgot about the lamps. As they were built the person installing the lamps did so without being told not to. Then got to the next step and that
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Bob
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Re: SX-110 Dial Lamp Mystery
I am not sure but could someone have replaced the spacer? Could the original spacer been clear and now it isn't. I assure you the dial should be lit. 73, Gary WB6OGD
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wb6ogd
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Re: SX-110 Dial Lamp Mystery
Any chance it lights the edge if the dial glass? ________________________________ Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2022 7:19 PM To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject:
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Scott Petersen
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SX-110 Dial Lamp Mystery
All, In the SX-110, there are two dial lamps for the bandspread slide-rule dial. Both of these lamps are at the base of the dial plate, and they mount behind the front panel (see circled lamps on
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KW4H
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WTB HA-5
Group, I need a project. Think I would like to write a repair guide for the HA-5, similar to the one for the HA-20. So, I am looking for a really cheap HA-5. It doesn't have to work. It needs to be
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waltcates
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Re: SX-110 History
Hi Scott, Gary and the rest.. Excuse the intrusion, I now[ 2 hours after starting this] have forgotten my intention, so this is bit helter-skelter You and others, mentioned dials that have rotating
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don Root
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Re: SX-110 History
Hallicrafters and even the occasional Heathkit with that aqua trim made me dizzy.....could only afford an SX-42 but used it extensively. Tom Latimer
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Thomas Latimer
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Re: old mic
Yep, mine came out of my buddy¡¯s (K?CDM) USAF stuff. Although they were meant for ¡°village chiefs¡± to inform us of the location or movement of VC and NVA personnel, they typically were MOSTLY
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Tom Dailey
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Re: SX-110 History
Did anything ever look better than those 1960s Hallicrafters receiver ads in Popular Electronics and Electronics Illustrated??But those sets were way out of my price range. I had to make do with a
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Joe Connor
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Re: SX-110 History
I pretty much agree with Gary's comment that the change from the SX-99 to the SX-110 was a styling/marketing decision. I have recapped/refurbished both radios and they are electrically virtually
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T. Scott Griffin <scottandalene@...>
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SX 100 and 48 R Speaker and xtrasfor Sale
I have a very nice SX100 and R48 speaker for sale. The SX 100 has been recapped and aligned and good working condition. All of the knobs and functions work well. The speaker has one small scratch on
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kd2sc@...
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Re: Was SX-110 History, Now S-120
Hmmm. I got a S-120 for Christmas when I was about 12 (1963?). I put up a 120 ft wire from the top of the house up to the peak of the barn. Worked good. Spent many nights listening to Clyde Clifford
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Jim Zellmer
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Re: SX-110 History
Don - sorry, but I don't know the answer to that question without checking the detailed specs. However, if I had my choice of solid state receivers of that era (mid 60's - 70's) , I'd pick the Drake
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Robert Needleman
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Re: SX-110 History
Bob: Interesting comments Do you or anyone have any comments on which all SS receiver was the first to match or beat tube receivers for sensitivity , intermod, audio quality etc. ignoring price? I
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don Root
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Re: SX-110 History
I completely forgot about the 'uber' SS receiver made by National in the mid-60's, the outrageously expensive, and complex HRO-500. Never owned one of them but that was probably Nationals' 'last gasp'
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Robert Needleman
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Re: SX-110 History
And to put my oar in the water (ex-Navy CTR(2))......active duty 1967-1969.....never saw anything BUT a lot of R-390's , 23 (?) tubes and all.? Made by a lot of American companies.? Gear-driven
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Thomas Latimer
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