[Hammarlund] SP-600 (Recapping Completed)

[Gary]

Carl, enough with your racists remarks.
Gary
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carl" <km1h at jeremy.mv.com>
To: "Jim Wilhite" <w5jo at brightok.net>; <hammarlund at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2012 10:00 PM
Subject: Re: [Hammarlund] SP-600 (Recapping Completed)


>I thought General Cement (now GC Electronics) was the primary supplier of
> those tools.
>
> I remember Philmore for often shoddy Jap components....now that really 
> dates
> me....an entry level kits about 3 grades below anyone else. In the 80's
> their components were the same as most any other importer, fairly decent
> hobby grade.
>
> Datak did the dry transfers, PC board chemicals and similar. I still have
> some of that stuff.
>
> Carl
> KM1H
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jim Wilhite" <w5jo at brightok.net>
> To: <hammarlund at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2012 9:24 PM
> Subject: Re: [Hammarlund] SP-600 (Recapping Completed)
>
>
>> Anyone old enough to remember Philmore?  Well it is now Philmore-datak,
>> part of LKG industries.  They made most of the old alignment tools that
>> old timers recall.  If you will go to this link you will find all sorts
>> of alignment tools.
>>
>> http://www.philmore-datak.com/tool.html
>>
>> There are several pages of them and you can spend some time looking.
>>
>> Live it up,
>>
>> 73
>>
>> Jim/W5JO
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>
>>
>>
>>> As to alignment, the IFs are no problem - any screwdriver will do.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The RF alignment definitely requires a nonconductive, nonmagnetic
>>> tool. The
>>> Japanese make a wonderful ceramic screwdriver (sold through some US
>>> distributors).
>>> Unfortunately, it is too short to be of use in this application.
>>>
>>> I finally made do with a 1/4-inch plastic rod sharpened to a
>>> screwdriver
>>> blade at the end.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The SP-600 -- as is -- has reasonably good audio on AM.
>>>
>>> The really worthwhile change is to add a product detector for CW and
>>> SSB.
>>>
>>
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