Hammarlund let a few out of the factory that way. HQ-140X has the butt
ugly
round meter.

WHAT..... I love that meter. I would trade it for one of the plastic square
ones they put in later. Butt ugly indeed.
Please send all HQ-140Xs with that meter my way and I will save you the pain
of looking at that meter....

"Butt ugly indeed" he mumbled as he walked away.

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Carl
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"Biz Wichy" wrote in message
...
in article ,
at wrote on 4/20/05 7:29 PM:

The original Hammarlund HQ-140X knobs are brown.

Les


I have seen some later X's with black knobs so I betting 'ol Oscar
Hammarlund let a few out of the factory that way. HQ-140X has the butt
ugly
round meter.

Original later model Hammarlund "HQ-140-XA" knobs ARE black. It matches
the
black square "S" meter.

Either way, that fluted knob will be a bugger to find...

-Biz