Speaking of Heath vfos, remember the hg10, and all it's companions? I had
one of those with my DX60A.
Curtis Delzer
W B 6 H E F
Fessenden, North Dakota; 58438-7300
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2007 8:44 AM
Subject: Re: Old Heath Gear
Any of you guys remember the Heath AR2? That receiver, and a DX40 was my
novice station in 1961. I used a Heath Q multiplier, which improved the
selectivity of the receiver, but the AR2 drifted like crazy. I have to say,
though, that the DX40 was a nice little CW transmitter as long as you used
it crystal controlled. I eventually got a VF-1 for it, but never got the
chance to use it on the air. That VFO was more unstable than the AR2.
Steve
----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2007 00:49
Subject: Re: Old Heath Gear
> My first contact was made from the Nebraska School for the Blind on April
> 25, between 4 and 5 PM, on 80 meters in 1966 and running the SX99 for our
> receiver and the A T 1 for our transmitter because the DX60B was broke
> like
> usual. My home station in Omaha was a DX20 and a BC348 receiver, using no
> tuner, and 100 feet of wire running to a tree behind the apartments. I
> had
> a blast using crystals on 80 and 40 meters for six months till I took the
> general. Years later, I went over to a friends with an expensive watt
> meter. The final 6L6 showed just under 10 watts output so we plugged a
> brand new tube in. It still showed just under 10 watts output.
>
> Phil.
>
> K0NX
> The Zenith Tube
> www.RedWhiteAndBlue.org
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>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ed Malmgren" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2007 9:49 PM
> Subject: Old Heath Gear
>
>
>> My first transmitter was a Heath kit A T 1. It ran about 25 watts as I
>> remember. In about 1965 I loaned it to a fellow ham who needed something
> to
>> get on the air. About 5 or 6 years ago I called him and ask, what ever
>> happened to that old rig. He told me it was setting in his cabinet and
> was
>> just waiting for me to come and get it back so I went and got it and it
>> is
>> setting here on a shelf in the shack. I don't have any crystals to see
> if
>> it works. I guess they may be worth something now days also. I'm not
>> interested in old gear myself, I like the new things hi. I think it was
> the
>> first transmitter kit from Heath. Ed K7UC
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