Re: The First and Last Hallicrafters with Flywheel tuning?
My National NC-183 (not 183D) has flywheels on main tuning and bandspread tuning shafts. 73, Maynard W6PAP
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Maynard Wright, P. E., W6PAP
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Re: The First and Last Hallicrafters with Flywheel tuning?
Since a day ago [this is a late reply] we deviated to non-Hallicrafters also, my old heathkit AR-3 had some kind of viscous damping tuning for each of the main and BS caps. It is hard to believe how a
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don Root
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Re: The First and Last Hallicrafters with Flywheel tuning?
Why does every one forget the SX 32 lol. 73 tony WA4JQS
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Anthony W. DePrato
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Re: The First and Last Hallicrafters with Flywheel tuning?
The S-20R was first built in 1939 I believe, so it is close. Interesting history on these radios. John WD5ENU [email protected]> wrote:
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John Watkins
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Re: The First and Last Hallicrafters with Flywheel tuning?
So I decided to ask Gemini AI assistant the question about flywheel tuning in Hallicrafters receivers, how many had it.? The interesting answer is below. *While it's challenging to provide an exact
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Bill (Group Owner)
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Re: The First and Last Hallicrafters with Flywheel tuning?
No problem Gary. That's what makes these queries interesting.? The Hallicrafters books can't possibly answer it all and just a little investigative work goes a long way.? It's also nice seeing
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Don Buska - The Radio Lab Works
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Re: The First and Last Hallicrafters with Flywheel tuning?
Never mind! ?My first picture is an SX-15 so the first I have with a flywheel is the SX-11. ?Probably the first with a flywheel is the SX-10... I have too many silver dial radios so keeping track of
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Gary Schulz
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Re: The First and Last Hallicrafters with Flywheel tuning?
I have both an SX-10 and an SX-11 and the SX-10 does not have flywheel tuning (at least mine doesn't). ?I restored the SX-10 (pictured on top) some years back. ?The SX-11 just below it in the
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Gary Schulz
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Re: The First and Last Hallicrafters with Flywheel tuning?
Oh excellent Jim.? There the freewheel 'be' on the Radiomuseum underchassis view.? Great going!? The new winner at 1936 the SX-10. *Now we have the first, the 1936 SX-10 and the last, the 1969
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Don Buska - The Radio Lab Works
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Re: The First and Last Hallicrafters with Flywheel tuning?
The SX-10 is most likely the first hallicrafters with flywheel drive.? Radiomuseum has several photos of the insides showing the mechanism.? The SX-10 dial is the first to have an engraved dial of
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Jim Whartenby
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Hallicrafter HT-37 and S-76 Need new homes and TLC
I just posted the following 2 ads on QTH and thought that ops on this server could be the Better solution: SEE ATTACHED PIX: A S-76 RECEIVER on top at 46lbs with the right most large microvolt/S-meter
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Thomas K. Lanieri
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Re: The First and Last Hallicrafters with Flywheel tuning?
Thanks Bill. Well that gets us to the current oldest honor of 1937. 73 - Don N9OO
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Don Buska - The Radio Lab Works
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Re: The First and Last Hallicrafters with Flywheel tuning?
There ete all sorts of variations of dial drives. For instance rhe Hammarlund SP 600 JX uses a gear reduction driven by a friction drive on the dial, it also has a flywheel. While it has both a main
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Richard Knoppow
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Re: The First and Last Hallicrafters with Flywheel tuning?
Kevin w9cf contact me at cateswa at msn.com. Walt Cates, WD0GOF https://wd0gof.com/Hallicrafters A majority of acceptance is not proof of correctness. https://wd0gof.com/bible-study/commentaries/
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waltcates
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Re: The First and Last Hallicrafters with Flywheel tuning?
My SX-146 has been on a shelf in a box in the garage for the last 10 years or more. My memory is that it has a bit of sustained movement, but doesn't go end to end, or anything like that. It does give
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Kevin W9CF
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Re: Mores code
Yes, my wife and I celebrated it every year. Birthday of Samuel Morse and also her birthday. Morse Code Day is celebrated annually on April 27th , the birthday of Samuel Morse, the inventor of the
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Peter A Markavage
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Re: The First and Last Hallicrafters with Flywheel tuning?
My SX-17 has direct tuning and a fly wheel. *K2WH Bill's QRZ Biography ( https://www.qrz.com/db/k2wh ) * ---------------------------------------------------
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Bill (Group Owner)
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Re: Mores code
Mr Morse will be turning in his grave ! So what is ¡°Morse code¡± ?: ¡°Morse code 1.0¡± , ¡°Morse code 1.1¡± , ¡°Morse code 1.2¡± The earliest code that resembles ¡°Morse code¡± was Vail¡¯s
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don Root
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Re: Mores code
-.? ---? ..? -..? ..? -..? -.? -? -.-? -.? ---? .--? -? ....? .-? - -? ....? .- ? -.? -.-? ...?? -...? ..? .-..? .-.. (Even after 55 years of non-use !) Tom Latimer, ex-CTR(2)
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Thomas Latimer
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Re: Mores code
But did Samuel Morse really invent this code? Inquiring minds wonder. ? ? ? ? Joe Connor
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Joe Connor
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