[NJARC] Echophone EC-1

[w2wiq1 at juno.com]

HI JOE:
THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE ORIGINAL CONTROL OR SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE AND THIS IS A REPLACEMENT. I REEPLACED MANY CONTROLS BACK IN THE FORTIES AND FIFTIES FOR EITHER PROBLEM.PUSH-PULL SWITCHES WERE AVAILABLE BACK THEN.TO VERIFY IF THIS IS AN ORIGINAL CONTROL READ THE PART NUMBER ON IT AND CHECK IT AGAINST THE MANUAL PARTS LIST. HOPE THIS INFO HELPS.
HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND.

WALTER-W2WIQ



-- "JOE CRO" <n3ibx at verizon.net> wrote:
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Hello Al,
              I have a unrestored fairly decent condition Echophone EC-1 
"Commercial" (the type with the horizontal bandspread under the main tuning 
dial) that you are welcome to use in the exhibit if need be. From what I 
understand, Hallicrafters didn't want to put their name on the EC-1, due to 
the questionable quality of the "Echophone" marque, so they retained the 
Echophone name on it. I think they were primarily designed as morale 
receivers to be sent from the families and loved ones back home to our men 
overseas, hence the AC/DC hookup, and lack of a power transformer. After 
WWII, actually, sometime in late 1945, Hallicrafters produced the radio 
again with the S-41 designator, and offered it in a variety of colors. I 
guess it gave a good enough account of itself during wartime to earn the 
right to wear the "Hallicrafters" name!

I have a unrelated question for all of our resident Hallicrafters 
historians. I recently acquired a Hallicrafters "Sky Courier" that does not 
have a designated model # (S-27,S-37, etc) anywhere on it. It's essentially 
a Echophone EC-1 repackaed in a larger square metal case painted green, 
primarily designed as a "morale" receiver for our serviceman. The main 
tuning dial and bandspread, etc are identical to the Echophone EC-1; but it 
does NOT have a BFO on it, and the on-off volume knob are combined in one 
unit on the front panel, with the on-off function being accomplished by a 
pull switch! You pull the volume control knob out to turn the set on, and 
push it back in to turn it off.

Not only am I not familiar with this particular model and 
Echophone/Hallicrafters EC-1, S-41 variant, but I've never seen a 
Hallicrafters with a push-pull on-off switch on the volume control. From 
what I can tell, it's not a modification someone did to it.

Can someone tell me more about it? Just curious. I brought it up since Al 
was on the subject of the more common Echophone "Commercial" set.

Best Regards,
                     Joe Cro N3IBX
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Al Klase" <al at ar88.net>
To: "New Jersey Antique Radio Club" <njarc at mailman.qth.net>; "Delaware 
Valley Historic Radio Club" <dvhrc at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 3:14 PM
Subject: [NJARC] Echophone EC-1


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> Gang,
>
> I'm looking for solid background info on subject radio for the Radio
> Technology Museum Short-wave Display.  Hallicrafters introduced this
> radion in 1940, and it was advertised throughout WWII.  Go here to get
> the general picture:  http://oak.cats.ohiou.edu/~postr/bapix/Echo.html
>
> Now, it's my impression that civilian radio production was pretty much
> curtailed during this period.  I'm trying to figure out what really went
> on here.  Were these sold on the open market, in the PX, or what?
>
> Also, can someone get me a high-res scan of the the particular Hogarth
> ad shown on the referenced website.  I have some of the Echophone ads in
> vintage Radio News, but I like this one best.
>
> Thanks,
> Al
>
> -- 
> Al Klase - N3FRQ
> Jersey City, NJ
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