[Hallicrafters] back lighted vs front lighted dials

[Glen Zook]

I will defer to those who say that they have seen plastic dials on the SX-99.  I have never seen one!
 
Glen, K9STH 

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On Saturday, August 30, 2014 8:57 AM, "Charlie T, K3ICH" <pincon at erols.com> wrote:
 


My gut feel is that the plastic dial SX-99 was the earlier production.  If I 
had to guess based on my personal observation, I'd say the aluminum dials 
were about 75% of the total SX-99 product runs.   I've never seen a plastic 
dialed S-85.

73, Charlie k3ICH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gerry Steffens" <gsteffens at bevcomm.net>
To: "'Charlie T, K3ICH'" <pincon at erols.com>; <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, August 29, 2014 11:29 PM
Subject: RE: [Hallicrafters] back lighted vs front lighted dials


> That fits with the old info I found a few minutes ago.  I had a 99 and 
> sold
> it to my friend.  It indeed was one with a plastic translucent dial.
>
> Any thoughts as to how rare the plastic dial units are or are they all a
> specific run?  I have only seen a two or three of them in about 52 years.
>
> I was sitting here making an inventory of my many radios when this came to
> me.  While I have many Hallicrafters units, I don't have a plastic dial 
> one
> at this time.  Maybe I will look for one.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Gerry
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hallicrafters [mailto:hallicrafters-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On 
> Behalf
> Of Charlie T, K3ICH
> Sent: Friday, August 29, 2014 10:07 PM
> To: hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] back lighted vs front lighted dials
>
> Depends on the production run.  I have several SX-99's that have solid
> aluminum dials with the light at the top and others with white plastic 
> dials
> that are back lighted.  All are screened in black, so unless you look
> inside, or see them powered up, it's hard to tell from outside.
>
> I don't think there were any S-85's made with both, but I've only seen a 
> few
> of those.
>
> None of the SX-100's that I've had  have plastic dials because of the
> different dial drive mechanism.  Same with the SX-96's, the dials were 
> gear
> driven from their outer edge.
>
> 73, Charlie k3ICH
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gerry Steffens" <gsteffens at bevcomm.net>
> To: <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Friday, August 29, 2014 9:05 PM
> Subject: [Hallicrafters] back lighted vs front lighted dials
>
>
>>I am attempting to remember what I know or knew.
>>
>>
>>
>> Some of the dual round dialed radios (85, 96, 99, 100) have plastic,
>> translucent back lighted dials and other versions of the same radios also
>> have solid, all metal dials that are lighted from the front.
>>
>>
>>
>> Can anyone please refresh me as to which have which and/or both?
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>>
>>
>>
>> Gerry
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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