[Hallicrafters] Digi-crafters

[Al Parker]

Thanks for saying it John.  I'll bet 95% of us who have been watching this
thread agree with you.  If the other 5% or 1/2%, whatever it might be,
want to do it, fine, but why didn't they buy a Yaecomwood?  And go to
those lists and talk abt how neat it might be?
73 to all,
Al, W8UT
New Bern, NC
BoatAnchors appreciated here
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "john" <johnmb at nc.rr.com>
To: <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2004 7:02 PM
Subject: [Hallicrafters] Digi-crafters


> Lots of interesting conversation regarding digital readouts and the
like.
> While the AADE unit looks like a nice piece,  I'd have to question why
one
> would want to tear into vintage gear and paste a digital dial in there?
>
> I guess it would be useful to watch how much drift occurs, but there's
> easier and less invasive ways of accomplishing that.
>
> Why would anyone particularly care whether you're listening on 7040,
7040.8
> 7041.2 or 7045, if operating vintage BA gear? If you start on 7040 with
> much Halli gear, you're likely to end on 7042 or 7038 before too long
> anyway! Why rush the process?
>
> I guess you could replace the warm, golden dial with some LEDs, replace
the
> tubes with FETs,  the hollow state rectifiers with 1N4007s and you'd
> have.... well.... the very radio we're trying to get away from by using
> Boatanchor gear.
>
> Pondering this further,  picture ambling down the local hamfest
> aisles...ahah! What's that box under the table...on its side toward the
> back. Gotta be Halli!  Cool! It's a SX-40 and that would be just the
ticket
> to use w/the Ranger...  Let's see...don't act too excited.. don't want
to
> tip our hat to the nice man selling this piece. Let me scoot it around
and
> take a look if it's got all the knobs.......    oh..........  someone's
> pasted a digital dial in there.
>
> Darn.... maybe the next row....
>
> Digital ovens, digital dashes, digital clocks, digital washers and
dryers,
> digital world....
>
> Give me that SX-101 with it's football field wide dial. Lets see...who
> might be
> on 7040 qrping it tonight... hmmm should be right about here on the
dial,
> plus or minus a bit. There we go...looks to be two or three qso's , and
> bingo! There's a CQ... Hmmm ... somewhere about 7045...let me spot the
> Ranger....there we go! Ready to rock!  Nice fist, nice Ranger, nice
analog
> station, nice time to sit back and relax, and enjoy my analog escape.
>
> Respectfully,
> John K5MO
>
>
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