[Hammarlund] aligning pointers on HQ-170A

[Bill Cromwell]

Hi Bob,

I'm getting better at skimming through the electronic manuals. That 
little knob to the right of right hand dial moves the hairline over the 
right division on the dial itself. See the part of your manual that 
covers "CW Calibration with the crystal marker".

73,

Bill  KU8H


On 11/15/2015 10:57 AM, Robert Sauvan wrote:
> Hi all,
> I have been working on my HQ-170A and have noticed in the past that my 
> pointers do not align on the center marks in the windows. I can put it 
> where one of the pointers lines up on say, the left frequency window, 
> but the pointer alignment is off at least one hash mark on the right 
> window and not lined up on the center mark on the face plate. I would 
> assume they both should line up in both windows at the same time 
> according to pictures in the manual. It appears in the manual that 
> both of the dials with the aligning marks are connected by a small 
> arm. There is also a spring attached to the left dial which is 
> attached to the arm connecting both dials. It almost appears as if I 
> were to stretch the small spring a bit, I could get them to align 
> because the left dial will always return to the same spot when I try 
> to push it to stretch the spring. Not sure how the spring is being 
> used since it appears that the dials are connected by the arm. I hope 
> this makes some sense. Has anyone had any experience with this? Im 
> trying to avoid pulling off the whole faceplate but if that is what I 
> need to do I will. any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks-Bob-W0YBS
>