[Hammarlund] The List

[Richard Knoppow]

    I think I would be a little kinder about the Hallicrafters list but 
I generally agree. I think one problem is that those of us who grew up 
with vacuum tube gear are more used to being able to build our own or at 
least expect to work on it. I think one thing that has happened is that 
modern gear has become very sophisticated and specialized. Special parts 
such as custom IC's that become impossible to replace. We now live in 
the age of disposable equipment. There are places that fix cell phones 
but often they not only break but become obsolete, you are expected to 
toss it and get a new one. OTOH, a receiver even as old as a Comet Pro, 
can be made to work as well as it did when new and can still be quite 
useable. I think that engenders a different attitude in the people who 
are not familiar with anything older.
    Resistors:  I have heard this before. I don't know who Hallicrafters 
got their resistors from but there were several manufacturers. The best 
of the carbon composition resistors were the ones sold by Allen-Bradley 
and sold by Ohmite. There was also Stackpole and IRC. Stackpole are 
generally not marked but IRC have a distinctive look, I just never see 
them in old gear.
     Well, I am having my second coffee and may be just babbling.

On 11/22/2023 9:48 AM, Leland Bahr wrote:
> Still kicking here too.  Still have lots of Hammarlund gear. Quit can be 
> good if no worthwhile info is to passed on.  I belong to the 
> Hallicrafters list and it is deluged with nonsense.  Stuff any ham 
> should know.  Seems like younger hams can't just use common sense and 
> figure things out themselves.  Seems like they need advice to do just 
> about anything.  Stuff I did in ham radio 60 years ago as a 15 year old 
> kid needs endless dialogue today. One good thing about Hammarlund radios 
> is they used lots of ceramic disc caps!  Unlike Hallicrafters who used 
> tons of paper caps which are all bad today.  I also notice Hallicrafters 
> resistors seem to drift out of tolerance more so then the ones used by 
> Hammarlund.  (I said it and I stick by it!)
> 
> Lee, w0vt
> 
> 
> ______________________________________________________________
> 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

-- 
Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles
WB6KBL
SKCC 19998