[AMRadio] Comment and a question

[K5MYJ]

The SX-130 has two dials. The small rotary dial is the GC dial. The larger 
SLIDERULE dial is HAM BAND only.

The SX-130 is an update of the SX-110. The SX-110 is an update of the SX-99. 
The SX-99 had two ROTARY dials.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "CL in NC via AMRadio" <amradio at mailman.qth.net>
To: <amradio at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, June 11, 2018 7:31 AM
Subject: [AMRadio] Comment and a question


> My buddies on our Sunday net were commenting on a story I wrote that was 
> apparently printed in the June ER mag.  I haven't got mine yet, so didn't 
> know about it.  It is the one I wrote several years ago about ham radio 
> history and going to a hamfest looking at stuff.  I actually wrote this 
> with the modern ham in mind that seem to be missing radio and ham history 
> knowledge, something the majority of ER readers really didn't need.  I 
> submitted it to QST but got a rejection letter that said, "Not of interest 
> to our current readership..."  Heck, I though it would help some of those 
> folks, oh well.  So, sent it along to ER, guess they needed a bit more to 
> round out the mag for June.
>
> I have been looking at a Hallicrafters SX130 on line that seems worthy of 
> fixing up, but, the original Halli ad, the write ups on the internet, all 
> say it is a BC band to 30MC receiver.  The front panel slide rule dial has 
> 80-10 meters with a little overage past the band edges, but no BC band.  I 
> don't think the little bit of overage past the band edges really qualifies 
> it for general coverage, the ad does say, "The popular SW bands...", but 
> is missing most of the really active SW bands.  If you have one of these, 
> where is the BC band on the dial?
>
> Charlie , W4MEC in NC
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