[Hallicrafters] ht-44/sx-117

[Duane Fischer, W8DBF]

Well said Chris.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris Kepus" <ckepus at comcast.net>
To: "'kf9wv'" <kf9wv at att.net>; <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2012 11:26 PM
Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] ht-44/sx-117


> The difficulties in getting this combo going together are chronicled in 
> the
> QTH.net Hallicrafters archives.  The person who caused most all the 
> trouble
> is Skip, W7WGM (aka Waldo Magnuson) who related this to the list on Sat 
> Mar
> 18 14:04:23 EST 2006.  I quote, in part, "At the recent Seattle (actually
> Puyallup) Hamfest I purchased a SX-117
> / HT-44 pair."
>
> This started a conversation about these two units, including the dreaded
> slave mode, that lasted five years.  One of the last messages I kept from
> Skip was this in response to someone inquiring about the pair on Mon Jan 
> 25
> 12:40:07 EST 2010;
>
> "Hi Lee,
>    I run a HT-44 / SX-117 station and like the combination.  Very few
> problems and I always get good reports.  I've had them for about 5 years 
> and
> before the 44/117 I has a HT-37 / SX-111 setup.  The transceive mode in
> 44/117 works very well and caused no issues in connections - just follow 
> the
> manual.
> 73,  Skip  W7WGM"
>
> Since both your units are running nicely, I suppose you could save 
> yourself
> a lot of time and interesting reading by simply contacting Skip directly.
> You should be able to find his current email address in the archives:
> http://mailman.qth.net/ (click on list directories, then "Hallicrafters",
> then on "Hallicrafters Archives", then navigate to the year, month, and 
> day
> you wish to review.)
>
>
> Good luck,
> Chris
> W7JPG
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: hallicrafters-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:hallicrafters-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of kf9wv
> Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2012 3:12 PM
> To: hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Hallicrafters] ht-44/sx-117
>
> Trying to slave the 2 and have them hooked up as required per the
> instructions.Both work well alone but will not tx when switched.Checked 
> the
> cables and switches,I'm sure someone has had the problem before and may 
> have
> some ideas.Thanks...KF9WV
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