[Hallicrafters] knob

[Richard Knoppow]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <lrlayton at cox.net>
To: "Richard Knoppow" <1oldlens1 at ix.netcom.com>
Cc: <Hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2010 11:39 AM
Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] knob


>I don't have a  knob for a S-38, but Hallicrafters did make 
>a special knobs with about a 1/8 " bore (not an adapter) 
>for their radios that had the type of BFO used by the S-40 
>and  many others that varied the pitch by adjusting a slug 
>in the BFO coil with a threaded shaft  that went through 
>the front panel. I recently restored an 8R40 with the 
>original BFO knob and it has a small plastic tab molded on 
>the inside of the knob's skirt that hits the stop tab on 
>the panel and have seen similar knobs on other 
>Hallicrafters.
>
> Les Layton

     Thank you Les, this is exactly what I wanted to know. 
Two folks on this list have now told me and given me a lead 
to someone who makes clones. Before asking on this list I 
did so several other places with no response. I was happy to 
find a list specializing in H stuff because I have 
inadvertently become a Hallicrafters collector. For some 
reason, which is obviously shared with many others, 
Hallicrafters equipment has a particular attraction for me. 
My very first real radio was an S-38B (which I still have in 
storage) bought new when I was about eight.


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Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles
WB6KBL
dickburk at ix.netcom.com