[Hallicrafters] S 76 Question

[Carl]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Everette" <radiocompass at yahoo.com>
To: "John King" <k5pgw at yahoo.com>; <Hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>; "Carl" 
<km1h at jeremy.mv.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 24, 2011 9:53 AM
Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] S 76 Question


> I've never seen an S-76 with a factory antenna trimmer.  I have original 
> copies of all 3 versions of the S-76 manual, and none show one, to the 
> best of my recollection; admittedly I haven't looked at them in a while.
>
> There was an article in QST some time in the 1954-56 period which detailed 
> putting a trimmer in the S-76 as well as adding an audio-response 
> modification circuit which involved a switch on the front panel.  The 
> antenna trimmer was apparently a popular mod that worked well.


** Maybe thats what Im thinking of. but they sure looked factory. Were they 
maybe done at the factory during a service trip?

Carl