[Hammarlund] Hammarlund Digest, Vol 172, Issue 4

Tue Mar 24 19:49:09 EDT 2020

 The vast majority of HQ-129xs were made before there was a 15-meter band. According to WIKI 15 meters was authorized first in 1947
to compensate for the loss of 160 meters to LORAN,  but wasn't implemented until May 1 1952 for CW and the following
year for phone. The HQ-140, essentially a miniature tube version of the 129 (operational philosophies are the same) did
include 15 meters. It was introduced in 1953 and made through 1956. So unless Hammarlund was clairvoyant about 15 metersthere was little reason to include it on the 129 until 1952 or whenever the official announcement of 15 meters came out. As I have
mentioned a 140 dial will fit a 129. I don't know if the dial was included as an aftermarket option for a 129 or included in the last
year of production.  From Hammarlund's perspective I would think they would really prefer you buy a new receiver.

Jon Teske W3JT

-----Original Message-----
From: Ray LaRue <w4byg at att.net>
To: Hammarlund <Hammarlund at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tue, Mar 24, 2020 7:33 pm
Subject: Re: [Hammarlund] Hammarlund Digest, Vol 172, Issue 4

My 129X is apparently an early model because it does not have 15 meter 
band spreading.

The panel is in very good condition and has nice clear white lettering, 
but the escutcheon around the dials looks to have some spots in the 
paint, which appear to be small flakes off of the krinkle paint.  It 
shouldn't be much of a problem to remove the escutcheon and repaint it.  
However that would cover the numerals for the antenna comp.

Does anyone have any suggestions on how to replace those numbers so they 
look much like the other nomenclatures on the panel?

In addition, the S-meter window is quite orange in color.  Is that 
original?  Or that just the result of old age plastic?

Your attention is appreciated.
Ray, W4BYG

On 3/23/2020 5:07 PM, Richard Knoppow wrote:
> FWIW, the dials on my 129 are not yellowed but the dial window is. I 
> need to make new windows, does not look difficult. I just have too 
> much going on to get to it.
>    Sometime I will find replacement dials for my HQ-120-X The original 
> dials have delaminated. Not fixable, have to be replaced. This set was 
> worked over by someone before I got it. Without tuning dials that work 
> its hard to know if the receiver works right.
>
> On 3/23/2020 11:53 AM, A R wrote:
>> Very curious.
>> I have one early 129-X with the red panel lettering, and two later 
>> production with the white lettering. Here's the curious thing:
>> Later production with s/n 14200 does NOT have the 15m bandspread.
>> The earlier late production s/n 13777 DOES have the 15m bandspread.
>> Both of the later production models have main and bandspread dials 
>> that are not discolored (yellowed).
>> I suppose it's possible that s/n 13777 was retrofitted by an owner 
>> before I took possession with the b/s dial with 15m legend. Do you 
>> know if Hammarlund offered replacement b/s dials with the 15m scale?
>>
>> Allen--W7GIF
>> -----------------------------------------------------------------
>> *From:* hammarlund-bounces at mailman.qth.net 
>> <hammarlund-bounces at mailman.qth.net> on behalf of Richard Knoppow 
>> <1oldlens1 at ix.netcom.com>
>> *Sent:* Monday, March 23, 2020 11:27 AM
>> *To:* hammarlund at mailman.qth.net <hammarlund at mailman.qth.net>
>> *Subject:* Re: [Hammarlund] Hammarlund Digest, Vol 172, Issue 4
>>    FWIW, the official designation for frequency became Hertz in
>> 1960.
>>
>> On 3/23/2020 11:22 AM, Richard Knoppow wrote:
>> >    I wonder if any HQ-129-X were made with 15 meter dials. I
>> > think they had already replaced the  129 with the 140 by then.
>> > Possibly there were replacement dials but I have never seen
>> > anything in the literature about them  Of course, the 129 works
>> > fine on 15 meters, you just have to make a logging scale for it.
>>
>> -- 
>> Richard Knoppow
>> 1oldlens1 at ix.netcom.com
>> WB6KBL
>>
>> ______________________________________________________________
>> Hammarlund mailing list
>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/hammarlund
>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
>> Post: mailto:Hammarlund at mailman.qth.net
>>
>> List Administrator: Gary Harmon, K5JWK
>> ** For Assistance: gharmon at idworld.net **
>>
>>
>> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
>> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
>

-- 
They say a smart person learns from their mistakes.  A
wise person learns from the mistakes of others.

-- 
This email has been checked for viruses by AVG.
https://www.avg.com
______________________________________________________________
Hammarlund mailing list
Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/hammarlund
Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
Post: mailto:Hammarlund at mailman.qth.net

List Administrator: Gary Harmon, K5JWK
** For Assistance: gharmon at idworld.net **

This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html