[Hallicrafters] Digi-crafters

[Roger Halstead (K8RI)]

Oh, but I think Nixi tubes and maybe a converter to use on of the old HP
frequency counters. I think they were about 19 inches wide (rack panel) and
at least two feet tall. (seemed like more) I don't remember how many 12AT7s
they used but there were a bunch for each digit.  10 inch fan in the back
for cooling.  They made excellent space heaters.  <:-))  To top it off the
HT 32 and SX 100 were modern in comparrison.

Roger Halstead (K8RI, EN73 & ARRL Life Member)
N833R, World's Oldest Debonair (S# CD-2)
www.rogerhalstead.com

> I immediately thought the same thing.  I'm glad you said it first.
> Putting a digital readout
> On a Halli I think is........ Unthinkable.
>
> Bill K2WH
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> 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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