[Hallicrafters] Mystery S-76

[Richard Knoppow]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris Kepus" <ckepus at comcast.net>
To: <Hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>; 
<Boatanchors at puck.nether.net>
Cc: "'Chuck Dachis'" <chuck at hallicraftercollector.com>
Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2012 1:39 PM
Subject: [Hallicrafters] Mystery S-76


> Hi All:
>
> Still looking for a reply about my need for a SX-43 or 
> SX-42 Bandspread
> variable cap.
>
> Re: Mystery S-76.   Maybe you have a s-76.  Maybe you've 
> looked through
> Chuck Dachis' wonderful Hallicrafters books to see if 
> there are other
> variants.
>
> I invite you to join me in looking at a S-76 that I'm 
> pretty sure no one has
> ever seen...except those drooling at the picture of the 
> "new" S-76 as shown
> in the Allied 1951 catalog.
>
> Check it out at 
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/w7jpg/sets/72157629497847208/
>
> Did anyone ever see one of these up close and personal?
>
> While you're there, check out the ME-398/U Electronic 
> voltmeter, which is
> part of AN/USM 345.  Anyone ever see or use one of these? 
> I am trying to
> track down a manual to buy, not rent.
>
> Thanks,
> 73,
> Chris
> W7JPG
>
      This thread is cross-posted so I have no idea of who 
is asking about the S-76 in the Allied catalogue.  I happen 
to have this catalogue.
     What I suspect is that the catalogue illustration is of 
a prototype or even a mock-up to get photos out in time for 
finalizing the catalogue layout.  The design illustrated is 
IMO much more elegant than the production version, which 
looks like a big meter just tacked onto a cabinet.  S-76's 
are not too rare but I suspect the one shown in the 
catalogue never left the factory.  The illustration is too 
small to decide if its a drawing or a photo and also many, 
if not most, of the illustrations of the time are heavily 
retouched making it even harder to tell what you are seeing.
     We all know that Hallicrafters made many changes in 
design during production so perhaps this is not too 
surprising.


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Richard Knoppow
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