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Locked Canadian Hallicrafters Products
I just found a Halli product that is not in Chucks book. The owner states it is a Canada Hallicrafters product. My question, did Chuck include Canada Hallicrafters products in his
By Bill (Group Owner) · #88 ·
Locked Re: Canadian Hallicrafters Products in Chuck's Book
There are some and they are largely consumer type products. He doesn't mention that they are canadian, but I have enough of them to know that at least some are. I also have anSC-77A that was made in
By w4awm@... · #89 ·
Locked TV stories.
Hi Jerry / Bill & others; An interesting TV story Jerry. I grew up in Spokane and left for college (1951) before TV had arrived in Spokane. Seattle had a channel or two but while in college for
By Waldo Magnuson · #87 ·
Locked Re: Our first television
Thanks Bill but it wouldn't be worth it for me to buy the book. I just tried to find it on the internet so i could post it in your photos section. Thanks for the info though. Jerry / W1NRA W1NRA
By Jerry/W1NRA <w1nra@...> · #86 ·
Locked Re: Our first television
"I tried to find a pix of the old tv but havent found that model yet." I don't know if you have it, but Chuck Dachis' book "Radios By Hallicrafters" has many pictures of old hallicrafters TV's,
By Bill (Group Owner) · #85 ·
Locked Re: Our first television
Bill That was the ONLY hallicrafter TV that I every saw! I do see several small screen earlier models on the internet but never did see another one. The UHF tuner did go out after a while and the
By Jerry/W1NRA <w1nra@...> · #84 ·
Locked Re: Our first television
Interesting story. I haven't a clue as to what was our first TV. I know when I was in my early teens or just prior to that ~ 10 years old, we had a Magnavox. Earlier than that, I don't think we
By Bill (Group Owner) · #83 ·
Locked Our first television
Just thought i'd mention that the first television we had, around 1953 I guess it was, was a Hallicrafters. Around 21 inch B&W. It did have VHF AND UHF tuners. We lived in Columbus Ga and there was
By w1nra <w1nra@...> · #82 ·
Locked SX-117 Reciever Tuning Mechanism Slipping.
I just received a very nice SX-117, and started to clean it up. What is nice about it, it only had light surface dust on it and cleaning up was only wiping down with a rag and some pressurized air.
By Bill (Group Owner) · #81 ·
Locked Protecting your rig
Just a note to tell everyone about a product I have been using for the past few years on the refurbishment workbench. I use it to protect the finish on radios and also to provide a slight impact
By Bill (Group Owner) · #80 ·
Locked HA-10
I recently acquired a nice SX-117 and am toying with the idea to get a nice HA-10 "Converter" so I can receive general broadcast stations. The description of this unit is a converter. Does anyone
By Bill (Group Owner) · #79 ·
Locked Sorry......... WTB, S-38EB
Anyone with an old S-38EB, thats a "B" not an "M" they want to unload? Contact me off site at K2WH@... Thanks, K2WH
By Bill (Group Owner) · #78 ·
Locked Re: Attached Ad for Hallicrafters........
Hi Bill! Take a look at http://www.neosplice.com/~dsbrain/retro/revmc10.htm "Radio Shack, the giant mass market retailer, is a division of Tandy Corporation. Tandy began its life as a West Texas
By Mike Pagel · #77 ·
Locked Re: Attached Ad for Hallicrafters........ CREDIT
I'm getting too old. I also forgot to mention, credit for this ad most generously sent to me by mail was provided by: Gary...WZ1M Thanks for sharing Gary. K2WH
By Bill (Group Owner) · #76 ·
Locked Attached Ad for Hallicrafters........
Interesting...... ................... Bill (K2WH) ..........................
By Bill (Group Owner) · #74 ·
Locked Re: Attached Ad for Hallicrafters........
Forgot to mention, look down on the bottom of the page on the left hand side. It says "The Radio Shack". I wonder if that is/was the current day "Radio Shack"? Anyone know? K2WH wrote:
By Bill (Group Owner) · #75 ·
Locked Re: Capacitor testing
When I wrote that reply, I said to myself oops, I should have said I test them out of circuit and with the highest range ohmmeter. BTW, I use an old Simpson 260 to do this test in the RX 10,000
By Bill (Group Owner) · #73 ·
Locked Re: Capacitor testing
Thanks Bill, whenever I post it's to everyone or I'd go direct. You're ideas are interesting but it raises another question for me: you're checking them in-circuit, not removing them, correct? And
By Ed Hatcher <eh_54@...> · #72 ·
Locked Re: Capacitor testing
I do not know if this is addressed to the group but here is my 2 cents. I never really bother to check capacitors except visually looking for obvious damage. If that was OK, and something was not
By Bill (Group Owner) · #71 ·
Locked Capacitor testing
What are you using when testing: ESR meter, capacitance meter, or? What are your standards/values for replacement? Thanks, Ed
By Ed Hatcher <eh_54@...> · #70 ·