[Boatanchors] [AWA] Hallicrafters???

[Michael Bittner]

Anthony,
Thank you for your thoughtful detailed reply.
73, Mike W6MAB


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Anthony Quinn" <aquinn50 at tx.rr.com>
To: "'Michael Bittner'" <mmab at cox.net>; 
<antiquewirelessassociation at yahoogroups.com>
Cc: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, February 24, 2017 5:34 PM
Subject: RE: [Boatanchors] [AWA] Hallicrafters???


>I checked all the steering wheel type knobs I have and all of my SX-28's.
> All had concentric rings/indentations running around the circumference of
> the knob. The pictured knob does not.  Additionally the spokes of the
> pictured knob are broadside to the front of the knob while every verified
> Hallicrafter knob that I looked at has the spokes oriented with the narrow
> side of the spoke is facing you when viewed from the front). Thirdly, the
> pictured knob appears to have a cutout and a dimple for a pointer 
> indicator
> which an original knob would not have.  Also, the hubs of the wheel are
> attached way to low on the steering wheel.  Lastly, although it's 
> difficult
> to be sure because of unknown camera angle, the central hub of the 
> pictured
> knob and the quarter used for comparison are exactly the same size.
> Comparing a quarter to the hubs of my installed knobs, the quarter is
> significantly larger.  My vote, for what it's worth is that it's not
> original equipment and not a case of multiple vendors providing the SX 28
> knobs.


>  ---------- Original Message ----------
>  From: "'Michael Bittner' mmab at cox.net [antiquewirelessassociation]"
> <antiquewirelessassociation at yahoogroups.com>
>  To: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
>  Cc: "AWA Group" <antiquewirelessassociation at yahoogroups.com>
>  Subject: [AWA] Hallicrafters???
>  Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2017 09:25:07 -0800
>
>
>
>  Is this really a Hallicrafters Knob?  Looks to me like a rheostat or
> variac knob from which the metal pointer has been removed, and does not 
> have
> the Hallicrafters molded-in name under its rim.
>
>
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/Nice-Big-Hallicrafters-Steering-Wheel-Tuning-Knob-f-
> Old-Ham-Radio-Tube-Receiver-/391713766601?hash=item5b33f5bcc9:g:LXgAAOSwr~lY
> r5WS
>
>  Mike, W6MAB


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