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
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> 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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