[Hallicrafters] Panel Lettering
Roger Basford
Roger at new-gate.co.uk
Fri Jan 20 12:38:19 EST 2012
On 20/01/2012 17:22, Todd, KA1KAQ wrote:
> Actually, the business was bought several years ago by a fellow here
> in NC. Last I'd heard, he was done with it for whatever reasons. My
> last two queries went unanswered. Probably been a year or more. I'll
> be seeing some of guys from his area at Frostfest, will ask them if
> they've heard any more. A lot of good screens involved, along with
> custom paints. If he's not going to proceed, hopefully someone else
> will or has stepped in.
>
> The thing to keep in mind with screening a textured surface is that it
> will seldom appear as sharp as a smooth panel surface. 'Bleeding' to
> some extent takes place, giving the lettering a slightly thicker or
> fuzzy look on close inspection. Nothing unusual, though some folks
> getting panels re-screened in recent years expected a level of
> perfection that never existed on the original equipment.
>
> ~ Todd, KA1KAQ/4
>
> On Fri, Jan 20, 2012 at 8:41 AM, Carl<km1h at jeremy.mv.com> wrote:
>> Any contact info available on the latter Greg? Nothing much found thru
>> Google
>
Hi Guys,
Thanks for the various pieces of info and advice, I'm looking at the
RadioDaze decals with a view to ordering some of those, any feelings on
their suitability for wrinkle paint?
I don't think I've already asked on here, but does anyone have an image
of the HT-11 channel card, the little chart that fits in the slide-mount
under the speaker?
73
Roger/G3VKM
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