[Boatanchors] RE: SX-100 & other replacement dials

[Mark J. Giubardo]

A while ago I clobbered my SX-100 dials while trying to clean them.
The printing ran and I had a mess on my hands. Not a good day!

I got a used set of replacements from Gary Brown, and that got me going.
Thank you Gary!

They were like my originals however. The black was faded and the white was
not real white with the passage of years.
This time I did NOT try to clean them however!

In the interim I found that Lynn Brock Lynn n0alo@kans.com
made replacement dials and purchased new ones for my SX-101 and SX-101A
They are superb replacements for the originals.

I then asked Lynn about making dials for my SX-100. Since the SX-100 is
printed on metal gears,
not on glass like the other radios this required a different method.

Lynn has now come up with an overlay that is absolutely beautiful for the
SX-100.
It is amazing how it makes the radio come alive with the dials in vivid
black and white instead of the old washed out look.

So, if your SX-100, SX-101 or SX-101A (or many other receivers) has blah
looking dials, I can heartily recommend Lynn.
His work is of the highest caliber!

Cheers,
Mark  W1MJG