[Hallicrafters] SX-100 knob insert.

[kiyoinc at attglobal.net]

History: about a month ago, I adopted a Hallicrafters SX-100.  A fellow
used it for SWL'ing for 20 years, replaced it with an ICOM R-71, and
threatened to pitch it in the trash, "if someone doesn't give it a good
home."

I brought it home and it shares my long wire antenna with an SB-303,
Signal/One CX7A, and ICOM IC-720A.  

Woo-hoo. The SX-100 is a different kind of radio from the others.

The fellow gave me a Lafayette speaker and a digital display, 1 kHz
readout!!!  What more do you need?  No 10 Hz or even 100 Hz digit
position.  Silly, an SSB signal is 3 kHz wide, 1 kHz readout is good
enough.

I noticed that a big knob was missing a "bright" and bid on one on
eBay. Found out it was for an SX-85 small knob so I stopped bidding at
$5.00.  The trim disk went for $10. plus shipping!!  I guess someone
really wanted it.

I mentioned it to the "giver" and he told me that if I gave him both
knobs, he would make a trim disk.  I had a friend drop the knobs off at
his office along with a well padded SASE.

I got the knobs today. Wow-wee.

It is a nearly perfect match.  The only thing that lets me tell the
repro from the original is that the repro has a tiny flat at the tip.
The light reflects the same. The metal color is a perfect match.  Both
have similar "tooling" marks on the finish.

de ah6gi/4  cruizin' the bands with a boatanchor.