[Hammarlund] Wrong bandspread dial ??

Tom NØJMY n0jmy at hayseedhamfest.com
Wed Dec 24 15:18:17 EST 2008


I've got a couple of HQ-129X's in the cannibalize category.  I'm pretty 
sure one still has both dials.  I can check right after Christmas, and 
if there, I can thaw it out and remove it.

Tnx, 73, es have a Merry Christmas,
Tom NØJMY

www.hayseedhamfest.com
HQ-129X can-capacitors



Pat & Rich McKinney wrote:
> DE WB4VFN Rich and I am working on a HQ-129-x that a friend bought at a 
> hamfest.  Someone did a fine job restoring the old rig but left some 
> issues.  I think he put in a wrong bandspread dial.  To align the rig 
> the books says to put the bandspread at 200.  This bandspread has a 
> scale of 0 to 100 with 0 being minimum capacitance.  I got thru 
> alignment with bandspread at 0 but when using the bandspread the 
> frequency goes down as I tune from 0 up.  The dial looks like it belongs 
> but it's like its installed backwards.  If this is the case any help on 
> locating the right dial appreciated.  73 Rich
> 
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