[Hallicrafters] ebay SX-88 - Wow!

[Todd, KA1KAQ]

Glad to hear it, Barrie!

It was a bit like deja vu when you brought it up on the Halli list, I
thought you and I had discussed it previously, but I guess nor.

I was going to suggest looking for only a SX-73 tuning knob,  no
mention of the 88 as just saying SX-88 is a turn off to some folks
(like Collins is to some, thanks to the 'snobs'). Nothing sensible or
reasonable about it, but I've run into it before looking for Collins
bits.

So now all you need is one of Charlie Talbot's skirts (if you don't
already have one kicking around) and you're set. Your fine radio will
now be complete.

Happy to hear it worked out for you.

73 -

~ Todd,  KA1KAQ/4

On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 4:47 PM, Barrie Smith <barrie at centric.net> wrote:
> Todd, you Rascal:
>
> Just after you posted this I went and looked at my SX-73.  Sure enough, the
> knob is the same as the SX-88.  I posted a 'want" on three different
> reflectors, with no response.
>
> A few evenings later I was chatting with a few stations on 3870 and
> mentioned that I was looking for an SX-73 tuning knob.
>
> On the next go around a station in Spokane, Washington broke in and said:
> "I just came down and turned on the radio and just as it warmed up I heard
> someone ask about an SX-73 tuning knob.  Who asked?  I have one."
>
> What an amazing coincidence!
>
> The knob arrived in the mail Friday.  No charge!
>
> 73, Barrie, W7ALW
>
> <WA1KBQ at aol.com> wrote:
>> The only source for an original would be from another SX-88.
>
> Not true. Actually the same knob was used on at least two other
> receivers, though one is fairly scarce (or at least, pricey) and the
> other would qualify as rare since under a dozen had been accounted for
> last I knew. One is the SX-73 and the other is the R-649 CG/Treasury
> AC/DC set. Barrie might have luck tracking down a parts donor SX-73
> w/knob and just need to swap the skirts.The skirt on the 73 and 649 is
> used only for locking (no logging scale), so it's much smaller in
> diameter. Remove the three screws from the back and attach one of
> those new repro skirts (if you don't have an original) and away you
> go. Hallicrafters was at least as good as other companies when it came
> to using the same parts across several different models.
>
> If I still had my spare R-649 I could yank the knob and send it to
> you, Barrie. The responsibility for 20% of the surviving examples was
> just too much to bear, so I gave it to W3JN. His SX-88 has both its
> knobs, he actually was looking for the radio. (o:
>
> ~ Todd,  KA1KAQ/4
>
>
>
>
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