[Hallicrafters] Where to obtain dial cord

[Gary Pewitt]

You'll want to get braided line rather than monofiliment.
73  Gary




At 04:08 PM 3/18/2008, ianwebb5 at comcast.net wrote:
>Fishing line has worked very well for me and is available in a wide 
>range of forms from metal core to something that looked to me 
>exactly like the 1950s and 60s packages of dial cord you could buy.
>
>I've even seen some that should work fine at local Long's Drug stores.
>
>Ian, K6SDE
>  -------------- Original message ----------------------
>From: Bob Bruno - K2KI <k2ki at starc.org>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I am attempting to restore (at least restore to working condx) an SX-42.
> >
> > The bandspread dial cord has snapped. It is actually quite weak and
> > pieces of it can be snapped off by hand.
> >
> > Where is a good source for dial cord?
> >
> > Thanks es 73...
> > Bob de k2ki
> >
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Gary Pewitt  N9ZSV   n9zsv at magtel.com  479 675 4376
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